http://dir.salon.com/topics/stephanie_zacharek/?source=rss&aim=stephanie_zacharek en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/24/film_critics/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/2008/07/24/film_critics/index.html?source=rss A study finds fewer women writing about film for top newspapers. But the big news isn't the gender of critics -- it's the poor health of the profession. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2008/07/19/btm_batman/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/ifc/2008/07/19/btm_batman/index.html?source=rss Stephanie Zacharek and Andrew O'Hehir discuss the box office hit. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/18/mamma_mia/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/18/mamma_mia/index.html?source=rss Pierce Brosnan sings! Meryl Streep dances! Can't you hear ABBA's "SOS"? By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/18/forget/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/18/forget/index.html?source=rss This movie about a former hustler is a devastating portrait of the aging body. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/17/dark_knight/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/17/dark_knight/index.html?source=rss The most anticipated movie of the summer has arrived -- and Heath Ledger's Joker is nothing to laugh at. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/11/meet_dave/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/11/meet_dave/index.html?source=rss Eddie Murphy offers an olive branch to his fans with this good-natured comedy. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/11/hellboy_ii/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/11/hellboy_ii/index.html?source=rss The fanciful, witty follow-up to "Hellboy" is so beautiful, you may forget it's a "special-effects" movie. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/11/journey/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/11/journey/index.html?source=rss Put on those gimmicky glasses. This old-fashioned adventure will wow you with the possibilities of modern 3-D. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/01/hancock/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/07/01/hancock/index.html?source=rss This story of a seriously flaked-out superhero shows us the limits of Will Smith's superpowers. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/27/wall_e/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/27/wall_e/index.html?source=rss This new Pixar movie is an environmental cautionary tale and a story of robot love -- and quite possibly the most melancholy cartoon ever made. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/27/wanted/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/27/wanted/index.html?source=rss Sick thrills, "Matrix"-like special effects, Angelina Jolie in black leather -- but this action picture's secret weapon is James McAvoy. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/27/last_mistress/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/27/last_mistress/index.html?source=rss This explicit movie about a sexually insatiable 19th century courtesan emerges like an erotic dream. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/20/get_smart/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/20/get_smart/index.html?source=rss Steve Carell plays everyone's favorite shoe-phone-sporting spy in this surprisingly smart comedy. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/20/kit_kittredge/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/20/kit_kittredge/index.html?source=rss Yes, it's based on a doll. But this gentle-spirited movie makes the past come alive. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/20/love_guru/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/20/love_guru/index.html?source=rss Mike Myers' new movie is offensive to Hindus? They're not the only ones. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/13/hulk/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/13/hulk/index.html?source=rss The big, angry green guy is back in this booming picture. Sure, it's a fantasy -- but is it too much to hope for a little believability? By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/06/zohan/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/06/zohan/index.html?source=rss Despite the bare butts and crude sex jokes -- or because of them -- this Adam Sandler vehicle addresses some of the biggest political problems of our time. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/06/mother_of_tears/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/06/06/mother_of_tears/index.html?source=rss Orgies! Eviscerations! Power-crazed witches! As sick and twisted as this horror movie is, it's also full of life. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/05/30/sex_and_the_city/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/05/30/sex_and_the_city/index.html?source=rss Everyone's favorite cosmo-swilling sophisticates sashay onto the big screen in a padded push-up bra version of the TV show that made us love them. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/05/28/scarjo/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/music/review/2008/05/28/scarjo/index.html?source=rss On her debut album the velvety-voiced actress's dreamily erotic charms are not lost in translation. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/05/27/pollack/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/feature/2008/05/27/pollack/index.html?source=rss The late filmmaker was one of the last to believe in making good mainstream movies for grown-ups. He offered glimpses of what makes us human. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/05/22/indiana_jones/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/05/22/indiana_jones/index.html?source=rss Steven Spielberg's beloved adventure series has built its own Temple of Hype -- but the latest installment manages to surprise and delight. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/05/16/caspian/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/05/16/caspian/index.html?source=rss Grand battles! Dazzling special effects! But where are all the people? By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/05/09/speed_racer/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/05/09/speed_racer/index.html?source=rss You know a movie's heading nowhere fast when even its monkey doesn't make you laugh. By Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/05/02/made_of_honor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2008/05/02/made_of_honor/index.html?source=rss This formulaic romantic comedy starring Patrick "McDreamy" Dempsey leaves us McCold.