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Stephanie Zacharek

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  • Village Voice

Past articles by Stephanie:

Martin Scorsese Talks About Killers of the Flower Moon

The iconic director's new movie, 'Killers of the Flower Moon,' continues his quest for radical truth. → Read More

Review: Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

'Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret,' adapted from Judy Blume's teen classic, will delight young adults and grownups. Read TIME's review. → Read More

Column: Ralph Yarl, Kaylin Gillis, and the Consequences of American Fearmongering

It’s easy to envision a nation of people confined to their homes, believing the violence reported on TV is the reality at their doorsteps. → Read More

We Don't Deserve Ben Affleck

As 'Air' hits theaters, it's time to recognize that there’s no other filmmaker-actor who, frame for frame and meme for meme, has given us as much pleasure. → Read More

Champions Review: Comedy Spotlights Disabled Actors

Woody Harrelson coaches a crew of disabled basketball players known as the Friends in Bobby Farrelly's 'Champions.' Read TIME's review. → Read More

8 Worthwhile Oscar Nominees You Might Have Missed

From Brian Tyree Henry's turn in 'Causeway' to the fabulous costumes of 'Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris,' these great films and performances shouldn't be overlooked. → Read More

Cate Blanchett's Greatest Gift Is Her Humanity

Blanchett is drawn to multi-shaded characters who don’t court our approval, but Lydia Tár is like no one else we’ve ever seen onscreen. → Read More

'Magic Mike's Last Dance' Starts Strong But Stumbles

The third installment, directed by Steven Soderbergh, features Channing Tatum and Salma Hayek in a movie that only briefly lives up to its stars. → Read More

'80 for Brady' May Not Be a Masterpiece. But the World Needs Movies Like This

Movies aimed at older women, like '80 For Brady,' are often disparaged. It's time to reframe the way we talk about them. → Read More

'The Pale Blue Eye' Is a Frosty 19th Century Whodunit

The wintry murder mystery, starring Christian Bale and Harry Melling as a young Edgar Allan Poe, is a whodunit reinvented as a 19th-century mood board. → Read More

'Corsage' Is an Intimate, Imaginative Portrait of an Empress

Vicky Krieps stars as the real-life Empress Elisabeth of Austria in the offbeat and sympathetic 'Corsage' → Read More

Iranian Drama 'No Bears' Shows an Artist Fighting Despair

In Jafar Panahi's latest film, defiance is the ultimate act of survival → Read More

The 10 Best Movie Performances of 2022

From Michelle Williams in 'The Fabelmans' to Jeremy Pope in 'The Inspection' → Read More

If Olivia Wilde Were a Man

Whatever the truth behind the rumors, the way Wilde has been treated by the court of public opinion is wildly different from many male directors who came before her. → Read More

The 10 Best Movies of 2022

Here are the best movies of the year, from 'Tár' to 'Aftersun' to 'The Inspection' → Read More

'Bardo' Is Alternately Dazzling and Aggravating

Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s trippy semiautobiographical drama has some magnificent visions, but it's often exhausting. → Read More

'She Said' Is a Satisfying Journalism Movie: Review

'She Said' is about two tireless reporters who broke the story of Harvey Weinstein’s decades-long history of sexual abuse. → Read More

Steven Spielberg Interview: The Fabelmans, Family, and More

The movie details not just his beginnings as a precocious child filmmaker, but also a secret he shared with his mother Leah until her death. → Read More

Review: 'Black Panther: Wakanda Forever'

Without Chadwick Boseman, 'Wakanda Forever' is missing a measure of magic → Read More

'Aftersun' Is a Wistful Exploration of a Father-Daughter Bond

Scottish writer-director Charlotte Wells’ gorgeous, resonant debut stars Paul Mescal and Frankie Corio → Read More