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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Richard Corliss Richard Corliss joined TIME in 1980 as a movie critic, a position he held until his death in 2015\. Before TIME, he wrote for _National Review_, _New Times_, _Maclean’s of Canada_ and _SoHo Weekly News_. He was also editor for _Film Comment_ from 1970 to 1990\. Corliss was the author of the books _Talking Pictures_, a study of Hollywood screenwriters, and _Greta Garbo_ (both 1974). In 1994 he wrote a study of the novel and film _Lolita_. Corliss held a B.A. from Saint Joseph’s College in Philadelphia and an M.S. in film studies from Columbia University. ## Richard Corliss Articles315Collections9 *  Oct 28, 2022 ### [Jerry Lee Lewis Made as Much Trouble as He Did Music](https://time.com/5674230/jerry-lee-lewis-dies/) The Killer, as he was known, has died at 87\. He was a charter member of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fa... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Dec 19, 2016 ### [Zsa Zsa Gabor, Socialite and Actress, Dies Aged 99](https://time.com/4605880/zsa-zsa-gabor-dies-obituary/) The job description on Gabor's passport probably said "Actress." But she was renowned for so much mo... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  May 31, 2015 ### [The Legend of Clint Eastwood](https://time.com/3901773/clint-eastwood-career/) Take a look back at the life and career of the iconic actor and director for his 85th birthday [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Apr 15, 2015 ### [In _Child 44_, Tom Hardy Slogs Through a Stalin-Era Procedural](https://time.com/3822441/child-44-tom-hardy-review/) The ex-Bane and future Mad Max stars in a slow, slogging adaptation of Tom Rob Smith's Soviet-era th... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Apr 11, 2015 ### [REVIEW: 'While We're Young': Can Ben Stiller Be a Happy 20something?](https://time.com/3816922/review-while-were-young-ben-stiller/) Middle age feels the urgent stirrings of hip youthfulness in Noah Baumbach's delightfully acerbic co... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Apr 10, 2015 ### [_Ex Machina_: Can Two Wily Men Outsmart a Gorgeous Robot?](https://time.com/3789656/ex-machina-review/) Alex Garland's high-IQ sci-fi thriller performs a devious experiment on its characters and the audie... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Apr 9, 2015 ### [In _Ex Machina_, a Date With an Android](https://time.com/3814972/in-ex-machina-a-date-with-an-android/) Two wily men and a robot goddess square off in Alex Garland’s movie [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Apr 8, 2015 ### [Is Ryan Gosling's _Lost River_ Crazy Brilliant or Just Plain Crazy?](https://time.com/3774445/ryan-gosling-lost-river-movie/) The soulful actor’s directorial debut, set in a decayed Detroit, is a mad mashup of horror movie and... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Apr 3, 2015 ### [The Movies' Grandest Oldest Man: Manoel de Oliveira Dies at 106](https://time.com/3770415/manoel-de-oliveira-remembrance/) In career that spanned 75 years and just kept getting better, this Portuguese supercentenarian left ... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Apr 2, 2015 ### [Helen Mirren in 'Woman in Gold': The Queen Stands Alone](https://time.com/3768715/woman-in-gold-helen-mirren/) In a timid, clumsy biopic with a Holocaust shadow, Dame Helen gives another regal performance [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Apr 1, 2015 ### ['Furious Seven': The Magnificent Slam-urai Bid Farewell to Paul Walker](https://time.com/3766037/furious-7-review-paul-walker-vin-diesel/) In another sensational episode of the motor-movie series, Vin Diesel and his gang bring improbable b... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Mar 27, 2015 ### [How Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper Went Both Bad and Sad in _Serena_](https://time.com/3761242/serena-movie-jennifer-lawrence-bradley-cooper/) Jennifer and Bradley together again. Sounds great — but not in this drama made in 2012, now getting ... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Mar 26, 2015 ### [Forrest Grump](https://time.com/3759630/forrest-grump/) [WORLD](/section/world/) *  Mar 25, 2015 ### [Don't Tell Anyone I Kind of Liked 'Get Hard'](https://time.com/3757655/get-hard-movie-review/) Denounced for homophobia and racism, the new Will Ferrell–Kevin Hart comedy has a warm heart to over... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Mar 22, 2015 ### [Remembering Chuck Bednarik, the NFL's Iron Man](https://time.com/3753432/chuck-bednarik-remembrance-nfl-iron-man/) Playing the full 60 minutes on offense and defense, the Philadelphia Eagles bruiser helped secure on... 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