--- title: Stephanie Zacharek | TIME description: Zacharek is the film critic at TIME. She is the recipient of a Newswomen’s Club of New York award and was a 2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist. canonical: https://time.com/author/stephanie-zacharek/ og:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates og:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:url: https://time.com/author/stephanie-zacharek/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 300 og:image:height: 300 og:image:alt: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. og:type: profile twitter:card: summary twitter:title: TIME | Current & Breaking News | National & World Updates twitter:description: Breaking news and analysis from time.com. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production ---  # Stephanie Zacharek  ## Stephanie Zacharek Zacharek is the film critic at TIME. She is the recipient of a Newswomen’s Club of New York award and was a 2015 Pulitzer Prize finalist.  ## Stephanie Zacharek *  Jul 28, 2026 ### [Review: 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day'](https://time.com/article/2026/07/28/spider-man-brand-new-day-review/) This Marvel movie is superior to most, with pleasing performances despite the excessively busy plot ... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jul 15, 2026 ### [Review: 'The Odyssey' Is Just Another Reason for Despair](https://time.com/article/2026/07/15/the-odyssey-review-christopher-nolan/) Christopher Nolan's latest is a testament to the filmmaker’s solemn dedication to the hallowed tradi... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jul 10, 2026 ### [Review: Ross McElwee's 'Remake'](https://time.com/article/2026/07/10/remake-review-ross-mcelwee/) Filmmaker Ross McElwee confronts the loss of his son Adrian, and all the unanswerable questions it b... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jul 10, 2026 ### [Review: Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass](https://time.com/article/2026/07/06/gail-daughtry-and-the-celebrity-sex-pass-review/) Zoey Deutch stars in this pleasantly daffy riff on 'The Wizard of Oz,' if the Wizard were Jon Hamm a... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jun 26, 2026 ### ['Supergirl' Is a Dull, Dispiriting, Fake-Feminist Movie](https://time.com/article/2026/06/25/supergirl-review/) [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jun 26, 2026 ### [Review: Angelina Jolie in 'Couture'](https://time.com/article/2026/06/23/couture-review-angelina-jolie/) French director Alice Winocour displays a gift for sculpting small moments; she may be better at the... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jun 26, 2026 ### [Roméria Review](https://time.com/article/2026/06/23/romeria-review/) Writer-director Carla Simón draws from her personal history in this gentle drama about filling in th... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jun 19, 2026 ### [Leviticus Is Queer Horror with Heart and Soul](https://time.com/article/2026/06/18/leviticus-review/) Adrian Chiarella's feature debut tells the story of two teenagers who are drawn to each other even t... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jun 9, 2026 ### ['Disclosure Day' Is One of Spielberg's Finest Films](https://time.com/article/2026/06/09/disclosure-day-review/) With 'Disclosure Day,' Steven Spielberg has gone off his rocker a little bit, and magnificently so [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jun 5, 2026 ### [Review: Jennifer Lopez in Office Romance](https://time.com/article/2026/06/04/office-romance-review/) In the breezy new Netflix romantic comedy, Lopez plays an airline CEO who falls for the handsome Bri... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  Jun 1, 2026 ### [Rarely Seen Photos of Marilyn Monroe](https://time.com/article/2026/06/01/marilyn-monroe/) A new book featuring the work of Bruno Bernard shows the human side behind an icon. [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  May 29, 2026 ### [Review: Paul Rudd in 'Power Ballad'](https://time.com/article/2026/05/29/power-ballad-movie-review/) John Carney's new movie, starring Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas, springs from a horrifying premise: that ... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  May 27, 2026 ### [Cannes Proves the Movie Star Isn’t Dead](https://time.com/article/2026/05/26/cannes-internatonal-movie-stars-hollywood/) At least as far as starmaking goes, Cannes is building a Hollywood of its own—and in an era when est... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  May 19, 2026 ### [Review: Pedro Almodovar’s 'Bitter Christmas'](https://time.com/article/2026/05/14/bitter-christmas-review-cannes/) In the new film from the legendary filmmaker, the ideas feel familiar but the packaging is as pleasi... [ENTERTAINMENT](/section/entertainment/) *  May 16, 2026 ### [Cannes Review: 'Paper Tiger'](https://time.com/article/2026/05/15/paper-tiger-review-cannes/) Filmmaker James Gray goes big and goes home in this 1960s Queens-set thriller with Scarlett Johansso... 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