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: 'Confessions of a Shopaholic' and 'The International'

Two Hollywood trifles fail to capture the moment More »

The Movie Review: 'The Pink Panther 2'

Steve Martin sinks to a new depth More »

The Movie Review: Christmas Avalanche Edition

'Benjamin Button,' 'The Wrestler,' 'Valkyrie,' and 'Gran Torino' More »

The Movie Review: 'Seven Pounds'

The absurd, disturbing morality of Will Smith's dour take on holiday cheer More »

The Movie Review: 'Frost/Nixon'

Frank Langella's overly powerful and profound Nixon overruns this surprisingly lightweight Oscar bait More »

The Movie Review: 'Doubt'

John Patrick Shanley removed the titular quality from the film adaptation of his aclaimed play. Big mistake. More »

The (Epistolary) Movie Review: 'Australia'

For the love of God, Baz Luhrmann, stop giving your characters tuberculosis! More »

The Movie Review: 'Twilight'

The soggy adaptation of the vampire-lit phenom is for converts only More »

The Movie Review: 'I've Loved You So Long'

Kristen Scott Thomas's indelible performance enlivens this French thriller More »

The Movie Review: 'Quantum of Solace'

The direct sequel to 'Casino Royale' doesn't hold a candle to its predecessor--but Daniel Craig steals the show again More »

The Movie Review: 'Slumdog Millionaire'

Danny Boyle's joyful trip to the slums of Mumbai is one of the year's best films More »

The Movie Review: 'Synecdoche, New York'

Charlie Kaufman's dreamy, thrillingly ambitious new movie More »

The Movie Review: 'Zack and Miri Make a Porno'

Kevin Smith's new movie isn't dirty fun--it's a sloppy mess More »

The Movie Review: 'Changeling'

Clint Eastwood and Angelina Jolie's wanna-be Oscar bait may be the worst movie of the year More »

The Movie Review: 'W'

Oliver Stone's inch-deep biopic gives the president the most overdetermined psychological profile since Norman Bates More »

The Movie Review: 'Rachel Getting Married'

Even with a scene-stealing Anne Hathaway at its center, this family drama succeeds by resisting going too far over-the-top More »

The Movie Review: 'Body of Lies'

Ridley Scott's new Middle Eastern thriller follows the same script you've seen onscreen before More »

The Movie Review: 'Blindness'

The enormously talented director of 'City of God' returns with a glum, ugly, and pretentious tale of a city without sight More »

The Movie Review: 'Eagle Eye'

When the latest techno-thriller gets political, it lays an egg More »

The Movie Review: 'Towelhead'

A movie about the evils of prejudice reveals its biases More »

The Biggest Story in Photos

Picking up the Pieces After the Tornado in Moore, Oklahoma

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