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 Adjustment Bureau': 'Mad Men' Clothes Meet Retro Politics

'The Adjustment Bureau': 'Mad Men' Clothes Meet Retro Politics

Matt Damon's latest film celebrates free will—for some people, anyway More »

'Just Go With It': A Sad Union of the Saccharine and Scatological

'Just Go With It': A Sad Union of the Saccharine and Scatological

Adam Sandler's latest film shows just how low the actor presumes the lowest common denominator to be More »

'The Green Hornet': Seth Rogen's Confused Superhero Movie

'The Green Hornet': Seth Rogen's Confused Superhero Movie

The film can't decide if it's action or comedy, pulp drama or bromance More »

The Coens, From 'Blood' to 'Grit'

The Coens, From 'Blood' to 'Grit'

A list of the director duo's 15 films, from best to worst More »

'True Grit': The Coen Brothers' Fine But Middling John Wayne Remake

'True Grit': The Coen Brothers' Fine But Middling John Wayne Remake

The latest film from the fraternal duo is good, but not up to the directors' elevated standards More »

Does 'Black Swan' Bring Out Natalie Portman's Dark Side?

Does 'Black Swan' Bring Out Natalie Portman's Dark Side?

The actress has made a career playing sweet but brittle good girls. Can her new film change that? More »

Obama's Populism Problem

Obama's Populism Problem

Temperament and race have played a role in the president's evasion of angry-man antics More »

'Red': Willis, Freeman, and Co. Channel Van Damme ... and It's Bad

'Red': Willis, Freeman, and Co. Channel Van Damme ... and It's Bad

Hollywood's latest action-comedy is deeply disappointing More »

'The Social Network': The Thrilling Facebook Creation Myth

'The Social Network': The Thrilling Facebook Creation Myth

Director David Fincher proves he can keep audiences at the edge of their seats even with a movie about the Internet More »

'Wall Street': The Crash, According to Oliver Stone

'Wall Street': The Crash, According to Oliver Stone

The director offers his take on what caused the financial crisis in a film that's alternately watchable and laughable More »

Noir in a Chinese Desert: Zhang Yimou Remakes the Coen Bros

Noir in a Chinese Desert: Zhang Yimou Remakes the Coen Bros

The director takes on 1984's "Blood Simple"—with disappointing results More »

Defending Apatow's Flawed, Underrated 'Funny People'

Defending Apatow's Flawed, Underrated 'Funny People'

A critic slams the writer/director for being immature and formulaic, ignoring the strengths of his 2009 film More »

Clooney's 'The American': Elegant but Empty

Clooney's 'The American': Elegant but Empty

The actor's latest film is lovely in execution, if somewhat wanting in inspiration More »

Angelina's Latest: 'Salt' in Our Wounds

Angelina's Latest: 'Salt' in Our Wounds

This is a dull, humorless film—and it's the latest example of Hollywood's inability to make good B movies More »

'Inception': Summer's Best, Most Disappointing Blockbuster

'Inception': Summer's Best, Most Disappointing Blockbuster

The good news—and the bad news—about Christopher Nolan's latest film More »

Greatness or Humility? LeBron Chooses Neither

Greatness or Humility? LeBron Chooses Neither

James picked a city where he'll have to be a team player, but his hour-long announcement shows he's got a huge ego More »

(Hopefully) the Last Airbender

(Hopefully) the Last Airbender

M. Night Shyamalan's latest may be the dullest, most stagnant action film of this decade More »

'Knight and Day': Too Much Nonsense for One Movie

'Knight and Day': Too Much Nonsense for One Movie

The Tom Cruise-Cameron Diaz film starts out strong but falls apart by the end. What does this mean for the romantic-thriller-comedy subgenre? More »

The Simple Pleasure of 'Toy Story 3'

The Simple Pleasure of 'Toy Story 3'

Eleven years since the series' last installment, Buzz Lightyear, Woody, et al return as their owner heads off to college More »

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

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

The film production company is so successful because it keeps a staff of creative regulars who are committed to working on a film until it's (almost) perfect More »

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