SXSW Music: Hinds

Spanish heartbreakers begin a busy week on the good foot

"...made the rounds last year at SXSW, Madrid quartet Hinds return now riding a wave of word-of-mouth. Their first..."

March 16, 2016 SXSW Post by Abby Johnston

Dry Cleaning, Hinds, Rawayana Announced in SXSW 2024’s First Artist List

The first wave of 149 showcasing acts headed to Austin

"...bill, alongside the return of always-lively Spanish indie rockers Hinds. Other quick picks: established Boston slack rockers Horse Jumper..."

Oct. 11, 2023 Music Post by Rachel Rascoe

Soul Men

Samuel Jackson and Bernie Mac play a couple of washed-up and forgotten R&B backup singers, who are on an improbable road back to fame.

"...supporting player puts it, “say ‘motherfucker’ a lot.” Louis Hinds (Jackson) and Floyd Henderson (Mac) do say “motherfucker” a..."

Nov. 7, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life

"...Jan de Bont. Starring: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Ciarán Hinds, Christopher Barrie, Noah Taylor, Djimon Hounsou and Simon Yam...."

July 25, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

Nicolas Cage rides again.

"...and Brian Taylor. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Idris Elba, Ciarán Hinds, Violante Placido, Johnny Whitworth and Fergus Riordan...."

Feb. 24, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Justice League

Another ho-hum entry to the DC Extended Universe

"...Ray Fisher, Amy Adams, Jeremy Irons, Henry Cavill, Ciarán Hinds, Diane Lane and Joe Morton...."

Nov. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hitman: Agent 47

A great old video game is back for a lackluster film reboot

"...Bach. Starring: Rupert Friend, Hannah Ware, Zachary Quinto, Ciarán Hinds, Thomas Kretschmann and Angelababy...."

Aug. 21, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

The Debt

Helen Mirren stars in this film that's part espionage thriller and part moral meditation, though the emphasis leans more toward the former than the latter.

"...Madden. Starring: Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Tom Wilkinson, Ciarán Hinds, Jessica Chastain, Marton Csokas and Jesper Christensen...."

Sept. 2, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Life During Wartime

Todd Solondz revisits the family from his film Happiness, but the characters are all played by different actors, and the result is no less disconcerting.

"...Directed by: Todd Solondz. Starring: Shirley Henderson, Ciarán Hinds, Emma Hinz, Allison Janney, Michael Lerner, Michael Kenneth Williams,..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mister Foe

Equal parts sweet and perverse, this Scottish coming-of-age story about a teenage voyeur is unpredictable and compelling and premieres exclusively in Austin.

"...Mackenzie. Starring: Jamie Bell, Sophia Myles, Claire Forlani, Ciarán Hinds, Jamie Sives, Maurice Roëves and Ewen Bremner. Premiering exclusively..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2012: Live Action

Good things come in small packages.

"...emotions and untangle personal histories. The film stars Ciarán Hinds as a man who returns to his Northern Ireland..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Titanic Town

"...characters, Walters, O'Neill (as Bernie's sensitive teenage daughter), and Hinds (as her somewhat cowardly and ineffectual husband) manage to..."

Sept. 29, 2000 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Belfast

Kenneth Branagh's stunning if messy look back at his childhood in Northern Ireland

"...Jude Hill, Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Judi Dench, Ciarán Hinds, Lewis McAskie, Colin Morgan, Nessa Eriksson, Josie Walker and..."

Nov. 12, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

In the Land of Saints and Sinners

Irish action-thriller about a retired assassin dragged back into a life of violence

"...Kerry Condon, Colm Meaney, Desmond Eastwood, Conor MacNeill, Ciarán Hinds, Niamh Cusack and Jack Gleeson...."

March 29, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Music: Ruled by Women

10 from indie rock’s new fem-led gen

"...pulled off with thunderous style on their self-titled debut. Hinds..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Bleed for This

A boxer returns to the ring in this conventional drama

"...Younger. Starring: Miles Teller, Aaron Eckhart, Katey Sagal, Ciarán Hinds, Ted Levine, Jordan Gelber, Amanda Clayton, Daniel Sauli, Christine..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Last Days in the Desert

Ewan McGregor plays both Jesus and the devil in this secular imagining

"...by: Rodrigo García. Starring: Ewan McGregor, Tye Sheridan, Ciarán Hinds and Ayelet Zurer...."

May 20, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Playback: Post Pop Depression: After SXSW

Still wearing your SXSW badge or wristband? We don't blame you.

"...Garratt; lo-fi classic rockers Sheer Mag; and Madrid girl-group Hinds, who resemble a musically shaky amalgamation of the Vaselines..."

March 25, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

Gay Place

Gathering Tribes

"...Hinds Watch out for these Madrid darlings, (fka Deers) and..."

March 20, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place: One Queered Up Year

This way a gay, that way a gay: Steer here, queers

"...Hinds Watch out, these Madrid darlings, (fka Deers) and their..."

March 20, 2015 Column by Kate X Messer

Gay Place

Through a queer lens, brightly

"...Hinds Watch out for these Madrid darlings, (fka Deers) and..."

March 20, 2015 Column

Closed Circuit

Paranoia strikes deep in this Brit courtroom suspenser.

"...by: John Crowley. Starring: Eric Bana, Rebecca Hall, Ciarán Hinds, Jim Broadbent, Denis Moschitto, Riz Ahmed, Anne-Marie Duff, Kenneth..."

Aug. 30, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Rite

In this supernatural thriller, Anthony Hopkins plays a Vatican-based exorcist who trains a doubting seminary student to drive out the Devil.

"...Håfström. Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Colin O'Donoghue, Alice Braga, Ciarán Hinds, Toby Jones, Rutger Hauer and Marta Gastini. An idle..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day

Frances McDormand's Miss Pettigrew is an unemployed nanny who bluffs her way into a job as the "social secretary" for the brain-dead, proto-fashionista, Yank-on-holiday starlet Delysia Lafosse, played by Amy Adams.

"...Adams, Shirley Henderson, Lee Pace, Mark Strong and Ciarán Hinds. The Blitz was not all chip-rationing and stiff-upper-lipness for..."

March 7, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Nativity Story

Sadly, this familiar tale is presented with a yawn-inducing neutrality more reminiscent of a community-center Christmas pageant than an epic story of divine humanity.

"...by: Catherine Hardwicke. Starring: Keisha Castle-Hughes, Oscar Isaac, Ciarán Hinds, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Hiam Abbass and Shaun Toub. Hollywood does..."

Dec. 1, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Munich

Munich is dense, thoughtful filmmaking that nonetheless flies along: Seething not only with multilayered, subtextual arguments, it’s also a heck of a thriller.

"...by: Steven Spielberg. Starring: Eric Bana, Daniel Craig, Ciarán Hinds, Mathieu Kassovitz, Geoffrey Rush, Valeria Bruni Tedeschi, Yvan Attal,..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Sum of All Fears

Tom Clancy's CIA agent Jack Ryan makes his fourth film appearance in this thriller.

"...Schreiber, Alan Bates, Philip Baker Hall, Ron Rifkin, Ciaran Hinds and Bridget Moynahan. If you've ever wondered what crackerjack..."

May 31, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Oscar and Lucinda

"...by: Gillian Armstrong. Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Cate Blanchett, Ciaran Hinds, Tom Wilkinson, Richard Roxburgh and Clive Russell. People in..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Persuasion

In this film adaptation of Jane Austen's posthumous novel, a young woman faces a suitor that her snooty family made her reject eight years earlier, but who has now come into his own fame and fortune.

"...Directed by: Roger Michell. Starring: Amanda Root, Ciarán Hinds, Corin Redgrave, Phoebe Nicholls, Sophie Thompson and Fiona Shaw...."

Oct. 27, 1995 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

SXSW’s Big Third List

YFN Lucci, Wyclef Jean, Ought, and 572 more

"...Korean hip-hop duo XXX, catchy Spanish garage rock quartet Hinds, and young Irish vintage rockers the Strypes...."

Jan. 10, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

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