Skip Navigation
Christopher Orr

Christopher Orr

Christopher Orr is a senior editor at The Atlantic. He has written on film for The New Republic, LA Weekly, Salon, The New York Sun, and others, and has worked as an editor for numerous publications.

A Wondrous 'Muppets'

A Wondrous 'Muppets'

Jason Segel's lively, loving relaunch is among the best films of the year… More »

The Romantic Sanity of 'Like Crazy'

The Romantic Sanity of 'Like Crazy'

The Sundance favorite movingly captures the fragility of love… More »

The Convoluted Nonsense of 'Anonymous'

The Convoluted Nonsense of 'Anonymous'

Roland Emmerich tries, and fails, to brush up his Shakespeare… More »

'Margin Call': A Financial-Crisis Film That's on the Money

'Margin Call': A Financial-Crisis Film That's on the Money

The sharp, star-studded chronicle of the crash is among the best movies of the year… More »

'The Thing' Is a Just-Fine Thing

'The Thing' Is a Just-Fine Thing

Though it teeters between prequel, homage, and retread, the latest version of Carpenter's 1982 sci-fi flick manages to stay on its feet… More »

Clooney's Silly, Tedious 'Ides of March'

Clooney's Silly, Tedious 'Ides of March'

The star's latest directorial outing loses itself in a political fantasyland… More »

Pixar's Secret: Rewrite, Re-edit, Recut

Pixar's Secret: Rewrite, Re-edit, Recut

How Steve Jobs' animation studio creates its masterpieces… More »

A High-Octane 'Drive'

A High-Octane 'Drive'

The U.S. debut of a Danish director provides a stylish, hyper-violent shock to the system… More »

In 'Contagion,' Many Actors but Only One Star: Disease

In 'Contagion,' Many Actors but Only One Star: Disease

Impeccably cast and directed by Stephen Soderbergh, the film thrills but doesn't signify much… More »

'The Debt': An Electric but Uneven Spy Story

'The Debt': An Electric but Uneven Spy Story

The film's flashbacks thrill, but the latter-day scenes don't quite measure up… More »

The Comic Velocity of '30 Minutes or Less'

The Comic Velocity of '30 Minutes or Less'

Fast and foul-mouthed, the film is a diverting ride--despite some uncomfortable echoes… More »

Rise (and Fall) of the Planet of the Apes

Rise (and Fall) of the Planet of the Apes

The film's CGI simians are a marvel; it's a pity their human counterparts are so lousy… More »

Cowboys + Aliens = Mess

Cowboys + Aliens = Mess

One bad film, and two screenwriters' war against coherence… More »

The Humble Charm of 'Captain America'

The Humble Charm of 'Captain America'

A movie throwback to the era of the Little Guy… More »

'Harry Potter' Ends With a Bang

'Harry Potter' Ends With a Bang

'The Deathly Hallows: Part 2' serves up a satisfying finale to the Potter franchise… More »

The Vanilla Pleasures of 'Horrible Bosses'

The Vanilla Pleasures of 'Horrible Bosses'

Neither ambitious nor inventive, the movie is funny nonetheless… More »

'Transformers 3': Sour, Sexist, and Salivary

'Transformers 3': Sour, Sexist, and Salivary

The film is an ugly journey into Michael Bay's id… More »

'The Trip': A Delightful Movie About Nothing

'The Trip': A Delightful Movie About Nothing

Two buddies tap into the joy of banter--and not much else--in this converted BBC mini-series… More »

'Green Lantern': Revenge of the Lame Superhero Movie

'Green Lantern': Revenge of the Lame Superhero Movie

Formulaic, bland, and improbable, the film's greatest flaw lies in its shallow moral message… More »

The Nostalgic Charms of 'Super 8'

The Nostalgic Charms of 'Super 8'

J.J. Abrams's latest film is a heartfelt homage to early Spielberg… More »

Special Report
The Civil War National Portrait Gallery The Civil War
President Obama reflects on what Lincoln means to him and to America, in an introduction to our special issue. Read more ›
View All Correspondents

The Biggest Story in Photos

Athens in Flames

Feb 13, 2012

Subscribe Now

SAVE 59%! 10 issues JUST $2.45 PER COPY

Facebook

Newsletters

Sign up to receive our free newsletters

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)

(sample)