Love Is Strange

Heartfelt, seriocomic romance about two longtime partners who wed after 40 years, then discover all is not bliss.

"...Directed by: Ira Sachs. Starring: John Lithgow, Alfred Molina, Marisa Tomei, Charlie Tahan, Tatyana Zbirovskaya, Olya Zueva,..."

Sept. 12, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Perez Family

"...Directed by: Mira Nair. Starring: Marisa Tomei, Alfred Molina, Chazz Palminteri, Anjelica Huston, Trini Alvarado, Celia Cruz,..."

May 12, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Abduction

Twilight's Taylor Lautner makes his bid for solo action stardom.

"...Directed by: John Singleton. Starring: Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Alfred Molina, Sigourney Weaver, Maria Bello, Jason Isaacs and Denzel..."

Sept. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time

Jake Gyllenhaal stars in this nearly bloodless, family-friendly throwback to a cinematic age when Persian palace intrigue, winsome princesses, and ambitious princes ruled the back lots.

"...Mike Newell. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Gemma Arterton, Ben Kingsley, Alfred Molina, Steve Toussaint, Toby Kebbell and Richard Coyle. What..."

May 28, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dudley Do-Right

"...by: Hugh Wilson. Starring: Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alfred Molina, Eric Idle, Robert Prosky, Alex Rocco, Jack Kehler..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Little Traitor

Set in the British Mandate of Palestine in the summer of 1947, The Little Traitor stars Alfred Molina and tells its story through the eyes of a young innocent.

"...Directed by: Lynn Roth. Starring: Alfred Molina, Ido Port, Rami Heuberger, Gilya Stern and Theodore..."

April 30, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Tina Fey becomes a war correspondent in her new comedy

"...John Requa. Starring: Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Martin Freeman, Alfred Molina, Christopher Abbott, Billy Bob Thornton, Nicholas Braun, Josh..."

March 11, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Coffee and Cigarettes

Jim Jarmusch's new brew is lukewarm.

"...Isaach de Bankolé, Cate Blanchett, Meg White, Jack White, Alfred Molina, Steve Coogan, GZA, RZA, Bill Murray, Bill Rice..."

July 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

An Education

Everything about Scherfig’s coming-of-age story about a girl in the London suburb of Twickenham in 1961 is spot-on.

"...Directed by: Lone Scherfig. Starring: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, Dominic Cooper, Rosamund Pike, Olivia Williams..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Boris and Natasha, The Movie /
Dudley Do-Right

"...Hugh Wilson (1999); with Brendan Fraser, Sarah Jessica Parker, Alfred Molina, Eric Idle, Robert Prosky...."

July 28, 2000 Screens Review by Ken Lieck

Gabriel Luna for the Gooooooaaaaaal!

Soccer and Spy games collide in El Rey's 'Matador'

"...want him close enough to club owner Andrés Galan (Alfred Molina) to find out whether the mysterious millionaire has..."

July 18, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Screens Top 10s

"...Basterds), Stanley Tucci (Julie & Julia, The Lovely Bones), Alfred Molina (An Education), Jeff Bridges (Crazy Heart) ACTING KUDOS..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Water Man

Tale of tales finds strength in fantasy as a young boy goes questing

"...Directed by: David Oyelowo. Starring: Maria Bello, Rosario Dawson, Alfred Molina, David Oyelowo, Amiah Miller and Lonnie Chavis...."

May 7, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Nicolas Cage plays a master sorcerer who selects a seemingly average guy to become his protégé and save New York City from his arch-nemesis.

"...Directed by: Jon Turteltaub. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Jay Baruchel, Alfred Molina, Teresa Palmer, Monica Bellucci, Alice Krige and Jake..."

July 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Pink Panther 2

Steve Martin returns as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau, but no Beyoncé in sight. Smart girl.

"...Starring: Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina, Yuki Matsuzaki, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, John Cleese and..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Spider-Man 2

Even superheroes have to do their own laundry in Sam Raimi's truly spectacular vision that combines human pathos and breathtaking action.

"...Sam Raimi. Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris and J.K. Simmons. His late Uncle..."

July 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Frida

"...Directed by: Julie Taymor. Starring: Salma Hayek, Alfred Molina, Geoffrey Rush, Ashley Judd, Antonio Banderas, Edward Norton..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

Fall is falling … or rather, fall TV is falling into our laps. The question is, will it be as welcome as a purring li'l kitty cat digging in for a nap, or as rank as last week's bong water seeping in to your new chinos?

"...my attention, but Bram and Alice (CBS) comes close. Alfred Molina stars as Bram Shepard, a New York writer..."

Sept. 6, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Texas Rangers

"...Cook, Randy Travis, Robert Patrick, Usher Raymond, Ashton Kutcher, Alfred Molina, Dylan Mcdermott and James Van Der Beek. Call..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Chocolat

This English-language movie is set in a provincial French village in 1959 and deals with the pressing question of whether the seductive and mysterious powers of chocolate can soothe the priggish tendencies of the local townsfolk – and during Lent, no less.

"...Directed by: Lasse Hallström. Starring: Juliette Binoche, Judi Dench, Alfred Molina, Carrie-Anne Moss, Victoire Thivosol, Johnny Depp, Lena Olin,..."

Dec. 22, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Impostors

"...Directed by: Stanley Tucci. Starring: Stanley Tucci, Oliver Platt, Alfred Molina, Campbell Scott, Lili Taylor, Steve Buscemi, Tony Shalhoub,..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights gets under the skin of the porn film industry's exuberant burst of public semirespectability in the late Seventies, prior to the home-video revolution that changed the rules of the game forever. The movie is no socio-cultural abstract though; it is at heart the story about a group of characters and the de facto family that emerges from their relationships.

"...Ricky Jay, Nicole Ari Parker, Robert Ridgely, Luiz Guzman, Alfred Molina and Thomas Jane. From the second it begins,..."

Oct. 31, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

White Fang Two: Myth of the White Wolf

"...Directed by: Ken Olin. Starring: Scott Bairstow, Charmaine Craig, Alfred Molina, Al Harrington and Geoffrey Lewis. Something in us..."

April 22, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Broken Embraces

Penélope Cruz stars in Pedro Almodóvar's latest, which plays like the lost love child of Douglas Sirk and Alfred Hitchcock.

"...Portillo, José Luis Gómez, Rubén Ochendiano, Tamar Novas, Ángela Molina and Rossy de Palma. Ever the lush and melodramatic..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Roberto Orci Grabs the Bull by the Horns for 'Matador'

Taking Robert Rodriguez from his comfort zone with soccer'n'spies

"...Case in point: Where most shows would drop Alfred Molina as the seemingly sinister team owner Andrés Galan..."

July 15, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Devil Has a Name

American oil meets its match in honest farmers

"...Bosworth, Martin Sheen, Edward James Olmos, David Strathairn and Alfred Molina...."

Oct. 16, 2020 Movie Review

Don't Let Go

Sci-fi crime drama gives a cop a chance at redemption

"...Starring: David Oyelowo, Storm Reid, Byron Mann, Mykelti Williamson, Alfred Molina, Brian Tyree Henry and Shinelle Azoroh...."

Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Front Runner

Jason Reitman revisits a long-ago time when a sex scandal could ruin a candidate's shot at the presidency

"...Jason Reitman. Starring: Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Alfred Molina, Sara Paxton, Kevin Pollak, Mamoudou Athie, Molly Ephraim,..."

Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gary Hart Biopic The Front Runner to Close Austin Film Festival

New films by Yorgos Lanthimos, Asghar Farhadi added to fest

"...Matt Bai Starring: Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Alfred Molina Oscar® nominee Hugh Jackman stars as the charismatic..."

Sept. 12, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Review: A Bad Idea Gone Wrong

The very model of a modern major indie comedy

"...the Catherine Zeta-Jones B-plot of Ocean’s Twelve with the Alfred Molina burglary scene in P.T. Anderson’s Magnolia would amount..."

March 12, 2017 SXSW Post by Sean L. Malin

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