Christopher Orr

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

The Movie Review: 'Bubble'

Bubble is a strangely gripping little drama More »

The Movie Review: 'Red Eye' and 'Flightplan'

The disappearance of the B+ movie More »

The Movie Review: 'Grizzly Man'

What 'Grizzly Man' tells us about Werner Herzog More »

The Movie Review: 'Serenity'

Serenity has everything you could ask for in an action-adventure film More »

The Movie Review: 'War of the Worlds'

How Spielberg spoiled War of the Worlds More »

Issue November 2005

Film School

Five movies containing lessons for the college-bound

The Movie Review: 'Kingdom of Heaven'

"Kingdom of Heaven" and Hollywood's bad-guy shortage More »

The Movie Review: 'The Thin Man'

Nick and Nora Charles, cinema's most glamorous dipsomaniacs More »

The Movie Review: 'A Very Long Engagement'

With A Very Long Engagement, Jean-Pierre Jeunet finally fulfills his potential More »

The Movie Review: 'Million Dollar Baby'

Million Dollar Maybe More »

The Movie Review: 'Be Cool' and 'Ocean's 12'

Second Time Farce More »

The Movie Review: 'Tarnation'

Reasons to doubt Tarnation's authenticity as a documentary More »

The Movie Review: 'The Aviator'

The Aviator never really goes anywhere More »

The Movie Review: 'The Life Aquatic'

Wes Anderson's heroes aren't growing up, just slowing down More »

The Movie Review: 'Hotel Rwanda'

What the Academy missed about Hotel Rwanda More »

The Movie Review: 'Closer'

The essential ridiculousness of 'Closer' More »

The Movie Review: 'The Grudge'

The Grudge brings Eastern horror to the West. More »

The Movie Review: 'Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow'

Love Hurts More »

The Movie Review: 'Infernal Affairs'

Infernal Affairs revitalizes the crime thriller More »

The Movie Review: 'The Village'

With 'The Village', M. Night Shyamalan disappoints audiences More »

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