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November 30, 2009
The Muse

With Broken Embraces, Almodóvar gets his most ravishing performance from Penélope Cruz.

November 23, 2009
The Feel-Bad Movie of the Year

You thought you were depressed�and then you saw The Road.

November 16, 2009
'Fox' and Friends

Turns out that stop-motion animation and Wes Anderson were made for each other.

November 9, 2009
When Push Comes to Shove

The violent and shocking Precious should be more moving than it is.

November 2, 2009
Female Trouble

Lars von Trier’s highbrow horror show. Plus: The awkward joys of Gentlemen Broncos.

October 19, 2009
A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

Spike Jonze puts his own poignant spin on Where the Wild Things Are.

October 12, 2009
The English Lesson

An Education teaches us that hype can be true (Carey Mulligan is charming!) and still just hype.

October 5, 2009
This Time, It’s Personal

A sublime suburban meltdown from Joel and Ethan Coen. Plus, Michael Moore takes his best shot.

September 28, 2009
The Awful Truth

With The Invention of Lying, Ricky Gervais imagines a world without guile or faith.

September 21, 2009
Poetry in Motion

Bright Star is Jane Campion’s pungent ode to the tragic affair of John Keats and Fanny Brawne.