Traffic

"...Guzman, Dennis Quaid, Tomas Milian, Jacob Vargas, Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas. The news,..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Becoming Che

Benicio Del Toro on the method, the madness, and the merchandising

"...grueling as the revolution itself. But forget about them: Benicio Del Toro, without qualm the best character actor of..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

From the Vaults: Nada Lado

'Savages’ Benicio del Toro talks about developing character in 'Che'

"...this movie behaves badly, but none more convincingly than Benicio del Toro's Lado...."

July 8, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hunted

"...Directed by: William Friedkin. Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio Del Toro, Connie Nielsen, Jenna Boyd and Leslie Stefanson...."

March 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wolfman

This monster reboot disappoints terribly, making up in blood and entrails what it lacks in heart and soul.

"...Directed by: Joe Johnston. Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving, Geraldine..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

The legend of the gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson abides in the performance of Johnny Depp.

"...Directed by: Terry Gilliam. Starring: Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Gary Busey, Christina Ricci, Cameron Diaz, Ellen..."

May 22, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Savages

Oliver Stone’s movie is volatile, nasty, hypnotic, gory, and nearly irrestible – at least when the young 'uns aren't onscreen.

"...Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Blake Lively, Aaron Johnson, John Travolta, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek, Emile Hirsch, Demián Bichir and..."

July 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Excess Baggage

"...Directed by: Marco Brambilla. Starring: Alicia Silverstone, Benicio Del Toro, Christopher Walken, Jack Thompson, Nicholas Turturro, Harry..."

Sept. 5, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Things We Lost in the Fire

This film starring Halle Berry and Benicio Del Toro is an impeccably constructed and perfectly paced drama of domestic and internal volatility.

"...Directed by: Susanne Bier. Starring: Halle Berry, Benicio Del Toro, David Duchovny, Alexis Llewellyn, Micah Berry, John..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Sicario

Taut, morally ambiguous thriller is set on the U.S./Mexico border

"...Directed by: Denis Villeneuve. Starring: Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Victor Garber, Jon Bernthal, Daniel..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

21 Grams

Powerful performances resonate in this devastating and weighty follow-up picture from the director of Amores Perros.

"...by: Alejandro González Iñárritu. Starring: Sean Penn, Naomi Watts, Benicio Del Toro, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Melissa Leo and Clea DuVall...."

Dec. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Way of the Gun

"...Caan, Scott Wilson, Nicky Katt, Taye Diggs, Juliette Lewis, Benicio Del Toro and Ryan Phillippe. It should be obvious..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sicario: Day of the Soldado

Cross-border thriller gets a bloodier, morally grayer sequel

"...Directed by: Stefano Sollima. Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Moner, Jeffrey Donovan, Manuel..."

June 29, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sin City

This ultra-noir adaptation of Frank Miller’s black-and-white cult comic series is a visual feast ripped straight from the original medium’s blood-soaked pages.

"...Willis, Clive Owen, Jessica Alba, Rosario Dawson, Jaime King, Benicio Del Toro, Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Nick Stahl and..."

April 1, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Basquiat

"...Directed by: Julian Schnabel. Starring: Jeffrey Wright, Michael Wincott, Benicio Del Toro, Claire Forlani, David Bowie, Dennis Hopper, Gary..."

Aug. 23, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Criminal Conversation

How Christopher McQuarrie, the writer of The Usual Suspects and the director of the upcoming The Way of the Gun, learned to say no.

"...tough-as-nails Ryan Phillippe and The Usual Suspects' mumbling con, Benicio Del Toro) form a complicated web in which no..."

Sept. 8, 2000 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The French Dispatch

Wes Anderson's candy-colored tribute to The New Yorker

"...Directed by: Wes Anderson. Starring: Bill Murray, Benicio Del Toro, Léa Seydoux, Adrien Brody, Frances McDormand, Timothée..."

Oct. 22, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Che: Part One

Steven Soderbergh’s filmmaking legacy is his aesthetic daring, and his latest – as massive and imperfect as it is – just might be his most daring work to date.

"...Directed by: Steven Soderbergh. Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Demián Bichir, Santiago Cabrera, Jorge Perugorria, Édgar..."

Jan. 23, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Avengers: Infinity War

Earth's mightiest heroes face their greatest, most nuanced threat

"...Gurira, Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, Carrie Coon, Dave Bautista, Benicio Del Toro, Kerry Condon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Peter Dinklage, Anthony..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Announces (Almost) Full Slate

Opening and closing night films still to come

"...Andrea Di Stefano’s debut feature Escobar: Paradise Lost, starring Benicio del Toro...."

Sept. 17, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Underworld: Rise of the Lycans

Despite being the third entry in the Underworld series, this is a prequel story about the age-old war between the vampires and the werewolves.

"...West Ender whose ominous frame, piercing eyes, and chilled delivery pretty much define what it means to be a..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

There Will Be Film

"...coming to the aid of his dead friend's family, Benicio del Toro carves his face onto the Mount Rushmore..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

New to DVD

You can turn your back on a drug, but never turn your back on Criterion Collection DVD #175, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, an "eerie trumpet call over a lost battlefield."

"...Dr. Johnny S. Depp and the Raging Bull -- Benicio Del Toro -- accompanied by their 300-pound-balls producer Laila..."

March 7, 2003 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

After a Fashion

Follow a local dress as it makes it way off the bolt, into an Austin boutique, and across the country to Hollywood for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at Morton's!

"...elegant deconstructed evening gown à la Rei Kawakubo meets Madeleine Vionnet. I had chosen the fabric: a juxtaposition of..."

April 13, 2001 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...ALSO PLAYINGStar Power Brad Pitt and Benicio del Toro star in the latest from Lock, Stock,..."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...D: Terry Gilliam; with Johnny Depp, Benicio Del Toro, Ellen Barkin, Gary Busey, Cameron Diaz, Flea,..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

The Pledge

"...Sean Penn. Starring: Jack Nicholson, Robin Wright, Aaron Eckhart, Benicio Del Toro, Vanessa Redgrave, Helen Mirren, Patricia Clarkson, Mickey..."

Jan. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Snatch

Ritchie's second feature is part broad comic farce and part grisly charnel house humor.

"...Statham, Brad Pitt, Alan Ford, Vinnie Jones, Jason Flemyng, Benicio Del Toro and Dennis Farina. Is Guy Ritchie a..."

Jan. 19, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...2 opening look unrealistic, it's likely that the whole delicate balance of Hollywood release strategies may get caught in..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Money for Nothing

"...with John Cusack, Michael Madsen, Debi Mazar, James Gandolfini, Benicio Del Toro, Michael Rapaport, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Maury Chaykin...."

March 23, 2001 Screens Review by Eli Kooris

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