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The artist's "Ophelia" on display in "Gregory Crewdson: Brief Encounters."

Gregory Crewdson: Motionless Pictures

For whatever reason, 2012 has yielded a bumper crop of documentary films about prominent artists: Marina Abramovic, Ai Weiwei, and Gerhard Richter have all...

The Greatest Movies of All Time*

*as decided by me and 64 other film critics Three months ago, British film blogger Iain Stott asked me and other movie critics from around...

The Best Lead Performances of 2012

In some years, the men get the lion’s share of the great leading roles, but in 2012, it was the women who did the...

Film Shorts

OPENING: A Haunted House (R) Marlon Wayans stars in and co-writes this parody of found-footage horror movies. Also with Essence Atkins, Marlene Forte, David Koechner,...
Jessica Chastain awaits confirmation of bin Laden’s death in Zero Dark Thirty.

Zero Dark Thirty: Tortured Logic

OK, everyone. Here it is, the movie where Osama bin Laden bites the big one. And yeah, it’s also topping lots of film critics’...

Gangster Squad: Old Hats

As you’ve probably heard, Gangster Squad was supposed to arrive in theaters last September, but it was also supposed to include a scene (visible...

The Best Supporting Performances of 2012

I don’t expect all these performances to be nominated come Oscar time, but then my picks for the best supporting performances of the year...
Zero Dark Thirty opens Friday in Dallas.

Film Shorts

OPENING: Zero Dark Thirty (R) Kathryn Bigelow’s thriller about the manhunt for Osama bin Laden. Starring Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Jennifer Ehle, Kyle Chandler, Mark...
Paul Dano and Zoe Kazan sit poolside in the movie of the year, Ruby Sparks.

Top 10 Movies

I don’t have enough slots! That’s always a nice problem to have when making a list of the year’s best movies. Even taking into...

The Best Movie Dialogue of 2012

Once again, it's time for my favorite recurring blog post of the year. As you'll recall, I published a 2011 version of this post...