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.

Seth Rogen, an Absurd Premise and a Vatful of Brine Make for a Delightful American Pickle

In the new film, Rogen's early 20th century pickle-company grunt falls into...

In the new film, Rogen's early 20th century pickle-company grunt falls into a vat of brine and emerges, perfectly preserved, in modern-day Brooklyn

A still from 'Martin Margiela: In His Own Words'

Martin Margiela: In His Own Words Explores the Revolutionary Designer's Secrets—Without Ever Showing His Face

Reiner Holzemer’s superb documentary shows how the revolutionary Belgian de...

Reiner Holzemer’s superb documentary shows how the revolutionary Belgian designer's anonymity gave him freedom

A home burns as the Camp Fire rages through Paradise, CA on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018.

Ron Howard's Rebuilding Paradise Chronicles the Aftermath of Tragedy With Cautious Optimism

Ron Howard's documentary about a California town in the wake of a devastati...

Ron Howard's documentary about a California town in the wake of a devastating wildfire is a true work of compassion

Joey King and Taylor Perez in 'The Kissing Booth 2.'

The Kissing Booth 2 Is Hardly Perfect. But It Will Take You Back to the Rapture of First Love, If You Let It

Netflix's teen movie starring Joey King and Joel Courtney is kind of terrib...

Netflix's teen movie starring Joey King and Joel Courtney is kind of terrible and kind of wonderful, depending on the attitude you bring to it

Rosamund Pike as Marie Curie, and Sam Riley as Pierre Curie in 'Radioactive'.

With Imagination and Empathy, Radioactive Illuminates the Life of Marie Curie

Because they will remain radioactive for centuries, Marie Curie’s notebooks...

Because they will remain radioactive for centuries, Marie Curie’s notebooks have to be kept in lead-lined boxes in their home, the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. Similarly, Marjane Satrapi’s inventive and galvanizing sort-of biopic Radioactive takes...

The Sun Shines Bright—as Does Jenny Slate—in The Sunlit Night

The new romantic dramedy movie, set in a remote part of Norway, doesn't alw...

The new romantic dramedy movie, set in a remote part of Norway, doesn't always deliver, but Slate’s vibrance shines through

Joey and his father, Sgt. First Class Brian Eisch, on his return from Afghanistan in 'Father Soldier Son'

Father Soldier Son Is a Wrenching Window Into the Life of a Military Family

The intimate Netflix documentary follows army staff sergeant Brian Eisch an...

The intimate Netflix documentary follows army staff sergeant Brian Eisch and his two sons for a decade