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10 best movies of 2011

From young love to a documentary on capital punishment, here are the 10 movies that wowed Monitor film critic Peter Rainer at the multiplex this year
Bestselling books the week of 9/23/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.

The best films of 2011

Monitor film critic, Peter Rainer, remembers the hundreds of movies he watched in 2011, and highlights his favorites ... and some he thought were overrated.
10 best movies of 2011

From young love to a documentary on capital punishment, here are the 10 movies that wowed Monitor film critic Peter Rainer at the multiplex this year
Win Win: movie review

Paul Giamatti’s struggling lawyer is nuanced and fresh in 'Win Win,' a bittersweet drama with heart.
Reader recommendation: Remainder

Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
Chapter & Verse
Howard Jacobson turns the 2010 Man Booker Prize into a laughing matter

Howard Jacobson is awarded the Man Booker Prize for his darkly comic novel "The Finkler Question."
Bestselling books the week of 9/23/10, according to IndieBound*

What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff

Tally up your carbon footprint, giggle at 30-second 'bunnified' movies, lift your mood with some Depression-era blues, and more.
'The Visitor' outstays its welcome

A widower's humdrum existence is shaken up when he discovers illegal immigrants squatting in his New York apartment.