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.

Recent Articles

The 19 Most Underrated Movies on Netflix

From an early work by Taika Waititi to an underappreciated George Clooney thriller

By Stephanie Zacharek October 26, 2021

Why Princess Diana Is So Hard To Get Right Onscreen

Princess Diana is ubiquitous in pop culture right now. She's also more enigmatic than ever, as filmmakers struggle to capture her essence

By Stephanie Zacharek October 26, 2021

Wes Anderson Overindulges on Whimsy in The French Dispatch

Few filmmakers are as in love with olden times as Wes Anderson is. That’s both a thing to admire about him and a source of deep exasperation. As we barrel so cluelessly and ruthlessly through...

By Stephanie Zacharek October 22, 2021

Bergman Island Is the Rare Movie About Writers Trying To Write That Really Works

The always perceptive Mia Hansen-Løve finds a way to make this drama starring Vicky Krieps and Tim Roth more stimulating than it might first appear

By Stephanie Zacharek October 15, 2021

Halloween Kills Sags Under the Weight of Its Own Mythology

There’s nothing creepily suggestive about Halloween Kills. Everything it amounts to is right there on its shallow, pitted surface

By Stephanie Zacharek October 14, 2021

The Harder They Fall Fails to Make Enough Room for Each Star Among Its Stellar Cast

The rare all-Black Western looks stylish and boasts an incredible cast, but in working so hard to entertain, it can’t quite keep the story going

By Stephanie Zacharek October 6, 2021

Titane Strives to Shock, But It's Running on Empty

There’s a fine line between movies that are genuinely original and those that feel deliberately orchestrated to shock and repel us in a winking, self-congratulatory way. French filmmaker Julia Ducournau’s alleged film scandale, Titane, in...

By Stephanie Zacharek October 1, 2021

Just Try to Look Away From Jake Gyllenhaal’s Gripping Performance in The Guilty

There are some actors so intense, their nerve endings sizzling so close to the surface, that they can make you want to look away. That’s Jake Gyllenhaal, as a disgraced Los Angeles police detective demoted...

By Stephanie Zacharek September 30, 2021

No Time to Die Is an Imperfect Movie. But It’s a Perfect Finale for the Best James Bond Ever

Craig's fifth and final movie as James Bond has its flaws, but it's still a fitting send-off for the greatest Bond

By Stephanie Zacharek September 28, 2021

See Photos From Broadway's Jubilant Homecoming

A photographer goes backstage at Moulin Rouge: The Musical as everyone from engineers to actors prepare to return to live performances following a long pandemic pause

By Stephanie Zacharek September 25, 2021
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