http://dir.salon.com/topics/movie_reviews/?source=rss&aim=/topics/movie_reviews/ Salon Stories by Category en-us Copyright 2010 Salon.com. http://images.salon.com/src/rdf_salonlogo.gif http://dir.salon.com/topics/movie_reviews/?source=rss&aim=/topics/movie_reviews/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:06:00 PST Disney's "A Christmas Carol": Bah, humbug! Mary Elizabeth Williams Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:06:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/christmas_carol/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/christmas_carol/index.html http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/christmas_carol/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/reviewRobert Zemeckis' 3-D, motion-capture masterwork is oddly flat. And isn't one Jim Carrey enough for any movie? <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vdejyMBY6j26kY3HHPQEH6d4OEk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vdejyMBY6j26kY3HHPQEH6d4OEk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vdejyMBY6j26kY3HHPQEH6d4OEk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/vdejyMBY6j26kY3HHPQEH6d4OEk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/movie_reviews/~4/YfJs_-70A6g" height="1" width="1"/> The creepy suspense inside "The Box" Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:06:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/the_box/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/the_box/index.html http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/the_box/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review"Donnie Darko" director Richard Kelley delivers at least one-half of a sophisticated, old-fashioned thriller <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UKBQj0C90XsBZMRtkd5r2fZq7gU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UKBQj0C90XsBZMRtkd5r2fZq7gU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UKBQj0C90XsBZMRtkd5r2fZq7gU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/UKBQj0C90XsBZMRtkd5r2fZq7gU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/movie_reviews/~4/-tEhf9rZMKA" height="1" width="1"/> "The Men Who Stare at Goats": Quick, look away Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:05:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/men_who_stare/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/men_who_stare/index.html http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/05/men_who_stare/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/reviewNot even George Clooney's "sparkly eyes" can ignite this wispy satirical comedy <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BGnRTX7wnyI_2iZdNMR-Krp7gME/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BGnRTX7wnyI_2iZdNMR-Krp7gME/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BGnRTX7wnyI_2iZdNMR-Krp7gME/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/BGnRTX7wnyI_2iZdNMR-Krp7gME/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/movie_reviews/~4/qaSZSOSMM00" height="1" width="1"/> "Precious" mettle Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:04:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/04/precious/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/04/precious/index.html http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/04/precious/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/reviewMo'Nique, newcomer Gabourey Sidibe and Mariah Carey keep "Precious" from becoming a social tract <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FUIeE2yj017GxIjjLR1QZ2wjIXM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FUIeE2yj017GxIjjLR1QZ2wjIXM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FUIeE2yj017GxIjjLR1QZ2wjIXM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/FUIeE2yj017GxIjjLR1QZ2wjIXM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/movie_reviews/~4/WoQasDtw7bA" height="1" width="1"/> "The House of the Devil": Creepy, stylish fun Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:27:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/29/house_of_the_devil/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/29/house_of_the_devil/index.html http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/29/house_of_the_devil/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/reviewDirector Ti West's horror homage looks to the '80s, without irony <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7JqrZd-Fxx11F99xZ2evAsBKIvY/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7JqrZd-Fxx11F99xZ2evAsBKIvY/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7JqrZd-Fxx11F99xZ2evAsBKIvY/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/7JqrZd-Fxx11F99xZ2evAsBKIvY/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/movie_reviews/~4/E5NlqRe9J68" height="1" width="1"/> "This Is It" is only the beginning Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:45:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/28/this_is_it/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/28/this_is_it/index.html http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/28/this_is_it/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/reviewKenny Ortega's moving documentary expands the unsolvable mystery of Michael Jackson <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EeHP_aOXH3UC27Od_EIN0W89sAg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EeHP_aOXH3UC27Od_EIN0W89sAg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EeHP_aOXH3UC27Od_EIN0W89sAg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/EeHP_aOXH3UC27Od_EIN0W89sAg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/movie_reviews/~4/uSdZUdChPSY" height="1" width="1"/> "Cirque du Freak": Not freaky enough Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:23:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/22/cirque_du_freak/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/22/cirque_du_freak/index.html http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/22/cirque_du_freak/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/reviewSalma Hayek makes one sexy bearded lady, but she can't put hair on the chest of this good-natured kiddie horror pic <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HurI9_u6k05wDDaCJKfyqIpAdfE/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HurI9_u6k05wDDaCJKfyqIpAdfE/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HurI9_u6k05wDDaCJKfyqIpAdfE/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HurI9_u6k05wDDaCJKfyqIpAdfE/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/movie_reviews/~4/eZ5mfgda6As" height="1" width="1"/> "Amelia": What becomes a legend most? Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:23:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/22/amelia/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/22/amelia/index.html http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/22/amelia/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/reviewHilary Swank has the face, and the swagger, to play Amelia Earhart. So why does this ambitious biopic stall out? <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y75BDdRvRxHm-Mz5htICw4WEFWw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y75BDdRvRxHm-Mz5htICw4WEFWw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y75BDdRvRxHm-Mz5htICw4WEFWw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Y75BDdRvRxHm-Mz5htICw4WEFWw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/movie_reviews/~4/bfJbW8DpUKA" height="1" width="1"/> Where the wild things aren't Stephanie Zacharek Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/16/where_the_wild_things_are/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/16/where_the_wild_things_are/index.html http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/16/where_the_wild_things_are/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/reviewSpike Jonze and Dave Eggers turn Maurice Sendak's woolly kids' book into a shoe-gazing exercise <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nTn5yFQsMcECOIdXuOeasvl_c1c/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nTn5yFQsMcECOIdXuOeasvl_c1c/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nTn5yFQsMcECOIdXuOeasvl_c1c/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/nTn5yFQsMcECOIdXuOeasvl_c1c/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/movie_reviews/~4/xr1Wlvim0PU" height="1" width="1"/> The terrifying success of "Paranormal Activity" Mary Elizabeth Williams Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:06:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/16/paranormal_activity/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/16/paranormal_activity/index.html http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/10/16/paranormal_activity/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/reviewHow to turn a low-budget horror indie into a hit? Add Steven Spielberg, Twitter -- and scare the pants off people <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ct-e55KQ4J19ac8_PBWnLetlVxs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ct-e55KQ4J19ac8_PBWnLetlVxs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ct-e55KQ4J19ac8_PBWnLetlVxs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ct-e55KQ4J19ac8_PBWnLetlVxs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/movie_reviews/~4/KTN8z1DsGKk" height="1" width="1"/>