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Fantastic Mr. Fox

"Fantastic Mr. Fox": Better than Pixar

Wes Anderson's take on Roald Dahl is possibly the best movie about family, community and poultry thievery ever made
Stephanie Zacharek
Fort Hood Shooting

Fort Hood, written on the body

A revealing documentary on the lives of soldiers at the Army base goes more than skin deep Video
Mary Elizabeth Williams
The Box

The creepy suspense inside "The Box

Stephanie Zacharek
Precious

"Precious" in the age of Obama

Why the hopeless story of a ghetto teen is just the kind of movie black people need right now
Erin Aubry Kaplan

Dr. Drew sexes up his rehab empire

Heather Havrilesky
Miramax Films

The undignified near-death of Miramax

Why Disney turned Harvey Weinstein's legendary indie empire into a zombie slave -- and why it doesn't much matter
Andrew O'Hehir
Mad Men

Don Draper faces a brave new world

Heather Havrilesky
Parks and Recreation

When did "Parks and Recreation" get so funny?

Heather Havrilesky
The Prisoner

"The Prisoner": It's a trap!

AMC's remake of the 1960s British cult show trips on its own nonlinear, symbolic hem and falls into a deep abyss Video
Heather Havrilesky
The Messenger

Woody Harrelson on war, death, LBJ and Obama

The one-time "Cheers" star turned eco-radical climbs into bed to talk about his new film, and the new James Dean
Andrew O'Hehir

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Robert Zemeckis' 3-D, motion-capture masterwork is oddly flat. And isn't one Jim Carrey enough for any movie?
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"The Men Who Stare at Goats": Quick, look away

Not even George Clooney's "sparkly eyes" can ignite this wispy satirical comedy
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Wednesday, Nov 4, 2009 17:04 PST

"Precious" mettle

Mo'Nique, newcomer Gabourey Sidibe and Mariah Carey keep "Precious" from becoming a social tract
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Tuesday, Nov 3, 2009 17:04 PST

Recessionary rubbernecking, VH1-style

No house, no job, no wife! "Broke and Famous: Willie Aames" gives the struggling former star a financial beatdown
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Lightning survivors tell (almost) all!

A spectacular new film explores the physics and metaphysics of nature's most terrifying elemental force
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Saturday, Oct 31, 2009 17:30 PDT

Aliens invade, disguised as Larry David!

Which intergalactic attack is more harrowing: ABC's "V" or HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm"? Video
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Saturday, Oct 31, 2009 00:01 PDT

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Thursday, Oct 29, 2009 19:28 PDT

Have an alt-horror Halloween!

Forget the sequels, formulas and pointless gore -- at the low-rent, freaky fringes, horror movies are still alive
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Thursday, Oct 29, 2009 17:27 PDT

"The House of the Devil": Creepy, stylish fun

Director Ti West's horror homage looks to the '80s, without irony
By Stephanie Zacharek
Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 17:29 PDT

In defense of the aging frat boy

Offensive? Obnoxious? Sure, but "The League" and "Men of a Certain Age" prove these dudes are entertaining, too
By Heather Havrilesky
Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 17:26 PDT

Critics' Picks: The dark prince of postwar Italy

Paolo Sorrentino's dazzling, daring "Il Divo" brings the cinematic bravado of Coppola and Scorsese back home
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Wednesday, Oct 28, 2009 12:45 PDT

"This Is It" is only the beginning

Kenny Ortega's moving documentary expands the unsolvable mystery of Michael Jackson
By Stephanie Zacharek
Tuesday, Oct 27, 2009 17:28 PDT

"Friday Night Lights" embraces the agony of defeat

Coach Taylor and his scrappy new team of losers are still cause for celebration during the show's fourth season
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Monday, Oct 26, 2009 12:27 PDT

Scientology's no good, very bad week

Oscar-winner Paul Haggis breaks with the church. Leader Tommy Davis storms off "Nightline." Whither Tom Cruise? Video
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Saturday, Oct 24, 2009 17:24 PDT

Arrogance rules the small screen!

From the Voltaggio brothers of "Top Chef" to Don Draper of "Mad Men," grandiosity and swagger make good TV
By Heather Havrilesky
Friday, Oct 23, 2009 11:35 PDT

"Star Trek": Coming to a theme park near you!

Is the interactive kiddie spinoff "Star Trek Live" the final, gruesome nail in Gene Roddenberry's space-coffin?
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Thursday, Oct 22, 2009 17:23 PDT

"Cirque du Freak": Not freaky enough

Salma Hayek makes one sexy bearded lady, but she can't put hair on the chest of this good-natured kiddie horror pic
By Stephanie Zacharek
Thursday, Oct 22, 2009 17:23 PDT

"Amelia": What becomes a legend most?

Hilary Swank has the face, and the swagger, to play Amelia Earhart. So why does this ambitious biopic stall out?
By Stephanie Zacharek
Wednesday, Oct 21, 2009 17:35 PDT

"Antichrist": Lars von Trier's voyage into madness

Call it torture porn or call it art, the mad Dane's violent psychodrama is like no other movie this year (or ever)
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Wednesday, Oct 21, 2009 15:01 PDT

The best and worst of the new TV season

"Modern Family" springs forward, "FlashForward" falls back, plus "Bored to Death" and "The Good Wife" outperform Video
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Tuesday, Oct 20, 2009 17:21 PDT

DVDs you should have seen -- but didn't

Let's dance! "Adventureland" and "Last Days of Disco" bring the coke, "Audition" brings the sexual terror
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Tuesday, Oct 20, 2009 17:21 PDT

The amazing adventures of an aspiring grown-up

In "Manhood for Amateurs," Michael Chabon recounts the glories and embarrassments of fatherhood -- and man purses
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So your marriage is like an inflamed bunion

Whose isn't? On "The Good Wife" and "Dexter," rotten betrothals make for great drama
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