Director John Hillcoat and his star, Viggo Mortensen, improve on the mannered machismo of Cormac McCarthy's novel
By Stephanie Zacharek Nov 25, 2009
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A mighty cute Zac Efron plays the foil in Richard Linklater's affectionate ode to Orson Welles
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 24, 2009
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Decapitations! Slashed eyeballs! But the finest effect in this visceral gouge of a picture is Korean pop star Rain
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 24, 2009
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Nicolas Cage plays one crazy-ass cop in Werner Herzog's loopy, cheerfully disreputable nonremake
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 19, 2009
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It might break box-office records, but this "Twilight" follow-up is a total bust
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 19, 2009
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Pedro Almodóvar gives us a gorgeous melodramatic fantasy about what it means to live for movies
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 18, 2009
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Roland Emmerich's extravagant apocalyptic epic is totally, certifiably nuts
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 12, 2009
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Richard Curtis' rambling ensemble comedy tunes in to the spirit of mid-'60s rock 'n' roll
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 12, 2009
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Wes Anderson's take on Roald Dahl is possibly the best movie about family, community and poultry thievery ever made
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 11, 2009
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"Donnie Darko" director Richard Kelley delivers at least one-half of a sophisticated, old-fashioned thriller
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 5, 2009
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Not even George Clooney's "sparkly eyes" can ignite this wispy satirical comedy
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 5, 2009
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Mo'Nique, newcomer Gabourey Sidibe and Mariah Carey keep "Precious" from becoming a social tract
By Stephanie Zacharek
November 4, 2009
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Director Ti West's horror homage looks to the '80s, without irony
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 29, 2009
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Kenny Ortega's moving documentary expands the unsolvable mystery of Michael Jackson
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 28, 2009
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Hilary Swank has the face, and the swagger, to play Amelia Earhart. So why does this ambitious biopic stall out?
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 22, 2009
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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
October 22, 2009
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Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers turn Maurice Sendak's woolly kids' book into a shoe-gazing exercise
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 16, 2009
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Carey Mulligan shines as a teenager exploring the minefield of love -- and sex -- in a film written by Nick Hornby
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 9, 2009
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Burning relaxers, expensive extensions, African-American identity: Chris Rock covers it all, and keeps us laughing
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 9, 2009
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Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau costar in a flaccid comedy about couples desperately trying to keep it together
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 9, 2009
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The horror-comedy "Zombieland" bridges the American divide
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 2, 2009
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The not-so-awful truth is that Ricky Gervais is smart, funny and, yes, sexy
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 2, 2009
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With her directorial debut, Drew Barrymore gets by on a skate and a smile
By Stephanie Zacharek
October 2, 2009
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"The Marchesa Casati" celebrates an eccentric European siren who led her pet cheetahs through the streets of Venice
By Stephanie Zacharek
September 30, 2009
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Bruce Willis -- with hair! -- channels his inner John Tesh in this loopy sci-fi thriller
By Stephanie Zacharek
September 25, 2009
"The Road": Post-apocalypse now
Cinematic genius meets teen heartthrob
"Ninja Assassin": Sneaky but not subtle
"Bad Lieutenant": So bad it's good
Clouds over "New Moon"
"Broken Embraces" and the ties that bind
"2012": The end of the world as we know it
"Pirate Radio" keeps the boat rocking
"Fantastic Mr. Fox": Better than Pixar
The creepy suspense inside "The Box"
"The Men Who Stare at Goats": Quick, look away
"The House of the Devil": Creepy, stylish fun
"This Is It" is only the beginning
"Amelia": What becomes a legend most?
"Cirque du Freak": Not freaky enough
Where the wild things aren't
"An Education": Romance with an older man
"Good Hair" gives it to us straight
"Couples Retreat" is marital hell
Three cheers for the red, white and goo
"The Invention of Lying" tells it straight
"Whip It" wobbles, but it doesn't fall down
Critics' Picks: More daring than Lady Gaga
"Surrogates": Accept no substitutes 
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