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What's your damage? What's your damage?
FX's scheming-lawyer drama "Damages" is back for a fast-paced, twisted sophomore season that might just be better than the first.
By Heather Havrilesky Jan 7, 2009
Still flailing in Katrina's wake Still flailing in Katrina's wake
PBS's Frontline documentary "The Old Man and the Storm" tells a tale of adversity triumphing over one ordinary man.
By Heather Havrilesky Jan 6, 2009
Live! Nude! Puppies! The year in viral video Live! Nude! Puppies! The year in viral video
Except for those snuggly Shiba Inus, Sarah Palin and Tina Fey dominated as Web video went pro.
By Caitlin Shamberg Jan 3, 2009
The year the small screen fell flat The year the small screen fell flat
Lackluster pilots, slumping sophomore shows and the devolution of the serial drama. The golden age of TV suddenly looked tarnished in 2008.
By Heather Havrilesky Dec 28, 2008
The year celebrity scandal died The year celebrity scandal died
Amy Winehouse imploded, Tina Fey triumphed, Heath Ledger overdosed -- and so did the tabloid era. Finally.
By Sarah Hepola Dec 26, 2008
"Marley & Me" "Marley & Me"
Aniston and Wilson get a rascally dog. But what could have been a pooch of a tear-jerker is actually a moving look at marriage and loss.
By Stephanie Zacharek Dec 25, 2008
"The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"
Brad Pitt grows up to be a beautiful baby in David Fincher's ambitious epic of love, loss and anti-aging.
By Stephanie Zacharek Dec 25, 2008
"Valkyrie" "Valkyrie"
Tom Cruise leads a cast of actors giving terrible performances in a big-budget Nazi thriller that's just following orders.
By Stephanie Zacharek Dec 25, 2008
"The Spirit" "The Spirit"
Not even a masked superhero can save this stylized but spiritless movie based on a legendary comic book.
By Stephanie Zacharek Dec 25, 2008
"Revolutionary Road" "Revolutionary Road"
In Sam Mendes' latest, Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio eloquently suffocate in suburbia -- aided by the best art direction money can buy.
By Stephanie Zacharek Dec 25, 2008
The 10 best movies of 2008 The 10 best movies of 2008
"Happy-Go-Lucky" and the ignored romantic comedy "Ghost Town" were among those that reminded us why films are still worth looking at.
By Stephanie Zacharek Dec 24, 2008
Shades of "Grey Gardens" Shades of "Grey Gardens"
An upcoming PBS doc traces the bickering Beale women of Albert and David Maysles' 1975 cult hit from their squalid Hamptons mansion to the bright lights of Broadway.
By Heather Havrilesky Dec 23, 2008
I Like to Watch I Like to Watch
When you can't eat another bite this holiday, tune in for the perky perfection of "Giada at Home," the leisure-class delights of "Barefoot Contessa," or the down-home grub of "Big Daddy's House."
By Heather Havrilesky Dec 21, 2008
"Seven Pounds" "Seven Pounds"
In this follow-up to "The Pursuit of Happyness," Will Smith gives the greatest gift of all. If only we could send it back.
By Stephanie Zacharek Dec 19, 2008
"Yes Man" "Yes Man"
Jim Carrey plays it kooky -- again -- in this manic romantic comedy.
By Stephanie Zacharek Dec 19, 2008
Finale wrap-up: "Dexter" Finale wrap-up: "Dexter"
On Showtime's third season finale of "Dexter," the world's most popular serial killer loses the best man, but keeps the bride.
By Heather Havrilesky Dec 15, 2008
I Like to Watch I Like to Watch
"Gossip Girl" and "90210" prove that rich teenagers are not created equal. Plus: All the Christmas specials you'd care to watch, and then some!
By Heather Havrilesky Dec 14, 2008
"Doubt" "Doubt"
Philip Seymour Hoffman plays a priest who may -- or may not! -- be a pedophile in this deliberately ambiguous drama.
By Stephanie Zacharek Dec 12, 2008
"The Day the Earth Stood Still" "The Day the Earth Stood Still"
This supremely lame update of the sci-fi classic, starring Keanu Reeves, is assembled out of bits of every movie where an unknown whatzit threatens our way of life.
By Andrew O'Hehir Dec 12, 2008
"Gran Torino" "Gran Torino"
Clint Eastwood keeps it real as a retired Detroit autoworker in this antidote to the season's glossy prestige pictures.
By Stephanie Zacharek Dec 12, 2008
"Your father was a monster" "Your father was a monster"
In the PBS documentary "Inheritance," the daughter of Nazi murderer Amon Goeth struggles to accept an unbearable legacy.
By Heather Havrilesky Dec 10, 2008
"The Reader" "The Reader"
Kate Winslet strips off her clothes and secrets in this wartime drama -- but where is the passion?
By Stephanie Zacharek Dec 10, 2008
I Like to Watch I Like to Watch
While most reality TV starts to repeat itself, CBS's "The Amazing Race" and Bravo's "Top Chef" both age gracefully.
By Heather Havrilesky Dec 7, 2008
"Frost/Nixon" "Frost/Nixon"
A wily talk-show host takes on a disgraced president in Ron Howard's refreshingly grown-up holiday movie. Guess who wins?
By Stephanie Zacharek Dec 5, 2008
Who wants to visit Saddam's house? Who wants to visit Saddam's house?
The Iraqi president does his best Darth Vader imitation in HBO's miniseries "House of Saddam."
By Heather Havrilesky Dec 5, 2008
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