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'Stoker': A Stylish Slice of Malice Fox Searchlight

'Stoker': A Stylish Slice of Malice

Park Chan-wook's first movie in English may be more conventional than his earlier films, but it's still a sleek, nasty thriller.

What Went Wrong With Romantic Comedies: Part 3 Columbia

What Went Wrong With Romantic Comedies: Part 3

More critiques of critiques of my critique of modern-day romantic comedies

What Went Wrong With Romantic Comedies: Part 2 Columbia Pictures

What Went Wrong With Romantic Comedies: Part 2

Critiquing a critique of my critique of modern-day romantic comedies

My 2013 Academy Awards Predictions Various

My 2013 Academy Awards Predictions

The Atlantic's film critic picks out this year's Oscar winners

Cave Dwellers and Pool Swimmers at the Berlin Film Festival DreamWorks

Cave Dwellers and Pool Swimmers at the Berlin Film Festival

DreamWorks' 'The Croods,' David Gordon Green's 'Prince Avalanche,' and more

Love, European-Style, at the Berlin Film Festival Sony Pictures Classics

Love, European-Style, at the Berlin Film Festival

Notes on Richard Linklater's 'Before Midnight,' Fredrik Bond's 'The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman,' and others

The Berlin Film Festival Has an Addiction to Porn Addiction Don Jon's Addiction

The Berlin Film Festival Has an Addiction to Porn Addiction

Notes on Wong Kar-Wai's latest, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut, and 'Lovelace'

Just How Pompous Is Ethan Hawke? Chris Orr

Just How Pompous Is Ethan Hawke?

New evidence of a God complex emerges.

The Brilliant Evasions of 'Side Effects' Open Road

The Brilliant Evasions of 'Side Effects'

Steven Soderbergh's latest confounds expectations with outstanding panache.

'Warm Bodies': A Heartfelt Zombie Love Story Summit

'Warm Bodies': A Heartfelt Zombie Love Story

Sure, the premise is creepy, but Nicholas Hoult brings life to an undead role.

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