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Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/25/the_road/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/25/the_road/index.html?source=rss Director John Hillcoat and his star, Viggo Mortensen, improve on the mannered machismo of Cormac McCarthy's novel By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/24/princess_and_the_frog/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/24/princess_and_the_frog/index.html?source=rss The studio's first African-American princess charms in one of the most sincere romantic comedies in ages By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/24/me_and_orson_welles/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/24/me_and_orson_welles/index.html?source=rss A mighty cute Zac Efron plays the foil in Richard Linklater's affectionate ode to Orson Welles By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/24/ninja_assassin/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/24/ninja_assassin/index.html?source=rss Decapitations! Slashed eyeballs! But the finest effect in this visceral gouge of a picture is Korean pop star Rain By Heather Havrilesky Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/11/20/project_runway_finale/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/11/20/project_runway_finale/index.html?source=rss The winner of Season 6 is announced, and no one cares. Did Lifetime murder Bravo's favorite pet? By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/19/bad_lieutenant/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/19/bad_lieutenant/index.html?source=rss Nicolas Cage plays one crazy-ass cop in Werner Herzog's loopy, cheerfully disreputable nonremake By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/19/twilight_saga_new_moon/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/19/twilight_saga_new_moon/index.html?source=rss It might break box-office records, but this "Twilight" follow-up is a total bust By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/18/broken_embraces/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/18/broken_embraces/index.html?source=rss Pedro Almod&#243var gives us a gorgeous melodramatic fantasy about what it means to live for movies By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/12/2012/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/12/2012/index.html?source=rss Roland Emmerich's extravagant apocalyptic epic is totally, certifiably nuts By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/12/pirate_radio/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/12/pirate_radio/index.html?source=rss Richard Curtis' rambling ensemble comedy tunes in to the spirit of mid-'60s rock 'n' roll By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/11/fantastic_mr_fox/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/11/fantastic_mr_fox/index.html?source=rss Wes Anderson's take on Roald Dahl is possibly the best movie about family, community and poultry thievery ever made By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/11/06/fort_hood_documentary/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/11/06/fort_hood_documentary/index.html?source=rss A revealing documentary on the lives of soldiers at the Army base goes more than skin deep By Mary Elizabeth Williams Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/christmas_carol/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/christmas_carol/index.html?source=rss Robert Zemeckis' 3-D, motion-capture masterwork is oddly flat. And isn't one Jim Carrey enough for any movie? By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/the_box/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/the_box/index.html?source=rss "Donnie Darko" director Richard Kelley delivers at least one-half of a sophisticated, old-fashioned thriller By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/men_who_stare/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/men_who_stare/index.html?source=rss Not even George Clooney's "sparkly eyes" can ignite this wispy satirical comedy By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/04/precious/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/04/precious/index.html?source=rss Mo'Nique, newcomer Gabourey Sidibe and Mariah Carey keep "Precious" from becoming a social tract By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/29/house_of_the_devil/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/29/house_of_the_devil/index.html?source=rss Director Ti West's horror homage looks to the '80s, without irony By Andrew O'Hehir Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/10/28/il_divo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/10/28/il_divo/index.html?source=rss Paolo Sorrentino's dazzling, daring "Il Divo" brings the cinematic bravado of Coppola and Scorsese back home By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/28/this_is_it/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/28/this_is_it/index.html?source=rss Kenny Ortega's moving documentary expands the unsolvable mystery of Michael Jackson By Laura Miller Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/10/25/lexicographers_dilemma/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/books/review/2009/10/25/lexicographers_dilemma/index.html?source=rss A new book on the history of "proper" English says you're just stuck up By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/22/cirque_du_freak/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/22/cirque_du_freak/index.html?source=rss Salma Hayek makes one sexy bearded lady, but she can't put hair on the chest of this good-natured kiddie horror pic By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/22/amelia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/22/amelia/index.html?source=rss Hilary Swank has the face, and the swagger, to play Amelia Earhart. So why does this ambitious biopic stall out? By Jed Lipinski Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/10/20/michael_chabon_manhood/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/critics_picks/2009/10/20/michael_chabon_manhood/index.html?source=rss In "Manhood for Amateurs," Michael Chabon recounts the glories and embarrassments of fatherhood -- and man purses By Heather Havrilesky Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/10/16/30_rock_premiere/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/tv/review/2009/10/16/30_rock_premiere/index.html?source=rss The question raised by the season premiere isn't whether the show is still good. It's how could it get any better? By Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:11:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/16/where_the_wild_things_are/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/16/where_the_wild_things_are/index.html?source=rss Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers turn Maurice Sendak's woolly kids' book into a shoe-gazing exercise