Can America’s Film Critics Make Anna Faris a Star?

Wait, is she really as good as Lucille Freaking Ball?

Ascetic Recluse Anthony Lane Had No Idea Tom Cruise Is in ‘Tropic Thunder’

'I suspect that there will be gasps during the end credits.' Wha?

(Some of) The Critics Love Tom Cruise in ‘Tropic Thunder’

We've taken the liberty of preparing Tom Cruise's For Your Consideration ad.

Can Horny Movie Critics Make Woody Allen’s ‘Vicky Cristina Barcelona’ a Hit?

If Andrew Sarris's review is anything like we think it'll be, this movie could crack $20 million at the box office!

‘Step Brothers’ Review Makes Us Worried About Roger Ebert

'Sometimes I think I am living in a nightmare.'

Ebert and Roeper Leaving ‘Ebert & Roeper’

And Ebert seems to give Disney a thumbs-down.

‘Space Chimps’: the ‘Times’ Takes a Courageous Stand

We still don't want to see 'Space Chimps,' but we do want to see Neil Genzlinger write more movie reviews!

French Critics, Even Snootier Than Expected, Pan Cronenberg Opera

We assumed critics would take to 'The Fly' like flies to ... you know. We were wrong.

First Review Confirms That ‘The Dark Knight’ Will Be Awesome, Probably

Peter Travers says it's great, pretty much confirming our long-held suspicion that it might be great.

‘The Love Guru’ So Bad, Even Harry Knowles Hates It

Even the Internet's easiest critic hates Mike Myers's new movie.

Manohla Dargis, Ever the Contrarian, Is About the Only One Who Likes ‘The Happening’

Finally, Manohla Dargis finds a summer movie to love! Well, not hate so much.

Letters From Cannes: A.O. Scott Having Fun, Manohla Dargis Not So Much

Dargis doesn't like Clint Eastwood's movie, doesn't see James Gray's, and God knows what she would think of the Macauley Culkin sex movie.

Did Heath Ledger Really Slag Off Philip Seymour Hoffman? The ‘Times’ Says So!

The 'Times Book Review' includes a highly questionable quotation purported to be from Heath Ledger. Vulture calls B.S.

What's the Lead Review in the ‘Times’: ‘Harold & Kumar’ or Errol Morris?

The serious Abu Ghraib documentary or the stoner Guantánamo comedy?

The Critic Is Dead, Says Critic

While Patrick Goldstein makes a number of excellent points about the changing role of criticism in American culture, his essay suffers from its anticlimactic conclusion.

‘21’ Proves You Can Judge a Movie by Its Trailer

Nope, '21' didn't get any better once 'New Republic' movie critic Christopher Orr actually saw it.

Throwing Up Hands, Critic Reviews ‘21’ Based Solely on Its Trailer

A critic strikes back against movie trailers that give the whole movie away.

The New York Critics Sharpen Their Knives for ‘Funny Games’

America's Critics Unanimously Declare ‘Semi-Pro’ ‘Semi-Funny’