Ann Hornaday

Articles by Ann Hornaday

Bridal Showcase: How Hollywood weddings have captured the ever-changing role of women in American culture (February 7, 2010)

Oscar nominees take a page from politics' script in stumping for awards votes (February 2, 2010)

Movie critic Ann Hornaday's picks for spring 2010 (January 31, 2010)

Abramoff revisited in Alex Gibney's 'Casino Jack and the United States of Money' (January 31, 2010)

'Creation': Paul Bettany as Charles Darwin struggling over natural selection (January 22, 2010)

Ann Hornaday reviews new movies 'Creation' and 'Extraordinary Measures' (January 22, 2010)

Movie review: No surprises in 'Extraordinary Measures' with Harrison Ford (January 22, 2010)

Oscar co-host and Golden Globe favorite Alec Baldwin is on a roll at 51 (January 17, 2010)

Ann Hornaday on Golden Globes best director, 'Hurt Locker' and 'Avatar' (January 15, 2010)

Movie review: 'Crazy Heart' Jeff Bridges (January 8, 2010)

Movie Review: Michael Cera plays another awkward teen in 'Youth in Revolt' (January 8, 2010)

Movie review: Heath Ledger shines in 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' (January 8, 2010)

Movie reviews: 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' and 'Crazy Heart' (January 8, 2010)

Ann Hornaday interviews director Scott Cooper on the making of 'Crazy Heart' (January 3, 2010)

'Thriller' leads list of 25 joining National Film Registry (December 31, 2009)

Best of the decade: Film (December 27, 2009)

Movie review: Daniel Day-Lewis, Penelope Cruz don't add up to much in 'Nine' (December 25, 2009)

Reviews of Colin Firth in 'A Single Man,' Daniel Day-Lewis in 'Nine' (December 25, 2009)

Movie review: Colin Firth is subtly eloquent in Tom Ford's 'A Single Man' (December 25, 2009)

The best and worst of 2009: Movies (December 20, 2009)

Movie review: Long live 'The Young Victoria,' starring Emily Blunt (December 18, 2009)

'Avatar,' 'Young Victoria' offer vivid glimpses of other times, cultures (December 18, 2009)

Movie review: Cameron's 'Avatar' delivers with Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana (December 18, 2009)

Movie review: Clint Eastwood's rugby drama 'Invictus,' with Matt Damon (December 11, 2009)

Movie review: Disney's 'The Princess and the Frog,' starring Anika Noni Rose (December 11, 2009)

Robert De Niro shines in the family drama, 'Everybody's Fine' (December 4, 2009)

Movie review: Ann Hornaday on '35 Shots of Rum' (December 4, 2009)

Movie review: George Clooney stars in 'Up in the Air' (December 4, 2009)

Movie review: Ann Hornaday on 'Fantastic Mr. Fox' with George Clooney (November 27, 2009)

Movie Review: 'The Road' (November 27, 2009)

Ann Hornaday movie reviews: Viggo Mortensen in 'The Road'; Clooney in 'Mr. Fox' (November 24, 2009)

Movie review: 'Bad Lieutenant' (November 20, 2009)

Movie review: 'The Blind Side,' a football drama starring Sandra Bullock (November 20, 2009)

Review of "The Box" (November 6, 2009)

Movie mini-review: Ann Hornaday on George Clooney in 'Men Who Stare at Goats' (November 6, 2009)

Movie mini-review: Ann Hornaday on 'A Woman in Berlin' (November 6, 2009)

Ann Hornaday on 'An Education': Carey Mulligan stars, screenplay by Nick Hornby (October 30, 2009)

Ann Hornaday movie mini-review: 'Antichrist,' starring Willem Dafoe (October 23, 2009)

Screens: Ann Hornaday on Prescience of 'The Deal' and 'The Magdalene Sisters' (May 31, 2009)

Report from Cannes: Hotel Still Lets Stars Lap Up Luxury in Tough Economic Times (May 21, 2009)

Report from Cannes: Lars von Trier's Dark 'Antichrist' Gets Mixed Reviews (May 19, 2009)

At Cannes, 'Antichrist' Fails to Win Fans (May 18, 2009)

Report from Cannes: Mariah Carey, 'Precious' Co-Stars Shed Glam Image (May 16, 2009)

Mariah Carey at the Cannes Film Festival (May 15, 2009)

Report From Cannes: Disney/Pixar's 3-D 'Up' Gives Film Fest an Animated Opening (May 14, 2009)

'Up' to Open Cannes With Signature Pixar Charm (May 13, 2009)

Book World: Ann Hornaday on 'Paul Newman: A Life' by Shawn Levy (May 9, 2009)

Movie Review: Ann Hornaday on Ramin Bahrani's 'Goodbye Solo' (May 8, 2009)

Movie Review: Ann Hornaday on 'Star Trek' (May 7, 2009)

Ann Hornaday Movie Review: 'Sugar,' a Ballplayer From Dominican Republic (May 1, 2009)

Ann Hornaday Movie Review: 'Nothing but the Truth' Is Taut, Political Thriller (April 28, 2009)

Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck of 'Sugar': A Cinematic Team on a Field of Broken Dreams (April 26, 2009)

Movie Review: Ann Hornaday on a Thoughtful, Well-Acted "The Soloist" (April 24, 2009)

Ann Hornaday Movie Review: 'State of Play,' a Thriller With Russell Crowe (April 17, 2009)

To Appreciate the Art of Film Editing, You Must Start With a Frame of Reference (April 5, 2009)

Movie Review by Ann Hornaday: 'Hunger,' Story of the IRA's Bobby Sands (April 3, 2009)

Movie Review by Ann Hornaday: 'Adventureland' (April 3, 2009)

Greg Mottola's Long Journey From 'The Daytrippers' to 'Adventureland' (March 29, 2009)

Movie Review: 'Monsters vs. Aliens' (March 27, 2009)

Ann Hornaday Movie Review of 'I Love You, Man' (March 20, 2009)

Movie Review: 'The Edge of Love' (March 20, 2009)

'Crossing Over' Is Undone by Its Excesses and Earnestness (March 13, 2009)

Movie Review of “Of Time and the City” (March 12, 2009)

Movie Review: "A Sea Change" (March 12, 2009)

Movie Review by Ann Hornaday: "Naturally Obsessed" (March 11, 2009)

Review of "Two Lovers": Joaquin Phoenix Is Memorable in Final Role (February 27, 2009)

Special Affects: If the Stars Make You Forget Who They Are, That's Greatness (February 22, 2009)

Outside the Oscar Family, Those Poor Orphans (February 15, 2009)

'The International': Worldly Fun (February 13, 2009)

Movie Review: "He's Just Not That Into You" (February 6, 2009)

Ann Hornaday Movie Review: 'Inkheart' Is Print Charming (January 23, 2009)

Director Steven Soderbergh: 'Che' Is Not About Advancing Ideology (January 22, 2009)

Movie Review: "Defiance" Resurrects a Little-Known Story of Courage in WWII (January 16, 2009)

'Che' Brings a Revolutionary Icon to Life (January 16, 2009)

Hornaday Movie Review: 'Last Chance Harvey' Is Rueful and Truthful (January 16, 2009)

‘Bride Wars' Is a Mean-Spirited, Unfunny Romantic Comedy (January 9, 2009)

'Not Easily Broken' Is a Parable of Strained Marriage (January 9, 2009)

A Critical Connection to the Curious Case of Ota Benga (January 3, 2009)

The Off-Screen Life That a Star Brings to a Role Influences What the Audience Takes From It (December 27, 2008)

Ann Hornaday Movie Review: 'Gran Torino' Is Vintage Eastwood (December 25, 2008)

Movie Review: Ann Hornaday on "The Reader" (December 25, 2008)

Ann Hornaday Movie Review: 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button' (December 25, 2008)

A Riveting 'Reader' (December 25, 2008)

Movie Review: A Remake of 'The Day the Earth Stood Still' (December 12, 2008)

Movie Review: Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman in 'Doubt' (December 12, 2008)

December Openings (December 5, 2008)

Movies Opening in Early 2009 (December 5, 2008)

2008 Holiday Movie Preview (December 5, 2008)

Style of "Slumdog Millionaire" an Eerie Echo of Coverage of Mumbai Attacks (November 29, 2008)

Review: "The Exiles," a 1961 Film About Indians in Los Angeles (November 28, 2008)

Movies Review: Big, Beautiful 'Australia' (November 26, 2008)

Movie Review: "Milk" (November 26, 2008)

Kristin Scott Thomas, Coming Into Her Own (November 17, 2008)

Bond, All Knotted Up (November 14, 2008)

From 'Slumdog' to Riches In a Crowd-Pleasing Fable (November 12, 2008)

'Escape 2 Africa': The Hip Are Best When Shaking It (November 7, 2008)

Grading on a Groove (October 24, 2008)

'Happy-Go-Lucky': At Last, The Sunny Side of Hollywood (October 18, 2008)

From Indie Chic to Indie, Sheesh (October 12, 2008)

'The Express': A Tale of Football and Awakening (October 10, 2008)

Buff 'Body of Lies' Runs On Intelligence (October 10, 2008)

'Chihuahua': A Tail-Wagger For Hard Times (October 3, 2008)

In 'Playlist,' Echoes of Teen Angst We've Grown to Love (October 3, 2008)

Spike Lee's Heavy Artillery Blasts 'St. Anna' (September 26, 2008)

Wholly Spirited (September 19, 2008)

Bella Abzug (September 19, 2008)

Gervais's On a Role: This Time, Leading Man (September 18, 2008)

Moviegoing to Great Lengths: Cinetourists Take Toronto (September 12, 2008)

'I Served the King of England': What Didn't He Do in the War? (September 12, 2008)

'Frozen River': Lives That Are an Upstream Battle (August 29, 2008)

Manny Farber; Movie Critic Had Reputation As a Maverick (August 20, 2008)

Music Man Jerry Wexler: Label Him Golden (August 16, 2008)

Hollywood Jungle (August 13, 2008)

The Lord of the Light Side (August 10, 2008)

On Balance, 'Man on Wire' Reflects a Gentler Time (August 8, 2008)

Vivid 'Boy A' Stands Out In a Crowd (August 8, 2008)

One Toke Over The Line (August 6, 2008)

Modern Michelangelo (July 27, 2008)

The Ageless Romance Of 'Chris & Don' (July 25, 2008)

'Tell No One': Thrills Without the Bombast (July 18, 2008)

'Mamma Mia!': Gotta Love It, Like It or Not (July 18, 2008)

The Kids Might Want to 'Meet Dave' (July 11, 2008)

Monsters Brawl (July 11, 2008)

'War, Inc.': For Cusack, Satire Proves to Be a Losing Battle (June 27, 2008)

'Wanted': This Angelina Jolie Is Not One for the Kiddies (June 27, 2008)

From the Czech Republic, a Thing of Rare 'Beauty' (June 20, 2008)

'Edge of Heaven' Comes Close To Perfection (June 20, 2008)

GREEN MEANS GO (June 13, 2008)

'Stuck' and 'Mother of Tears': Watching Is Sheer Torture (June 6, 2008)

Girls, Meet Gotham (June 1, 2008)

'The Fall,' A Plunge Into A Deep Well Of Imagining (May 30, 2008)

'City' Extends Its Chic Streak (May 29, 2008)

'Prince Caspian': Fantasy Rules With a Iron Hand in Narnia (May 16, 2008)

'Speed Racer' Is Stuck on A Fast Track To Nowhere (May 9, 2008)

Forty Years On, RFK Ad Maker Still Frames The Campaigns (May 3, 2008)

'Iron Man' Shows Strength of Character (May 2, 2008)

In Baltimore, Big Movies, Small Scale (May 1, 2008)

My Career Has Fallen But It Can Get Up (April 27, 2008)

'Heaven,' an Ascendant Moment for German Director Fatih Akin (April 27, 2008)

Womb Mates (April 25, 2008)

Summer Flick Picks (April 25, 2008)

'Life Before Her Eyes': Between Dreams and Desperation (April 25, 2008)

'Sunshine': Peering Through Darkness (April 24, 2008)

This 'Visitor' Is Most Welcome (April 18, 2008)

The Professor's Tenured Position at Hollywood U. (April 13, 2008)

Going by the Book: 'Smart People' Trots Out the Standardized Characters (April 11, 2008)

'Strange Culture': Art Meets Politics In a Petri Dish (March 24, 2008)

Canadian Import 'Slings & Arrows': The Soul of Wit (March 16, 2008)

'Fighting for Life' Shows Real Blood, And Real Guts (March 14, 2008)

'10,000 B.C.': Clan Of the CGI Geeks (March 7, 2008)

'Miss Pettigrew': A Flick to Brighten Anyone's Day (March 7, 2008)

'Chicago 10' and the Revolution of 1969's 'Medium Cool' (March 2, 2008)

'Chicago 10': Right On (February 29, 2008)

'Caramel': From Beirut, a Universal Treat (February 29, 2008)

'The Band's Visit': A Fine and Mellow Riff (February 29, 2008)

In 'Be Kind Rewind,' All Art Is Local, and Liberatingly Loco (February 22, 2008)

A Southern Tale Dripping With Stereotypes (February 22, 2008)

The Familiar Strains In the Music Category (February 17, 2008)

'Jumper' Doesn't Get Much Liftoff (February 14, 2008)

'Spiderwick's' Web Really Tugs You Down (February 14, 2008)

'4 Months': A Time and Place Brought Unerringly to Life (February 1, 2008)

'Untraceable': Snared In Its Own Sordid Trap (January 25, 2008)

Oscar Omissions Provoke Outcry, In Any Language (January 19, 2008)

'Mad Money': We've Been Robbed! (January 18, 2008)

'27 Dresses': No Bouquets for the Bridesmaid (January 18, 2008)

A Strong Cast, But 'First Sunday'? Not So Much (January 11, 2008)

'Blood,' Tapping A Real Gusher (January 4, 2008)

A Holiday Gift 'Horse' That's Worth a Look (December 25, 2007)

'The Diving Bell': An Awakening Beyond Words (December 21, 2007)

'Walk Hard': Parody That Verges on Pedestrian (December 21, 2007)

'The Savages': A Family to Know (December 21, 2007)

'Book': More Sparkling Treasure (December 21, 2007)

'Perfect Holiday': Season's Gratings From Tinseltown (December 12, 2007)

'Atonement': Word-Perfect Pictures (December 7, 2007)

Don't Shop, and Ye Shall Be Saved! (December 7, 2007)

'Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox': An Unscrubbed Portrait (December 3, 2007)

'The Life of Reilly': Full, Funny Portrait (November 30, 2007)

Life's a Blur (November 25, 2007)

The Faces, They Are a-Changin' (November 21, 2007)

Princess Power (November 21, 2007)

'The Price of Sugar': Way Too Steep (November 16, 2007)

'Love in the Time of Cholera': A Fever That Soon Fades (November 16, 2007)

The Winds of War, Strangely Calm (November 9, 2007)

'Man From Plains': Jimmy Carter Hits the Road Again (November 2, 2007)

Sidney Lumet Gives His 'Devil' Its Due (November 2, 2007)

At AFI, Films in a European Mode (November 1, 2007)

'Dan in Real Life': For Steve Carell, A Relative Disaster (October 26, 2007)

What's It All About, Alpha? (October 26, 2007)

Kurt Cobain, In His Own Words (October 26, 2007)

'Lars and the Real Girl' Break a Wooden Heart (October 19, 2007)

Giving Yellow Journalism a Good Name (October 19, 2007)

'We Own the Night,' Lost in Its Own Shadows (October 12, 2007)

Where Labor Holds The Upper Hand (October 11, 2007)

In Fall's Films, Return to Those Thrilling Days Of Yesteryear (October 10, 2007)

'Michael Clayton': Clooney's Dark Knight of the Soul (October 5, 2007)

A Road Trip to India On 'The Darjeeling Limited' (October 5, 2007)

A Film to Curl Up With: 'Jane Austen Book Club' Has Plenty of Character (September 28, 2007)

An Ode to America's Spiritual Frontier (September 28, 2007)

Call of the Wild (September 27, 2007)

Unearthing a Radical's Vision (September 20, 2007)

In Toronto, Thinking Globally And Acting Cinematically (September 15, 2007)

Julie Taymor and The Beatles: She Can't Work It Out (September 14, 2007)

Nerdy Teenage Boys Define the Zitgeist Of Summer '07 (September 9, 2007)

'Superbad': Geeks Gone Wild (August 17, 2007)

Twinkling 'Stardust' (August 10, 2007)

You Don't Say. (August 5, 2007)

Taking the Lead (August 3, 2007)

Pregnant With Meaning? Alas, We Were Expecting More. (July 15, 2007)

A Family That Frays Together (July 13, 2007)

'Rescue Dawn': A Light in War's Densest Jungle (July 13, 2007)

Waiting for 'Action!' (July 10, 2007)

A-List Actresses' Sappy 'Evening': Hey, It's Bedtime (June 29, 2007)

Summer Boom Time (June 26, 2007)

A Blow to the Heart (June 22, 2007)

The Brilliant Imagery of 'Golden Door' (June 15, 2007)

Out of Africa: 'Bamako,' a Fanciful Tale With a Moral Ending (June 15, 2007)

'Nancy Drew': Plodding and Plucky (June 15, 2007)

A Tribute to Demme's Story (June 14, 2007)

Penguin Power: 'Surf's Up' Shreds New Water (June 8, 2007)

Out of the Shadows (June 3, 2007)

Breaking Into Song, Bursting With Ideas (June 3, 2007)

First Comes a Baby Carriage (June 1, 2007)

'Killer of Sheep': Its Time Has Come, So Flock to It (June 1, 2007)

For 'Once,' A Musical Strikes the Right Chords (May 25, 2007)

The Big Tease (May 11, 2007)

'51 Birch Street': Throwing Open the Blinds on a Family (May 11, 2007)

Unlocked Memories (May 11, 2007)

Spidey Runs Out of Webbing (May 4, 2007)

Amid Turmoil, Mideast Cinema's Subtle Shadings (April 27, 2007)

A Place of Honor, or of Confinement? (April 22, 2007)

Shooting Itself in the Foot (April 20, 2007)

Even Without 3-D, 'Robinsons' Has Depth (March 30, 2007)

'Reign Over Me': A Winning Pair Beats the Odds (March 23, 2007)

In 'Ribbon of Sand,' A Certain Outer Beauty (March 21, 2007)

For 'SherryBaby,' a Lingering Power (March 18, 2007)

'Maxed Out': Serious Matters Of Life and Debt (March 9, 2007)

'Moving Pictures': Haven't We Seen This All Before? (March 4, 2007)

Not Afraid of the Dark (March 3, 2007)

'Black Snake Moan': Plenty of Bite (March 2, 2007)

'An Unreasonable Man,' Fascinating at Any Speed (February 23, 2007)

Chasing Down the 'Best' (February 18, 2007)

'Bridge': Crossing Into The Heart of Childhood (February 16, 2007)

At Last, 'Days of Glory' Will Nobly March Into Town (February 11, 2007)

'Breaking and Entering': Domestic Disturbance (February 9, 2007)

Rules for YouTube: Make Art, Not Bore (February 4, 2007)

'Because I Said So': Sorry, That's Not a Good Enough Reason (February 2, 2007)

Throwing Her Hat on The Web (January 21, 2007)

'God Grew Tired of Us': Lost Boys Finding Their Place in the World (January 19, 2007)

'Inland': Monkeys, Coffee and Other Lynchpins (January 13, 2007)

Captivating Worlds (January 12, 2007)

Mike Judge's 'Idiocracy': Evidently It Begins at Home (January 9, 2007)

'Cleaner,' 'Happily': Hollywood Slop Is Unsightly, Sadly (January 5, 2007)

Narrative Arc, Thrown For a Loop And Turned Inside Out (December 31, 2006)

Dream Sequins (December 25, 2006)

Rad Tidings: Cuaron's Daring 'Children of Men' (December 25, 2006)

Separate Visions, Shared Passion (December 24, 2006)

What Goes On When The Lights Go Out (December 22, 2006)

A Spike in Supply-Chain Muckraking (December 10, 2006)

'51 Birch Street': Hitting Home (December 9, 2006)

The Many Facets of 'Diamond' (December 8, 2006)

Put a Stocking in It (December 8, 2006)

Chapter and Verse (December 1, 2006)

'Yellow Dog,' A Lovable Mutt In Mongolia (November 24, 2006)

'Bobby' Turns Back the Clock To a Fateful Day (November 23, 2006)

High Road, Low Road (November 22, 2006)

'For Your Consideration': Been There, Seen That (November 17, 2006)

'Fur': Strange Fiction Reaches A Real Truth (November 17, 2006)

Kiss Me, Kate (November 12, 2006)

Boots on the Ground, Fingers on the 'Record' Button (November 12, 2006)

'A Good Year' Equals a Bad 118 Minutes For Crowe (November 10, 2006)

Aardman Saves the Clay In Brilliant 'Flushed Away' (November 3, 2006)

'Death of a President': Realism With a False Face (October 27, 2006)

If All This Seems Familiar, Well, It Should (October 15, 2006)

Sex-Filled 'Shortbus' Soon Runs Out of Gas (October 13, 2006)

'Zero Degrees': Two Sides of One Reality in Israel (October 7, 2006)

'Employee of the Month': Give the Blonde a Pink Slip (October 6, 2006)

With 'Departed,' Scorsese Breaks a Few Funny Bones (October 6, 2006)

'The U.S. vs. John Lennon': A Man Who Dared to Dream (September 29, 2006)

Tongues of Fire (September 29, 2006)

'Mr. Smith': A Poli Sci Class Worth Taking (September 22, 2006)

'House Of Sand': Women Standing the Test of Time (September 15, 2006)

Stirring the Coffee, and the Heart (September 14, 2006)

Poetry That Packs a Punch (September 8, 2006)

A Few Flags on the Play, But We Have a Winner (August 25, 2006)

'Factotum' and 'Half Nelson': Reading Between the Lines of Literary Lives (August 25, 2006)

America's Character (August 8, 2006)

Chill Out, Mom (August 6, 2006)

From Shadows to 'Sunshine' (July 30, 2006)

In 'Clerks II,' Kevin Smith's Jersey Boys Still Register (July 21, 2006)

Laid-Back Linklater Is a Force For Change (July 16, 2006)

Leonard Cohen Tribute's No Cinematic Hallelujah (July 14, 2006)

'Dupree': A Sponge, Holes and All (July 14, 2006)

Taking Offbeat Films Beyond the Niche (June 4, 2006)

Moral Compass Points 'Norte' (May 28, 2006)