The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare

A commando unit takes on the Nazis in this hyperviolent Guy Ritchie action-comedy

"...Pettyfer, Hero Fiennes Tiffin, Babs Olusanmokun, Henry Golding and Cary Elwes...."

April 19, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Austin Chronicle Guide to the Mission: Impossible Movies

Your mission, if you choose to accept it ...

"...Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Henry Czerny, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Cary Elwes, Shea Whigham...."

July 14, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One

Never mind the plot: Tom Cruise is back in life-risking action

"...Ferguson, Vanessa Kirby, Henry Czerny, Esai Morales, Pom Klementieff, Cary Elwes and Shea Whigham...."

July 14, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

BlackBerry

Rise and fall of the original smartphone as hilarious tech satire

"...Matt Johnson. Starring: Matt Johnson, Glenn Howerton, Jay Baruchel, Cary Elwes, Saul Rubinek and Michael Ironside...."

May 12, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Sweetwater

The true story of the first Black player in the NBA

"...Directed by: Martin Guigui. Starring: Everett Osborne, Cary Elwes, Eric Roberts, Richard Dreyfuss and Jeremy Piven...."

April 14, 2023 Movie Review

Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre

Statham and Ritchie reunite for an oddly monotonous spy flick

"...Guy Ritchie. Starring: Jason Statham, Aubrey Plaza, Josh Hartnett, Cary Elwes, Bugzy Malone, Hugh Grant and Eddie Marsan...."

March 3, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...first smartphone. Cast: Jay Baruchel, Glenn Howerton, Matt Johnson, Cary Elwes, Saul Rubinek (North American Premiere)..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Unholy

Messy Catholic horror is weighed down by becoming a creature feature

"...Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Cricket Brown, William Sadler, Katie Aselton, Cary Elwes and Diogo Morgado...."

April 9, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Ghost Light

The curse of Macbeth is given effervescent life

"...Starring: Roger Bart, Tom Riley, Shannyn Sossamon, Danielle Campbell, Cary Elwes, Carol Kane, Steve Tom, Scott Adsit and Caroline..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Endless

Sibling banter and cosmic terror means observational comedy horror.

"...dysfunctional household. Meanwhile Moorhead's onscreen Aaron evokes a young Cary Elwes, somewhere between the innocent charm of The Princess..."

April 20, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: The Endless

Spring team head on a familiar but reinvented roadtrip

"...dysfunctional household. Meanwhile Moorhead's onscreen Aaron evokes a young Cary Elwes, somewhere between the innocent charm of The Princess..."

Sept. 28, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Being Charlie

Rob Reiner directs this addiction drama written by his son Nick

"...Directed by: Rob Reiner. Starring: Nick Robinson, Cary Elwes, Susan Misner, Morgan Saylor, Common and Devon Bostick...."

May 13, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Elvis & Nixon

Now we can do more than wonder about the day these two men met

"...but the screenplay by Joey Sagal, Hanala Sagal, and Cary Elwes, could have dug more deeply. Nagging at the..."

April 22, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Twu Luv

Cary Elwes on the enduring appeal of The Princess Bride

"...a fan of the film, I take it," purrs Cary Elwes, his British-tinged accent languidly charming even over the..."

Oct. 17, 2014 Screens Feature by Neph Basedow

The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure

They look something like Teletubbies but, presumably, without the hallucinogenic charm.

"...Directed by: Matthew Diamond. Starring: Christopher Lloyd, Cary Elwes, Jaime Pressly, Cloris Leachman, Chazz Palminteri and Toni..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Adventures of Tintin

Steven Spielberg brings Hergé's comic books to animated life.

"...Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Cary Elwes and Toby Jones...."

Dec. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Saw 3D: The Final Chapter

This seventh film in the horror series promises to be the last.

"...Tobin Bell, Sean Patrick Flanery, Costas Mandylor, Betsy Russell, Cary Elwes and Chad Donella. Shot in 2-D and then..."

Nov. 5, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Disney's A Christmas Carol

The novelty of this motion-capture rendition of Dickens classic eventually gives way to emotionally bland storytelling.

"...Robert Zemeckis. Starring: Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright Penn, Bob Hoskins and Daryl Sabara...."

Nov. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...Writer: Tom Malloy Director: Rob Schmidt Cast: Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes, Timothy Hutton, Michael Ironside, Tom Noonan, Martin Donovan..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Geek Out!

Twenty years on, The Princess Bride comes off less as a sweet children's movie and more as a savvy precursor to Adaptation

"...a six-fingered baddie (Christopher Guest), and the dreamy pirate/hero (Cary Elwes) who saves the day. But it's, at its..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Georgia Rule

Despite the presence of three acting powerhouses – Jane Fonda, Felicity Huffman, and Lindsay Lohan – this movie about three generations of "difficult" women never rings true.

"...Starring: Jane Fonda, Lindsay Lohan, Felicity Huffman, Dermot Mulroney, Cary Elwes and Garrett Hedlund. Despite the presence of three..."

May 11, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Saw

Saw is indeed a horror movie, but not necessarily in the manner the filmmakers intended.

"...Directed by: James Wan. Starring: Cary Elwes, Leigh Whannell, Danny Glover, Ken Keung, Dina Meyer,..."

Oct. 29, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Spongebob and the Lips converge on Austin Studios, and the local IMAX pumps up its technology for 'The Polar Express'

"...(and then sucked by a disastrously off-kilter performance from Cary Elwes in Saw), so we missed the spongy hoopla,..."

Oct. 22, 2004 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

AFF Opens With 'Overnight' and More

For admission information and more, see www.austinfilmfestival.com, or check back here next week for our preview

"...a serial-killer horrorshow starring the Dread Pirate Roberts himself, Cary Elwes, and Danny Glover, who, let's face it, is..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Ella Enchanted

All-singing, all-dancing fairy tale is all-but-unbearable.

"...Directed by: Tommy O'Haver. Starring: Anne Hathaway, Hugh Dancy, Cary Elwes, Aidan McArdle, Joanna Lumley, Lucy Punch, Jennifer Higham,..."

April 9, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Cat's Meow

"...Slezak, Ronan Vibert, Claudia Harrison, Jennifer Tilly, Joanna Lumley, Cary Elwes, Eddie Izzard, Edward Herrmann and Kirsten Dunst. Bogdanovich's..."

April 26, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cradle Will Rock

Tim Robbins' historical drama mixes true events and characters from Roosevelt's New Deal pet, the Federal Theatre Project, and intersperses them with fictionalized elements with mixed results.

"...Murray, John Cusack, Joan Cusack, John Carpenter, Hank Azaria, Cary Elwes, Philip Baker Hall, John Turturro, Jack Black...."

July 27, 2001 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

Glory

"...Edward Zwick. Starring: Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, Cary Elwes, Jihmi Kennedy and Andre Braugher. This stirring historical..."

Feb. 7, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shadow of the Vampire

"...Elliott, Ronan Vibert, Aden Gillett, Eddie Izzard, Catherine Mccormack, Cary Elwes, Udo Kier, Willem Dafoe and John Malkovich. F.W...."

Jan. 26, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Great Escape

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

"...VampireD: E. Elias Merhige; with John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Cary Elwes...."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

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