Stephanie Zacharek

Stephanie Zacharek is the film critic for TIME in New York City. She was previously the film critic at the Village Voice and Salon, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in criticism in 2015.

Leslie Odom Jr. stars in One Night in Miami

One Night in Miami Blends Fact and Fiction to Bring Civil Rights-Era Luminaries to Life

What do famous people talk about behind closed doors? That question is only...

What do famous people talk about behind closed doors? That question is only interesting for about two minutes. But wondering what legends talk about behind closed doors? You can build a whole movie around that,...

Carey Mulligan stars as Cassandra in Promising Young Woman

Promising Young Woman Starts with a Cathartic Blast. Then It Gets Bogged Down With Cynicism

Carey Mulligan stars in a revenge fantasy that strives a little too hard to...

Carey Mulligan stars in a revenge fantasy that strives a little too hard to make us think rather than feel

Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor in 'Locked Down'

We Could Use a Pandemic-Era Romantic Comedy, But Locked Down Isn't It

Welcome to the era of COVID romance, starring Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ej...

Welcome to the era of COVID romance, starring Anne Hathaway and Chiwetel Ejiofor

A still from Bryan Fogel's stirring new documentary about journalist Jamal Khashoggi

The Dissident Brings a Human Touch to the Story of Murdered Journalist Jamal Khashoggi

In an era when journalism has become dangerously undervalued—and often dang...

In an era when journalism has become dangerously undervalued—and often dangerous itself—a documentary about Khashoggi's murder feels essential

Clare Dunne stars in director Phyllida Lloyd's 'Herself'

In Herself, a Young Dublin Mother Builds a House to Find Her Way Home

In director Phyllida Lloyd's new drama, Clare Dunne plays a mother trying t...

In director Phyllida Lloyd's new drama, Clare Dunne plays a mother trying to start anew after an abusive relationship by building her own house

Vanessa Kirby as Martha in 'Pieces of a Woman'

Pieces of a Woman Features a Superb Performance From Vanessa Kirby, If You Can Bear to Watch It

Kirby plays a woman coping with the loss of her baby moments after childbir...

Kirby plays a woman coping with the loss of her baby moments after childbirth, in a movie that might make viewers feel punished into submission

Joe Gardner, voiced by Jamie Foxx, learns important lessons in the Great Before in Pixar's 'Soul'

Pixar's Soul Ponders Big Metaphysical Questions, But It’s Best When It Comes Down to Earth

The animated movie is so intent on reminding us that it's a work of Big Ide...

The animated movie is so intent on reminding us that it's a work of Big Ideas that it ends up subverting its own charms