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.

Lily James as Mrs. de Winter, Kristin Scott Thomas as Mrs. Danvers in the new adaptation of 'Rebecca'

A New Rebecca Strives for Gothic Romance But Comes Up Short

Ben Wheatley's adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's novel, starring Lily James...

Ben Wheatley's adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier's novel, starring Lily James and Armie Hammer, refuses to get its fingernails dirty with any of the story’s subterranean secrets

Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You Has a Lot Invested in the Springsteen Legend—But It's Still Awesome

The new Apple TV+ documentary makes it hard to resist the lore of the cowbo...

The new Apple TV+ documentary makes it hard to resist the lore of the cowboy poet. But why would you want to resist it?

A still from 'David Byrne's American Utopia'

David Byrne's American Utopia Is a Grand and Glorious Plea for Human Connection

Spike Lee’s filmed record of the hit Broadway show of the same name is a wo...

Spike Lee’s filmed record of the hit Broadway show of the same name is a work of great joy and expressiveness, a tower of song with room for everybody

Writer-director Radha Blank in 'The Forty-Year-Old Version'

The Forty-Year-Old Version Is an Effervescent Look at an Artist Becoming True to Herself

Radha Blank produces, writes, directs and stars in this breezy but painfull...

Radha Blank produces, writes, directs and stars in this breezy but painfully observant comedy about an artist making her way out of the clutches of self-doubt

Jahi Di'Allo Winston and Meek Mill in 'Charm City Kings'

Charm City Kings Is a Bittersweet Tale of Growing Up on Dirt Bikes and Dreams

The HBO Max drama follows a West Baltimore teen entranced by the freewheeli...

The HBO Max drama follows a West Baltimore teen entranced by the freewheeling stunts of a local dirt-bike gang

Sunita Mani and John Reynolds in 'Save Yourselves!'

Save Yourselves! Is an Engaging, Timely Sci-Fi Comedy About the Need to Unplug

Sunita Mani and John Reynolds play a millennial Brooklyn couple with noble ...

Sunita Mani and John Reynolds play a millennial Brooklyn couple with noble goals of disconnecting from technology in this engaging, unexpectedly timely comedy

Dick Johnson pretends to die over and over again in his daughter Kirsten Johnson's new documentary

The Funny, Probing Dick Johnson Is Dead Is Unlike Any Other Documentary That’s Come Before

Filmmaker Kirsten Johnson stages elaborate fake death scenarios for her agi...

Filmmaker Kirsten Johnson stages elaborate fake death scenarios for her aging dad to help her cope with his inevitable demise