Highlights from the week in criticism.

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• High on Culture The critical buzz on the year's best art and theater.
  Doree Shafrir Dec. 26, 2006
  
• Dream On The critical buzz on Dreamgirls and The Good Shepherd.
  Doree Shafrir Dec. 18, 2006
  
• Golden Age The critical buzz on the Golden Globe nominations and Charlotte's Web.
  Doree Shafrir Dec. 11, 2006
  
• Gibson's Gamble The critical buzz on Apocalypto and Blood Diamond.
  Doree Shafrir Dec. 4, 2006
  
• Mary, Quite Contrary The critical buzz on The Nativity Story and the Wiggles.
  Doree Shafrir Nov. 27, 2006
  
• Assassination Evaluation The critical buzz on Bobby and The Fountain.
  Doree Shafrir Nov. 20, 2006
  
• The Spy They Love The critical buzz on the new James Bond and Fast Food Nation.
  Doree Shafrir Nov. 13, 2006
  
• Novel Subject The critical buzz on Stranger Than Fiction, Fur, and $491 million worth of art.
  Doree Shafrir Nov. 6, 2006
  
• King of Comedy The critical buzz on Borat, CMJ, and Volver.
  Doree Shafrir Nov. 3, 2006
  
• Copyright Crackdowns The critical buzz on YouTube, Richard Ford, and Laura Kipnis.
  Doree Shafrir Oct. 30, 2006
  
• Babel-icious The critical buzz on Alejandro González Iñárritu, Death of a President, and Tower Records.
  Doree Shafrir Oct. 23, 2006
  
• God Save the Queen The critical buzz on Marie Antoinette, Clint Eastwood's new film, and Diddy.
  Doree Shafrir Oct. 16, 2006
  
• Almost Infamous The critical buzz on Truman Capote, 30 Rock, and Man of the Year.
  Doree Shafrir Oct. 9, 2006
  
• Gangs of Boston The critical buzz on Martin Scorsese, Shortbus, and Lee Siegel.
  Doree Shafrir Oct. 3, 2006
  
• All Hail The Queen The critical buzz on Helen Mirren's latest, Ugly Betty, and Scissor Sisters.
  Doree Shafrir Sept. 29, 2006
  
• Strip Tease The critical buzz on Aaron Sorkin, Zach Braff, and the end of early admissions.
  Doree Shafrir Sept. 21, 2006
  
• A Minor Scoop The critics on Woody Allen's latest.
  July 28, 2006
  
• M. Nightfall The critics on Shyamalan's latest.
  July 24, 2006
  
• Dupree Ennui The critics on Owen Wilson's latest.
  July 14, 2006
  
• Arrrrrh We Having Fun Yet? The critics on Pirates and other new releases.
  July 7, 2006
  
• Prada, Prada, Prada The critics on three new releases.
  June 30, 2006
  
• Clunk The critics on Adam Sandler's latest.
  June 25, 2006
  
• Fast, Furious, Flawed The critics on three new releases.
  June 16, 2006
  
• One Piston Short of a Classic The critics on Cars and other new releases.
  June 9, 2006
  
• Breaking Up Is Hard To Do Well The critics on Aniston's new movie.
  June 2, 2006
  
• That Sinking Feeling The critics on Poseidon and other new releases.
  May 12, 2006
  
• M:I:III: Punctuation in Motion The critics on the week's new releases.
  May 5, 2006
  
• Robin Williams' Lumbering Vehicle The critics on RV and other new movies.
  April 28, 2006
  
• Keep Your Day Job, Kiefer The critics on three new movies.
  April 21, 2006
  
• Skip The Wild, Rent Madagascar The critics on three new movies.
  April 14, 2006
  
• The Magnificent Slevin? The critics on a stylish new thriller.
  April 7, 2006
  
• Sharon Stone's Crotch, Part 2? The critics on Basic Instinct 2 and more.
  March 31, 2006
  
• American Gun Misses Target The critics on the week's new movies.
  March 24, 2006
  
• Addicted to Smoking The critics on a politically incorrect new movie.
  March 17, 2006
  
• Chappelle Surfaces! The critics on the disappearing comic's new concert film.
  March 3, 2006
  
• Lots of Props for Tsotsi The critics on one of this year's foreign Oscar contenders.
  Feb. 24, 2006
  
• Martin's Not Pretty in Pink The critics on the return of Inspector Clouseau.
  Feb. 10, 2006
  
• Three Funerals and a Blind Date The critics on this week's new movie releases.
  Feb. 3, 2006
  
• The Chronicles of Nannydom The critics on two new cinematic child-care providers.
  Jan. 27, 2006
  
• Looking for Humor in Comedy The critics on Albert Brooks' latest movie.
  Jan. 20, 2006
  
• A Hostel Reaction? The critics on a new horror flick for the backpacking set.
  Jan. 6, 2006