Movies

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

"Infernal Affairs" trilogy: Hong Kong's greatest

Seductive gangster fables of false freedom -- with noir roots and a Buddhist subtext
Martha P. Nochimson

DVDs you should have seen -- but didn't

Special ho-ho-ho-infused, not-quite-gift-guide edition: MST3K, Wenders, film noir, wine snobs and more
Andrew O'Hehir
Directors of the Decade

No. 7: Steven Soderbergh: The one-man band

He may be frustratingly opaque and comically prolific, but he isn't afraid to gamble -- or fail
Matt Zoller Seitz
The Young Victoria

Historical drama with a rock 'n' roll heart

Emily Blunt shines as the tough-minded British queen in this lush, and even sexy, period romance
Stephanie Zacharek
Films of the Decade

"Forty Shades of Blue": Anna Karenina in Memphis

Ira Sachs' brilliant meditation on sex, resentment and American darkness was overlooked but unforgettable
Lisa Rosman
Films of the Decade

"Meet the Robinsons": Disney magic

Heck, this isn't even the best animated movie of the decade, but I love it beyond reason
Scott Mendelson

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Friday, Dec 18, 2009 15:25 EST

Films of the decade: "The Story of Marie and Julien"

Irrational, gorgeous and possibly supernatural, this confirmed its director as an unclassifiable master
Glenn Kenny
Friday, Dec 18, 2009 12:43 EST

Films of the decade: "Jackass: The Movie"

It's smart, stupid, funny, dangerous and gross -- what more do you want from an American movie?
Joe Swanberg
Friday, Dec 18, 2009 10:04 EST

Films of the decade: "Gosford Park"

Robert Altman's aristocratic murder mystery became an unlikely triumph of the ensemble-movie master's late career
Molly Haskell
Friday, Dec 18, 2009 02:17 EST

"Avatar": Dances with aliens

Canny bonehead James Cameron makes a flashy bid for filmmaking history
By Stephanie Zacharek
Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 20:30 EST

Directors of the decade: No. 8: Robert Zemeckis and Wes Anderson

Robert Zemeckis and Wes Anderson are boys playing with their train sets -- and facing the limits of control
By Matt Zoller Seitz
Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 20:20 EST

"Nine": Not quite a 10

A voluptuous Fergie and a suave Daniel Day-Lewis give Rob Marshall's uneven, Fellini-esque musical some class
By Stephanie Zacharek
Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 20:18 EST

"Did You Hear About the Morgans" stinking?

This Hugh Grant-Sarah Jessica Parker debacle is so unfunny it's offensive
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 15:25 EST

Films of the decade: "Punch-Drunk Love"

Adam Sandler, color-field painting and $3,000 worth of pudding: An utterly anomalous work of art
Karina Longworth
Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 12:46 EST

Films of the decade: "Late Marriage"

Raw and honest, with the realest sex scene in movie history, this little-seen comedy offers rare delights
Robert Siegel
Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 10:02 EST

Films of the decade: "Children of Men"

With this gorgeous, riveting apocalyptic thriller, Alfonso Cuarón completed his amazing 2000s trifecta
Sebastian Gutierrez
Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 20:17 EST

Directors of the Decade No. 9: The sensualists

What do Lynch, Malick, Mann, Wong and Hou have in common?
By Matt Zoller Seitz
Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 20:16 EST

Creating the world of James Cameron's "Avatar"

Producer Jon Landau talks about making the impossible possible in the $200 million-plus spectacle
By Andrew O'Hehir
Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 15:25 EST

Films of the decade: "Saraband"

For his final, stunning cinematic confessional, the great Swede returned to familiar actors and themes -- in DV!
Jeff Lipsky
Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 12:46 EST

Films of the decade: "Yi Yi"

Taiwanese director Edward Yang's final film isn't just the greatest of the '00s -- it might be the greatest ever
Vadim Rizov
Wednesday, Dec 16, 2009 10:01 EST

Films of the decade: "Adaptation"

Charlie Kaufman and Spike Jonze changed how I write -- and reminded me why I wanted to in the first place
Scott Z. Burns
Tuesday, Dec 15, 2009 20:40 EST

Directors of the decade: No. 10 Michael Bay

You can love or hate the dumb, loud power of the man who typifies 21st-century Hollywood. But you can't escape it
By Matt Zoller Seitz
Tuesday, Dec 15, 2009 20:15 EST

"Crazy Heart": Truck-stop romeo stripped down

Jeff Bridges gives the finest performance of the year in this modest but glowing country-music drama
By Stephanie Zacharek
Tuesday, Dec 15, 2009 15:15 EST

Films of the decade: "Synecdoche, New York"

Charlie Kaufman's directing debut mixes devastating psychodrama and 21st-century social portraiture
Andrew Grant
Tuesday, Dec 15, 2009 12:30 EST

Films of the decade: "Platform"

Jia Zhangke made his reputation with this joyful, crushing account of China in the '80s, lived at street level
Dennis Lim
Tuesday, Dec 15, 2009 09:45 EST

Films of the decade: "Inland Empire"

David Lynch's blend of beauty, dread and sinister jokes -- and Laura Dern's unjustly ignored performance
Mary Harron
Tuesday, Dec 15, 2009 07:01 EST

Films of the decade: "The Real Cancun"

No, I'm not kidding: The "reality film" shot while the U.S. bombed Baghdad is disturbing, relevant history
Michael Tully
Sunday, Dec 13, 2009 22:21 EST

Films of the decade: "Almost Famous"

Cameron Crowe made a movie about his unlikely nonfiction story -- and mine
R.J. Cutler
Sunday, Dec 13, 2009 22:18 EST

Films of the decade: "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind"

The devastating Michel Gondry-Charlie Kaufman "comedy" that captured the tragic beauty of relationships
Nicole Holofcener
Sunday, Dec 13, 2009 22:15 EST

Films of the decade: The Pixar oeuvre

From "Monsters Inc." to "Ratatouille" to "Up," the growth of a cinematic moral philosophy
Christopher Orr
Sunday, Dec 13, 2009 22:12 EST

Films of the decade: "A.I. Artificial Intelligence"

Kubrick? Spielberg? Never mind -- it's a misunderstood masterpiece
Jonathan Rosenbaum

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