Highlights from the week in criticism.

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• Yuppie-sploitation The critical buzz on The Brave One and In the Valley of Elah.
  Blake Wilson Sept. 10, 2007
  
• The Western Lives On The critical buzz on 3:10 to Yuma and Shoot 'Em Up.
  Blake Wilson Sept. 4, 2007
  
• The Latino Job The critical buzz on Ladrón que roba a ladrón and The Nines.
  Blake Wilson Aug. 27, 2007
  
• Nanny Bores The critical buzz on The Nanny Diaries and The King of Kong.
  Blake Wilson Aug. 20, 2007
  
• Supergood The critical buzz on Superbad.
  Blake Wilson Aug. 13, 2007
  
• New Movies for Nerds The critical buzz on Stardust and Rocket Science.
  Blake Wilson Aug. 6, 2007
  
• Bourne To Run The critical buzz on The Bourne Ultimatum and Charles Simic, poet laureate.
  Blake Wilson July 30, 2007
  
• Dinner and a … Zzzzzz The critical buzz on No Reservations and Arctic Tale.
  Blake Wilson July 23, 2007
  
• Taking the Gay Bait The critical buzz on I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry.
  Blake Wilson July 16, 2007
  
• Talk Shows The critical buzz on Talk to Me and Interview.
  Blake Wilson July 9, 2007
  
• Say "I Don't" to License To Wed The critical buzz on Mandy Moore's new movie and the haute couture collections.
  Blake Wilson July 2, 2007
  
• Rat Power The critical buzz on Ratatouille and Evening.
  Blake Wilson June 25, 2007
  
• Mighty Big Movies The critical buzz on A Mighty Heart and Evan Almighty.
  Blake Wilson June 18, 2007
  
• Get a Clue The critical buzz on Nancy Drew and Eagle vs. Shark.
  Blake Wilson June 11, 2007
  
• Tony vs. Tony The critical buzz on The Sopranos and the Tony Awards.
  Blake Wilson June 4, 2007
  
• Fun in the Oven The critical buzz on Knocked Up and Crazy Love.
  Blake Wilson May 29, 2007
  
• Lost's Leap The critical buzz on the Lost season finale.
  Blake Wilson May 21, 2007
  
• Shrek Grows Up. Not. The critical buzz on Shrek the Third and Brooklyn Rules.
  Blake Wilson May 14, 2007
  
• Zombie Insurgency? The critical buzz on 28 Weeks Later and Paul Poiret.
  Doree Shafrir May 7, 2007
  
• Tribeca Grand Prix The critical buzz on the Tribeca Film Festival.
  Blake Wilson April 30, 2007
  
• What's Next? The critical buzz on Next and Dogs That Changed the World.
  Blake Wilson April 25, 2007
  
• What To Watch This Weekend The critical buzz on Fracture and Hot Fuzz.
  Blake Wilson April 16, 2007
  
• Kurt Vonnegut, R.I.P. Vonnegut mourned.
  Blake Wilson April 9, 2007
  
• Pulp Fiction Redux? The critical buzz on Grindhouse.
  Blake Wilson April 2, 2007
  
• Will Ferrell in Winter The critical buzz on Blades of Glory and The Lookout.
  Doree Shafrir March 26, 2007
  
• Adam Sandler's 9/11 Buddy Pic The critical buzz on Reign Over Me and TMNT.
  Doree Shafrir March 19, 2007
  
• Uncivil Marriages The critical buzz on I Think I Love My Wife and Premonition.
  Blake Wilson March 12, 2007
  
• Battle Royale The critical buzz on 300 and The Host.
  Doree Shafrir March 5, 2007
  
• Mystery Unsolved The critical buzz on Zodiac and Black Snake Moan.
  Doree Shafrir Feb. 26, 2007
  
• Space Oddity The critical buzz on The Astronaut Farmer, The Number 23, and Amazing Grace.
  Doree Shafrir Feb. 20, 2007
  
• The Banality of Evil The critical buzz on Breach and Bridge to Terabithia.
  Doree Shafrir Feb. 12, 2007
  
• Anna Nicole Smith, R.I.P. The critical buzz on Anna Nicole Smith and The Lives of Others.
  Doree Shafrir Feb. 5, 2007
  
• Death Becomes Him? The critical buzz on Harry Potter and Factory Girl.
  Doree Shafrir Jan. 29, 2007
  
• Lay Down the Law The critical buzz on Breaking and Entering and Catch and Release.
  Doree Shafrir Jan. 22, 2007
  
• Art Buchwald, R.I.P. The critical buzz on Art Buchwald, Sundance, and Stephen Colbert.
  Doree Shafrir Jan. 16, 2007
  
• Teenage Wasteland The critical buzz on Alpha Dog and 24.
  Doree Shafrir Jan. 8, 2007
  
• School Daze The critical buzz on Freedom Writers, Pan's Labyrinth, and Perfume.
  Doree Shafrir Jan. 2, 2007