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, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:00 PST Clouds over "New Moon" Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/19/twilight_saga_new_moon/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/19/twilight_saga_new_moon/index.html http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/19/twilight_saga_new_moon/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/reviewIt might break box-office records, but this "Twilight" follow-up is a total bust <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bJrktNJt75-s7T9T_8nxVY5yUmQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bJrktNJt75-s7T9T_8nxVY5yUmQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bJrktNJt75-s7T9T_8nxVY5yUmQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/bJrktNJt75-s7T9T_8nxVY5yUmQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/movie_reviews/~4/M0yrn7jM3S0" height="1" width="1"/> "Bad Lieutenant": So bad it's good Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/19/bad_lieutenant/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/19/bad_lieutenant/index.html http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/19/bad_lieutenant/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/reviewNicolas Cage plays one crazy-ass cop in Werner Herzog's loopy, cheerfully disreputable nonremake <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oqbxonTZwoiHH1YDHWp-x1htmW4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oqbxonTZwoiHH1YDHWp-x1htmW4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oqbxonTZwoiHH1YDHWp-x1htmW4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/oqbxonTZwoiHH1YDHWp-x1htmW4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/movie_reviews/~4/zhKZW81oAYc" height="1" width="1"/> "Broken Embraces" and the ties that bind Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:19:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/18/broken_embraces/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/18/broken_embraces/index.html http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/18/broken_embraces/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/reviewPedro Almodóvar gives us a gorgeous melodramatic fantasy about what it means to live for movies <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hXiZNsna6N-XxrD1Y_xLOYL0ORg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hXiZNsna6N-XxrD1Y_xLOYL0ORg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hXiZNsna6N-XxrD1Y_xLOYL0ORg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/hXiZNsna6N-XxrD1Y_xLOYL0ORg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/movie_reviews/~4/Nurvvr6x2NE" height="1" width="1"/> "Pirate Radio" keeps the boat rocking Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:13:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/12/pirate_radio/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/12/pirate_radio/index.html http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/12/pirate_radio/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/reviewRichard Curtis' rambling ensemble comedy tunes in to the spirit of mid-'60s rock 'n' roll <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SA9k5IYmL7_qO_Uej-ah3ahjGr0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SA9k5IYmL7_qO_Uej-ah3ahjGr0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SA9k5IYmL7_qO_Uej-ah3ahjGr0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SA9k5IYmL7_qO_Uej-ah3ahjGr0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/movie_reviews/~4/taFGnKClSsY" height="1" width="1"/> "2012": The end of the world as we know it Stephanie Zacharek Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:13:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/12/2012/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/12/2012/index.html http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/12/2012/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/reviewRoland Emmerich's extravagant apocalyptic epic is totally, certifiably nuts <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mro8SbgDxaNbnOZeNRSUBal2Bzg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mro8SbgDxaNbnOZeNRSUBal2Bzg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mro8SbgDxaNbnOZeNRSUBal2Bzg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Mro8SbgDxaNbnOZeNRSUBal2Bzg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/movie_reviews/~4/-bsXFn_CCGw" height="1" width="1"/> "Fantastic Mr. Fox": Better than Pixar Stephanie Zacharek Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:12:00 PST http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/11/fantastic_mr_fox/index.html?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/review http://www.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/11/fantastic_mr_fox/index.html http://letters.salon.com/ent/movies/review/2009/11/11/fantastic_mr_fox/view/?source=rss&aim=/ent/movies/reviewWes Anderson's take on Roald Dahl is possibly the best movie about family, community and poultry thievery ever made <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/huD9Q1Thk7sgkmXguxAz8-pClXM/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/huD9Q1Thk7sgkmXguxAz8-pClXM/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/huD9Q1Thk7sgkmXguxAz8-pClXM/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/huD9Q1Thk7sgkmXguxAz8-pClXM/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/salon/movie_reviews/~4/fcc8eUAplPk" height="1" width="1"/> 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"/>