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The celebrated author's "A Gate at the Stairs" is aggressively clever, meticulously crafted -- and exhausting
By Stephanie Zacharek
September 1, 2009
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Can Ang Lee's gentle "Taking Woodstock" possibly capture the madness and mud of the legendary music festival?
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 28, 2009
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Behind the gloss of Vogue, a revealing look at work, creativity and two strong women
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 27, 2009
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Blog turned book, "The Sartorialist" finds beauty in passersby and strikes a blow against boring "celebrity style"
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 25, 2009
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Renee Zellweger's career is not dead yet! This classy period piece features her most nuanced performance in years
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 21, 2009
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Quentin Tarantino's "Jews vs. Nazis" epic is unwieldy, nutso and often boring. That doesn't mean it isn't any good
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 21, 2009
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Hayao Miyazaki's latest fable is beautiful and whimsical. Unfortunately, it's also a little cold
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 15, 2009
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This adaptation of the 2003 bestseller is meant to be supremely romantic. But why does this love go so bad?
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 14, 2009
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A lively new documentary brings together Jack White, Jimmy Page and the Edge -- and lets the legends be people, too
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 13, 2009
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His name remained synonymous with movies that captured the awkwardness of teenage life, long after he had moved on
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 7, 2009
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Meryl Streep's gleeful performance as the beloved cook goes beyond imitation. She is the Julia Child of our dreams
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 7, 2009
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Paul Giamatti plays, well, Paul Giamatti in a clever existential comedy that doesn't disappear into its own navel
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 7, 2009
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Prada and Rem Koolhaas collaborate on a magical look book
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 6, 2009
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On "In Plain Sight," Fred Weller is more than a nerdy sidekick. He's one of the show's great pleasures
By Stephanie Zacharek
August 4, 2009
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He defined the recent comic landscape. But as the hero of "Funny People" understands, no streak lasts forever
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 31, 2009
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The DVD of the British version of the TV series "Life on Mars" cuts a window into another world
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 27, 2009
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Political satire is tricky in a post-Bush era, but this British comedy of (government) errors is a wry little farce
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 24, 2009
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What do men really want from women? Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler discover the answer is, indeed, hideous
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 24, 2009
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Winsome, accessible pop songs from a band so cool they're willing to be ridiculous
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 23, 2009
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The acclaimed author of "Angela's Ashes" resisted sentimentality, lacing his unhappy memories with humor and joy
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 20, 2009
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel charm the pants off us -- and each other! -- in this irresistible comedy
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 17, 2009
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The sixth film in J.K. Rowling's series has beautiful special effects, and something even more rare: Magic
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 15, 2009
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Everyone loves a bargain, but a new book illuminates the dangers of cheap stuff
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 12, 2009
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This summer teen romance hopes to sidestep cliche with doses of sweetness, intelligence -- and Hayden Panettiere
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 10, 2009
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It's rude and crude and possibly offensive. But is Sacha Baron Cohen's satire funny?
By Stephanie Zacharek
July 9, 2009
People like Lorrie Moore are the only people here
Peace, love and sexual awakening
"The September Issue"
Where the streets have no shame
"My One and Only"
"Inglourious Basterds"
"Ponyo"
"The Time Traveler's Wife"
The real guitar heroes
Don't you forget about John Hughes
"Julie & Julia"
"Cold Souls"
Critics' Picks: A model in wolf's clothing
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Is the Judd Apatow moment over?
Critics' Picks: The original time-traveling cop
"In the Loop"
"The Ugly Truth"
Critics' Picks: The genius of Phoenix
Remembering Frank McCourt, 1930-2009
"(500) Days of Summer"
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"
IKEA is as bad as Wal-Mart
"I Love You, Beth Cooper"
"Brüno"
War Room
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How the World Works