The Winter Guest

"...Directed by: Alan Rickman. Starring: Phyllida Law, Emma Thompson, Gary Hollywood, Arlene..."

March 20, 1998 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Eye in the Sky

Helen Mirren is a British colonel engaged in modern drone warfare

"...Directed by: Gavin Hood. Starring: Helen Mirren, Aaron Paul, Alan Rickman, Bob Chappell, Babou Ceesay, Carl Beukes, Faisa Hassan..."

March 25, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Truly, Madly, Deeply

"...Directed by: Alan Rickman. Starring: Alan Rickman and Juliet Stevenson. Jamie is..."

May 24, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Close My Eyes

"...by: Stephen Poliakoff. Starring: Clive Owen, Saskia Reeves and Alan Rickman. Hmmmm. It's just the teensiest bit difficult to..."

Dec. 27, 1991 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Blow Dry

"...Directed by: Paddy Breathnach. Starring: Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, Warren Clarke, Bill Nighy, Josh Hartnett,..."

March 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Although this sendoff to the young leads feels a little thin, the culmination of the Harry-and-Voldemort show more than satisfies.

"...Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Michael Gambon, Helena Bonham Carter, Matthew Lewis, Tom..."

July 15, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Love Actually

This merry skein of loves lost and found in holiday-season London is written and directed by the Four Weddings and a Funeral scribe.

"...Directed by: Richard Curtis. Starring: Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Keira Knightley,..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Galaxy Quest

A parody of Gene Roddenberry's TV world and its rabid fans.

"...Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Tim Allen, Tony Shalhoub, Enrico Colantoni, Alan Rickman, Sam Rockwell, Daryl Mitchell, Missi Pyle, Robin Sachs..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...D: Stephan Elliott; with Alan Finney, Rachel Griffiths, Barry Humphries, Richard Moir, Susie Porter,..."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Tim Burton's adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim classic shows just how dull violent retribution can be when it's all someone ever talks (or, in this case, sings) about.

"...by: Tim Burton. Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jamie Campbell Bower,..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Yes, it's true: Harry Potter manages his first kiss, in between all manner of expository storytelling, and never was a young man's wand more ever-ready.

"...Staunton, Gary Oldman, Ralph Fiennes, Brendan Gleeson, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter and Evanna Lynch. There is..."

July 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Live Free or Die Hard

As John McClane, Bruce Willis once more brings the noise and blows the bejesus out of the bad guys.

"...terrorism on our turf; it's a long way from Alan Rickman to al Qaeda, but Willis' hero cop didn't..."

June 29, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The boy wizard rides again and this outing proves zippier and spookier than the previous two.

"...Watson, Rupert Grint, Gary Oldman, Michael Gambon, David Thewlis, Alan Rickman and Maggie Smith...."

June 4, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Scanlines

Marjoe

"...Rasputin: Dark Servant of Destiny D: Ulrich Edel; with Alan Rickman, Greta Scacchi, Ian McKellan. VHS Home Video Vulcan..."

Feb. 28, 1997 Screens Feature

Michael Collins

"...Liam Neeson, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, Julia Roberts and Alan Rickman. Neil Jordan's (Interview with the Vampire, The Crying..."

Oct. 25, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

"...Costner, Morgan Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Christian Slater and Alan Rickman. The only redistribution of wealth engaged in by..."

June 21, 1991 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Good Eye: A Woman Possessed

Was she wrong to go all Isabelle Adjani on New Yorker book critic James Wood?

"...Nineties comedy with hilarious performances by Enrico Colantoni and Alan Rickman. What was Rickman's catchphrase again? But she was..."

Oct. 24, 2014 Column by Amy Gentry

Die Hard

Die Hard

"...D: John McTiernan (1988); with Bruce Willis, Bonnie Bedelia, Alan Rickman, Alexander Godunov, Reginald VelJohnson, Paul Gleason, De'voreaux White,..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Review by Louis Black

1999 Film Critics Poll

"...Alan Ball (American Beauty), Charlie Kaufman (Being John Malkovich), M...."

Jan. 7, 2000 Screens Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Bonnie Hunt, Kirsten Dunst, Bebe Neuwirth, Bradley Pierce, David Alan Grier, Adam Hann-Byrd. (PG, 104 min.) Jumanji is the..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Fall Movie Round-Up

Sneaking Into Autumn

"...with Liam Neeson, Julia Roberts, Aidan Quinn, Stephen Rea, Alan Rickman...."

Sept. 6, 1996 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...to the overall mix but beauty is found through balanced placement and patchwork. Ryder serves as the hub of..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...D: Alan Parker; with Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle...."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

November Previews

"...D: Alan Parker; with Emily Watson, Robert Carlyle...."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Lee Daniels' The Butler

The stars shine bright in this broad yet moving overview of the last 90 years of African-American history.

"...Jr., Lenny Kravitz, John Cusack, James Marsden, Robin Williams, Alan Rickman, Liev Schreiber, Jane Fonda, Minka Kelly, Vanessa Redgrave,..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Trailer Park Goes Big

'Ender's Game,' 'The World's End,' and 'The Butler'

"...Terrence Howard, Lenny Kravitz, and, we shit you not, Alan Rickman...."

May 9, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Better Get Hit in Yo' Soul

When movies go looking for Christmas redemption

"...in England (including Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Keira Knightley, Alan Rickman, and Emma Thompson) and tying up all their..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

This is the finest Potter film yet – darker, funnier, and more epic than everything that has come before.

"...Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, Julie Walters, Bill Nighy, Imelda..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

We're still wild about Harry, even though this new adventure prefers to flush pink with its lovesick teens than forward-thrust toward the mammoth battle of good vs. evil.

"...Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis, Warwick Davis..."

July 17, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bottle Shock

Stuff the cork back in: This wine movie was sold before its time.

"...Directed by: Randall Miller. Starring: Alan Rickman, Chris Pine, Bill Pullman, Rachael Taylor, Freddy Rodriguez,..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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