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.

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The Movie Review: 'Open Water'

Entertainment Jan 4 2005, 12:00 AM ET

'Open Water' and the limits of authenticity. More »

The Movie Review: 'We Don't Live Here Anymore'

Entertainment Dec 21 2004, 12:00 AM ET

'We Don't Live Here Anymore' and the cinema of misanthropy More »

The Movie Review: 'Spiderman 2'

Entertainment Dec 7 2004, 12:00 AM ET

'Spider-Man 2' is more remake than sequel More »

The Movie Review: 'Hero'

Entertainment Nov 30 2004, 12:00 AM ET

A Tale of Two Movies More »

The Movie Review: 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'

Entertainment Nov 23 2004, 12:00 AM ET

A new director breathes new life into the Harry Potter franchise More »

The TV Review: 'Arrested Development'

Entertainment Nov 2 2004, 12:00 AM ET

"Arrested Development" breathes new life into the family sitcom More »

The Movie Review: 'Van Helsing'

Entertainment Oct 26 2004, 12:00 AM ET

Van Helsing and the lure of computer-generated images More »

The Movie Review: 'The Day After Tomorrow'

Entertainment Oct 12 2004, 12:00 AM ET

The Day After Tomorrow holds itself to a standard it can't possibly meet More »

The Movie Review: 'Mean Girls' and 'Saved'

Entertainment Oct 5 2004, 12:00 AM ET

Capturing the horror of the high school years More »

The Movie Review: 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'

Entertainment Sep 28 2004, 12:00 AM ET

Film, memory, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind More »

The Movie Review: 'The Ladykillers'

Entertainment Sep 14 2004, 12:00 AM ET

The Coen Brothers' diminishing returns More »

The Movie Review: 'The Passion of the Christ'

Entertainment Sep 8 2004, 12:00 AM ET

Mel Gibson sanctifies his perverse obsessions More »

The Movie Review: 'Dogville'

Entertainment Aug 24 2004, 12:00 AM ET

Dogville's critique of capitalism is impossible to take seriously. More »

The Movie Review: 'Kill Bill Vol. 2'

Entertainment Aug 10 2004, 12:00 AM ET

With Kill Bill Volume 2, Tarantino Does a Bad Sergio Leone Impression More »

The TV Review: 'Boomtown'

Entertainment Aug 3 2004, 12:00 AM ET

The crime show that was too good for NBC More »

The Movie Review: 'Hellboy'

Entertainment Jul 27 2004, 12:00 AM ET

'Hellboy' is an entertaining blend of 'X-Men,' 'Men in Black,' and 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' More »

The Movie Review: 'The Big Bounce'

Entertainment Jul 20 2004, 12:00 AM ET

The Big Bounce finds a new way to ruin Elmore Leonard More »

The Movie Review: 'Out of the Past'

Entertainment Jul 13 2004, 12:00 AM ET

Past Perfect More »

The Movie Review: 'City of God'

Entertainment Jun 22 2004, 12:00 AM ET

Sin City More »

The Movie Review: 'Mystic River'

Entertainment Jun 15 2004, 12:00 AM ET

Bend In The River More »

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