Department Index
Movies 2009:
Reviews of the latest films.
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- He-Man and the Infinite Sadness And other genius responses to Slate's create-your-own-toy-movie contest.
July 2, 2009 - Original Gangster Michael Mann films the life of John Dillinger in Public Enemies.
July 1, 2009 - The Hurt Locker You will never see a better movie about an Explosive Ordnance Disposal team.
June 25, 2009 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Why can't robots get along with other robots?
June 24, 2009 - Two Cave Men Walk Into the Old Testament The pleasing conceptual simplicity of Year One.
June 19, 2009 - Please Disregard Your Enthusiasm Yes, Larry David is in a Woody Allen movie. No, you shouldn't go see it.
June 19, 2009 - Stand Clear of the Cinema Doors The Taking of Pelham 123, reviewed.
June 11, 2009 - Staggering Quirkiness Away We Go tells the story of two slacker parents-to-be, with a screenplay by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida.
June 5, 2009 - Dumb Summer Guy Movies The Hangover and Land of the Lost attempt to amuse dudes everywhere.
June 4, 2009 - Spoiler Special: An Alternate Reading of Drag Me to Hell What if Alison Lohman's Christine isn't cursed but crazy?
June 1, 2009 - Go to Hell Sam Raimi can still scare you silly.
May 29, 2009 - Time To Get High Pixar's Up is awesome.
May 28, 2009 - Ho Mortgage Crisis Stephen Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience examines the financial moment through the life of a high-end call girl.
May 22, 2009 - Robot Parade Terminator: Salvation is loud and dull.
May 21, 2009 - Buddhist Stalkers, Orphan Con Men Management and The Brothers Bloom, reviewed.
May 15, 2009 - It's Hard Out There for a Symbologist Tom Hanks returns in a sequel to The Da Vinci Code.
May 14, 2009 - Super Soccer Stars Diego Luna and Gael Garcia Bernal in Rudo y Cursi.
May 8, 2009 - Go See Star Trek It's logical.
May 7, 2009 - The Limits of Boredom A new movie from Jim Jarmusch.
May 1, 2009 - Sideburns of Steel Wolverine is a long movie.
April 30, 2009 - Cello Shots Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr. in The Soloist.
April 24, 2009 - Bite Club James Toback's weird documentary of Mike Tyson.
April 23, 2009 - The Last Action Hero How Jason Statham became the world's biggest B-movie star.
April 17, 2009 - Deadlines Russell Crowe as an investigative journalist in State of Play.
April 16, 2009 - This Is Anvil! A documentary about Canada's most forgotten metal band.
April 10, 2009 - Observe and Report The feel-weird comedy of the season!
April 9, 2009 - The History Boys
April 6, 2009 - Beowulf A review in verse.
April 6, 2009 - Back in the Summer of '87 Greg Mottola's wonderful Adventureland.
April 3, 2009 - Bright Lights, Big Curveball The remarkable Sugar tells the story of Dominican baseball prodigies in the United States.
April 2, 2009 - Driving Mr. Crazy A great movie about a Senegalese cab driver and a suicidal old man.
March 26, 2009 - Monsters vs. Aliens Has Dreamworks finally made its Pixar movie?
March 26, 2009 - I Love You, Man Very likable, quietly subversive.
March 20, 2009 - Pretty Confusing Julia Roberts and Clive Owen in the stylish but muddled Duplicity.
March 19, 2009 - Z When "political" movies were both political and hip.
March 13, 2009 - Sunshine Cleaning Even though you've seen this movie already, you should see it again.
March 12, 2009 - Phoebe in Wonderland Elle Fanning carries this likable film on her 10-year-old shoulders.
March 6, 2009 - Swatchmen Watchmen is colorful and cheap.
March 5, 2009 - Deport This Movie The immigration thriller Crossing Over.
Feb. 26, 2009 - The Phoenix Rises Joaquin Phoenix is great in Two Lovers, so perhaps his rap career is a prank.
Feb. 13, 2009 - Confessions of a Shopaholic A comedy that recalls the happy time when America wasn't a financial ruin.
Feb. 12, 2009 - Button Eyes Coraline will freak out your kids in both good and bad ways.
Feb. 5, 2009 - Help, My Face Is Frozen! Renée Zellweger in the romantic comedy New in Town.
Jan. 29, 2009 - I Heart 3-D My Bloody Valentine and the history of horror in three dimensions.
Jan. 16, 2009 - Paul Blart: Mall Cop Just a fat guy and an empty mall.
Jan. 16, 2009 - Notorious Biggie on the big screen.
Jan. 15, 2009


