Arts & Entertainment

Directors of the Decade

No. 6: Michael Moore, the crusader

Whether you love him or want to punch him in the mouth, he is rallying the troops in the rhetorical civil war
Matt Zoller Seitz
Films of the Decade

"Star Spangled to Death": Decoding America

This daring experimental film depicts a sold-out and stolen country. Oh yeah -- my dad made it
Azazel Jacobs
Best of the Decade

TV: "The Wire" rules

The show of the '00s was like a great novel. Plus: Gangsters, vampire slayers and Jon Stewart
Heather Havrilesky

Brittany Murphy's sad, sudden end

She never became Hollywood's It girl, but she was as daffy and heartbreaking as her A-list contemporaries Video
Mary Elizabeth Williams
Films of the Decade

"Memento": Bewitched and bewildered

Christopher Nolan's second feature scrambled my brain and expounded a bleak philosophy. But I forget what
Mike D'Angelo

The K Chronicles: Another old man rant

When did sleds become so wimpy?
Keith Knight
Films of the Decade

"Southland Tales": American apocalypse

Richard Kelly's much-maligned second feature reminds me of the dirty, daring, imperfect country that birthed it
Thomas Rogers

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Films of the decade: The "Infernal Affairs" trilogy

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Films of the decade: "Meet the Robinsons"

Heck, this isn't even the best animated movie of the decade, but I love it beyond reason
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White wins "Survivor"

Out of work pharmaceutical employee wins $1M prize
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Directors of the decade: No. 7: Steven Soderbergh

He may be frustratingly opaque and comically prolific, but he isn't afraid to gamble -- or fail
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"Men of a Certain Age," "Community": The meek inherit your TV

Lovable losers make a prime-time comeback, thanks to Ray Romano and some community college misfits
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Long live "The Young Victoria"

Emily Blunt shines as the tough-minded British queen in this lush, and even sexy, period romance
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Films of the decade: "The Story of Marie and Julien"

Irrational, gorgeous and possibly supernatural, this confirmed its director as an unclassifiable master
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Martha and Snoop get baked

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Films of the decade: "Jackass: The Movie"

It's smart, stupid, funny, dangerous and gross -- what more do you want from an American movie?
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Films of the decade: "Gosford Park"

Robert Altman's aristocratic murder mystery became an unlikely triumph of the ensemble-movie master's late career
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"Avatar": Dances with aliens

Canny bonehead James Cameron makes a flashy bid for filmmaking history
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Directors of the decade: No. 8: Robert Zemeckis and Wes Anderson

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"Nine": Not quite a 10

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"Did You Hear About the Morgans" stinking?

This Hugh Grant-Sarah Jessica Parker debacle is so unfunny it's offensive
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Films of the decade: "Punch-Drunk Love"

Adam Sandler, color-field painting and $3,000 worth of pudding: An utterly anomalous work of art
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Films of the decade: "Late Marriage"

Raw and honest, with the realest sex scene in movie history, this little-seen comedy offers rare delights
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Films of the decade: "Children of Men"

With this gorgeous, riveting apocalyptic thriller, Alfonso Cuarón completed his amazing 2000s trifecta
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Creating the world of James Cameron's "Avatar"

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Films of the decade: "Saraband"

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Films of the decade: "Yi Yi"

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