Testament of Youth

The luminous Alicia Vikander stars as a woman coming of age amid World War I

"...Directed by: James Kent. Starring: Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Taron Egerton, Colin Morgan, Emily Watson,..."

July 3, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Anthropocene: The Human Epoch

Humanity's scarring of Earth mapped out in graphic, terrifying detail

"...accountability on display can be tough to swallow. Actress Alicia Vikander’s cool narration offers one enlightening statistic after the..."

Oct. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Light Between Oceans

Gorgeous period melodrama fails to connect

"...Directed by: Derek Cianfrance. Starring: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Brian Brown, Florence Clery, Jack Thompson,..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

Napoleon Solo and and Illya Kuryakin don't transition well to the present

"...Directed by: Guy Ritchie. Starring: Henry Cavill, Armie Hammer, Alicia Vikander, Elizabeth Debicki, Luca Calvani, Hugh Grant and Jared..."

Aug. 14, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Ex Machina

Smart, sinister sci-fi film about human error and techno-terror

"...Directed by: Alex Garland. Starring: Oscar Isaac, Domhnall Gleeson, Alicia Vikander and Sonoya Mizuno...."

April 17, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Royal Affair

Palace intrigue, bodice-ripping, and revolutionary thought: If only this costume drama about Danish monarchs behaving badly delivered on its promise.

"...Directed by: Nikolaj Arcel. Starring: Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Trine Dyrholm, David..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Submergence

Europe's great sentimentalist explores the mysteries of separation.

"...Directed by: Wim Wenders. Starring: Alicia Vikander, James McAvoy, Alexander Siddig, Jannik Schümann, Reda Kateb,..."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tomb Raider

Lara Croft is back again!

"...Directed by: Roar Uthaug. Starring: Alicia Vikander, Dominic West, Walton Goggins, Daniel Wu, Kristin Scott..."

March 23, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tulip Fever

Intrigue blossoms in 17th century Amsterdam

"...Directed by: Justin Chadwick. Starring: Alicia Vikander, Dane DeHaan, Jack O'Connell, Zach Galifianakis, Christoph Waltz,..."

Sept. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Danish Girl

Biopic about the first person to undergo sexual reassignment surgery

"...Directed by: Tom Hooper. Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Alicia Vikander, Matthias Schoenaerts, Amber Heard, Ben Whishaw and Sebastian..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Morgan

An AI experiment goes wrong in this forgettable genre exercise

"...titular female character (Taylor-Joy, in a dim replication of Alicia Vikander’s exemplary performance as an untethered humanoid in Alex..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Mad Max: Fury Road Tops Austin Film Critics Association Awards

Full list of winners, plus who made the best Austin film?

"...acting categories. Crunching the numbers shows that relative newcomer Alicia Vikander took the best supporting actress prize for sci-fi..."

Dec. 29, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Critics Announce Award Nominees

Carol leads nominations with seven nods

"...The Hateful Eight Kristen Stewart, Clouds of Sils Maria Alicia Vikander, Ex Machina Kate Winslet, Steve Jobs Best Original..."

Dec. 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Burnt

Bradley Cooper is a "bad boy" chef; Sienna Miller and others are garnish

"...the frame for Emma Thompson, or Matthew Rhys, or Alicia Vikander, or the Italian actor Riccardo Scamarcio to pop..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Human Condition

Ex Machina writer/director Alex Garland on robots, sex, and the collaborative spirit

"...as human. The test subject is the robot Ava (Alicia Vikander), who takes the form of a comely human..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Cindy Widner

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...thriller Ex Machina, starring Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, and Alicia Vikander. Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Alicia Vikander (North..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Blue Bayou

Ambitious drama explores heavy themes of fractured families and deportation

"...Directed by: Justin Chon. Starring: Justin Chon, Alicia Vikander, Sydney Kowalske, Mark O’Brien and Linh Đan Phạm...."

Sept. 17, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Green Knight

Dev Patel and David Lowery enchant with this astounding Arthurian myth

"...Directed by: David Lowery. Starring: Dev Patel, Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, Sean Harris, Kate Dickie..."

July 30, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jason Bourne

The former CIA op resurfaces in a new era of electronic surveillance

"...by: Paul Greengrass. Starring: Matt Damon, Tommy Lee Jones, Alicia Vikander, Julia Stiles, Vincent Cassel, Riz Ahmed, Ato Essandoh,..."

July 29, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Anna Karenina

Joe Wright's bold but empty imagining of Tolstoy's classic is set mostly within the walls of a theatre.

"...Law, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Domhnall Gleeson, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald, Alicia Vikander, Ruth Wilson and Olivia Williams...."

Nov. 30, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Green Knight Pledges Fealty to SXSW

David Lowery's adaptation of the Arthurian myth joins festival

"...The film also stars Kate Dickie (as Queen Guinevere) Alicia Vikander, Joel Edgerton, Sarita Choudhury, and Barry Keoghan...."

March 2, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wim Wenders Talks About Submergence

The self-avowed German romantic on his new film

"...one of our most outstanding and influential actresses today, Alicia Vikander, and by James McAvoy, whom I consider the..."

April 13, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Steve Davis' Top 10 Films of 2015

"...Cate Blanchett (Carol), Kristen Stewart (Clouds of Sils Maria), Alicia Vikander (Ex Machina), Lily Tomlin (Grandma)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

The Fembot Gambit

Oscar Isaac reflects on Ex Machina

"...remote bunker to perform a Turing test on Ava (Alicia Vikander), a specimen of artificial intelligence. What ensues is..."

April 17, 2015 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

Seventh Son

Fantasy film about an apprentice Spook battling Julianne Moore's evil witch.

"...Sergey Bodrov. Starring: Jeff Bridges, Ben Barnes, Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Olivia Williams, Djimon Hounsou, Antje Traue..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Russell Brand Movie Kicks off SXSW Film 2015

SXSW Film divulges its first seven titles for 2015

"...cerebral thriller Ex Machina. Cast: Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Alicia Vikander Hello, My Name is Doris (World Premiere) Director:..."

Jan. 8, 2015 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Fifth Estate

It's the story of Julian Assange and WikiLeaks before they became household names.

"...Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Bruühl, Anthony Mackie, David Thewlis, Alicia Vikander, Peter Capaldi, Carice van Houten, Dan Stevens, Stanley..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black