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The creepy suspense inside "The Box": "Donnie Darko" director Richard Kelley delivers at least one-half of a sophisticated, old-fashioned thriller; By Stephanie Zacharek November 6, 2009

Disney's "A Christmas Carol": Bah, humbug!: Robert Zemeckis' 3-D, motion-capture masterwork is oddly flat. And isn't one Jim Carrey enough for any movie?; By Mary Elizabeth WilliamsNovember 6, 2009 32 letters
The Men Who Stare at Goats": Quick, look away: Not even George Clooney's "sparkly eyes" can ignite this wispy satirical comedy; By Stephanie ZacharekNovember 6, 2009 12 letters
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; By Andrew O'HehirNovember 5, 2009 33 letters
Precious" mettle: Mo'Nique, newcomer Gabourey Sidibe and Mariah Carey keep "Precious" from becoming a social tract; By Stephanie ZacharekNovember 5, 2009 65 letters
Lightning survivors tell (almost) all!: A spectacular new film explores the physics and metaphysics of nature's most terrifying elemental force; By Andrew O'HehirNovember 3, 2009 17 letters
The House of the Devil": Creepy, stylish fun: Director Ti West's horror homage looks to the '80s, without irony; By Stephanie ZacharekOctober 30, 2009 13 letters
Have an alt-horror Halloween!: Forget the sequels, formulas and pointless gore -- at the low-rent, freaky fringes, horror movies are still alive; By Andrew O'HehirOctober 30, 2009 25 letters
This Is It" is only the beginning: Kenny Ortega's moving documentary expands the unsolvable mystery of Michael Jackson; By Stephanie ZacharekOctober 28, 2009 35 letters
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?; By Andrew O'HehirOctober 23, 2009 19 letters
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 ZacharekOctober 23, 2009 8 letters
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 ZacharekOctober 23, 2009 26 letters
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); By Andrew O'HehirOctober 22, 2009 49 letters
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; By Andrew O'HehirOctober 21, 2009 12 letters
Where the wild things aren't: Spike Jonze and Dave Eggers turn Maurice Sendak's woolly kids' book into a shoe-gazing exercise; By Stephanie ZacharekOctober 16, 2009 103 letters
The terrifying success of "Paranormal Activity: How to turn a low-budget horror indie into a hit? Add Steven Spielberg, Twitter -- and scare the pants off people; By Mary Elizabeth WilliamsOctober 16, 2009 20 letters
Kids' movies that aren't for kids: The top 10: Will "Where the Wild Things Are" be a smash or a flop? Either way, it joins an august list of kidult classics; By Andrew O'HehirOctober 15, 2009 87 letters
Film Salon: Your favorite Coen brothers movie: "Fargo" vs. "Miller's Crossing"? "No Country" vs. "Lebowski"? We put the film geek question to a panel of our faves; Compiled by Jed LipinskiOctober 14, 2009 80 letters
Rape, power and Polanski's "Chinatown: What are the real lessons in the filmmaker's neo-noir classic?; By Andrew O'HehirOctober 13, 2009 87 letters
An Education": Romance with an older man: Carey Mulligan shines as a teenager exploring the minefield of love -- and sex -- in a film written by Nick Hornby; By Stephanie ZacharekOctober 9, 2009 14 letters
Couples Retreat" is marital hell: Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau costar in a flaccid comedy about couples desperately trying to keep it together; By Stephanie ZacharekOctober 9, 2009 5 letters
Good Hair" gives it to us straight: Burning relaxers, expensive extensions, African-American identity: Chris Rock covers it all, and keeps us laughing; By Stephanie ZacharekOctober 9, 2009 59 letters
The British indie explosion: Dazzling direction, Oscar-worthy performances and strong narratives -- the Brits are doing what the Yanks can't; By Andrew O'HehirOctober 8, 2009 9 letters
Afterschool": Death comes to YouTube: Young director Antonio Campos' chilly, brilliant video-age mystery is one of the decade's breakout movies; By Andrew O'HehirOctober 3, 2009 5 letters
Three cheers for the red, white and goo: The horror-comedy "Zombieland" bridges the American divide; By Stephanie ZacharekOctober 2, 2009 17 letters
Whip It" wobbles, but it doesn't fall down: With her directorial debut, Drew Barrymore gets by on a skate and a smile; By Stephanie ZacharekOctober 2, 2009 9 letters

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