Churchill

An intimate look at a leader's state of mind

"...Directed by: Jonathan Teplitzky. Starring: Brian Cox, Miranda Richardson, John Slattery, Ella Purnell, Julian Wadham,..."

June 9, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Autopsy of Jane Doe

Strange things are afoot in the morgue

"...Directed by: André Øvredal. Starring: Emile Hirsch, Brian Cox, Olwen Kelly, Ophelia Lovibond and Michael McElhatton...."

Jan. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

25th Hour

"...Edward Norton, Rosario Dawson, Barry Pepper, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Brian Cox and Anna Paquin. As Woody Allen slides perilously..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Minus Man

"...Starring: Sheryl Crow, Dennis Haysbert, Dwight Yoakam, Mercedes Ruehl, Brian Cox, Janeane Garofalo and Owen Wilson. You can say..."

Sept. 24, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Red

Over-the-hill crime-fighters band together to save their own in this smirky, goofy mashup of a rom-com and action picture.

"...Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker, Karl Urban, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ernest Borgnine, Brian Cox and Richard Dreyfuss. Proof, if more were needed,..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Super Troopers

"...Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Brian Cox, Lynda Carter, Marisa Coughlan and Daniel Von Bargen...."

Feb. 15, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

One for All

Brian Salisbury talks about his new, post-Spill site, One of Us

"...of comics and horror DVDs, think again. Site co-founder Brian Salisbury said, "It's a one-stop haven for anybody who..."

July 26, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Bourne Supremacy

Matt Damon is a superb action hero but he spends too much time alone in this sequel.

"...Directed by: Paul Greengrass. Starring: Matt Damon, Franka Potente, Brian Cox, Joan Allen, Julia Stiles, Karl Urban and Gabriel..."

July 23, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...with Sandra Bullock, Jason Patric, Willem Dafoe, Temeura Morrison, Brian McCardie, Glenn Plummer, Colleen Camp, Lois Chiles, Royale Watkins,..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...Sean Mathias; with Lothaire Bluteau, Clive Owen, Ian McKellen, Brian Webber, Mick Jagger...."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

L.I.E.

"...Directed by: Michael Cuesta. Starring: Paul Franklin Dano, Brian Cox, Tony Michael Donnelly, James Costa, Billy Kay, Bruce..."

Oct. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The AggreGAYtor: January 17

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Team Hillary gets queer, Laverne Cox pens a memoir, and homophobes continue their strange obsession..."

Jan. 17, 2014 Qmmunity Post

Running With Scissors

This film depiction of Augusten Burroughs' hellish childhood is tonally fractured and features a series of performances that pitch and yaw between "normal" and utterly mad.

"...Directed by: Ryan Murphy. Starring: Annette Bening, Brian Cox, Joseph Cross, Alec Baldwin, Evan Rachel Wood, Joseph..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Ringer

A Farrelly brothers comedy that purports to have a message about treating the intellectually challenged as regular human beings and stars Johnny "Jackass" Knoxville is about as disingenuous as a comedy that urges us to see past a person’s body size to appreciate the beauty within and stars Gwyneth Paltrow in a fat suit.

"...Directed by: Barry W. Blaustein. Starring: Johnny Knoxville, Brian Cox, Katherine Heigl, Camille Chen, Geoffrey Arend, Bill Chott,..."

Dec. 23, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Troy

This big-budget adaptation of The Iliad tries mightily, but the end result is the sound and fury of Homer undone.

"...Pitt, Orlando Bloom, Eric Bana, Brendan Gleeson, Peter O'Toole, Brian Cox, Diane Kruger and Julie Christie. Any film that..."

May 14, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Rookie

The film recounts the baseball career of Texan Jim Morris, who, in 1999, became the oldest rookie major-league pitcher to take the field in 40 years.

"...by: John Lee Hancock. Starring: Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Brian Cox, Beth Grant, Jay Hernandez and Angus T. Jones...."

March 29, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...A Bag of Hammers Director: Brian Crano, Writers: Brian Crano & Jake Sandvig An offbeat..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...their blemished glory for a life of meaning. Cast: Brian Hasenfus, Nick Dellarocca, Ann Palica, Angela Pagliarulo, J.R. Killigrew..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Follow the Crowd

April 20, 2017 Postmarks

DVDanger: The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T

Hate piano practice? Dr. Seuss' oddity is for you

"...personal preference) there is an undefinable, visceral menace of Brian Cox in Michael Mann’s Manhunter (Shout! Factory) that stands..."

June 4, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

September Previews

"...D: Anne Wheeler; with Wendy Crewson, Karyn Dwyer, Christina Cox, Ann-Marie MacDonald, Peter Outerbridge, Marya Delver, Kevin Mundy, Tony..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Bedside Manner: Science Lesson

How I learned that I know next to nothing

"...my curiosity. Heartthrob of the BBC and particle physicist Brian Cox showed me The Wonders of the Solar System..."

Dec. 10, 2012 Books Post by Lauren Tucker

From Script to Screen

"...Me?" panel on dialogue with John Landis (Animal House), Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential), and Andrew Kevin Walker (Seven)...."

Oct. 9, 1998 Screens Feature

Separation

Dolls and evil, dolls and evil ...

"...Rupert Friend, Violet McGraw, Mamie Gummer, Madeline Brewer and Brian Cox...."

April 30, 2021 Movie Review

Super Troopers 2

Vermont's finest return, and this time they're Canadian.

"...Chandrasekhar, Kevin Heffernan, Steve Lemme, Paul Soter, Erik Stolhanske, Brian Cox, Lynda Carter, Rob Lowe, Fred Savage, Emmanuelle Chriqui,..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

DVDanger: Another Evil

Carson D. Mell on crying exorcists, plus home release update

"...hidden in the titular corpse by father-and-son mortician team Brian Cox and Emile Hirsch melds CSI-esque procedural with a..."

May 6, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: I Am Not a Serial Killer

Director Billy O'Brien on adapting the story of a young monster

"...The English-language debut of director André Øvredal (Trollhunter) stars Brian Cox and Emile Hirsch as a father and son..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Luv Doc: Feeding Pigeons

Toddlers have a lot of cartilage, don't they?

"...While I was burning down the entire Chuck E...."

Dec. 23, 2016 Column by The Luv Doc

Fantastic Fest: The Autopsy of Jane Doe

Cracking sternums and cracking mysteries in horror whodunit

"...small-town father and son morticians Tommy and Austin Tilden (Brian Cox and Emile Hirsch)...."

Sept. 25, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Chronicle Recommends: Films About Memory Loss

Forget your troubles (and everything else) with these movies

"...Islamic terrorists. Nice prognostication, Shane Black! All this and Brian Cox, Joseph McKenna, and goddamn G.D. Spradlin as “the..."

Jan. 29, 2016 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

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