Atomic Blonde

Spies duke it out in Cold War-era Berlin

"...Directed by: David Leitch. Starring: Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Til Schweiger, Eddie Marsan,..."

July 28, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mad Max: Fury Road

Glorious action cinema abounds on Fury Road

"...Directed by: George Miller. Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Josh Helman, Nathan Jones,..."

May 15, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tully

Modern motherhood unraveled and rebuilt by the Young Adult team.

"...Directed by: Jason Reitman. Starring: Charlize Theron, Mackenzie Davis, Mark Duplass, Ron Livingston, Lia Frankland..."

May 4, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Bombshell

Finding sympathy in Fox’s #MeToo moment by ignoring everything else about Fox

"...Directed by: Jay Roach. Starring: Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman, Margot Robbie, John Lithgow, Kate McKinnon,..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Italian Job

"...by: F. Gary Gray. Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Edward Norton, Charlize Theron, Donald Sutherland, Mos Def, Seth Green, Jason Statham..."

May 30, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Long Shot

Timely political rom-com finds new common ground for opposites attracting each other

"...Directed by: Jonathan Levine. Starring: Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Andy Serkis, June Diane Raphael,..."

May 3, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

North Country

Charlize Theron stars in this fictionalized, rousing, but nevertheless predictable account of the first class-action sexual discrimination suit.

"...Directed by: Niki Caro. Starring: Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Sean Bean, Woody Harrelson, Jeremy Renner,..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Trapped

"...Taylor Vince, Stuart Townsend, Courtney Love, Kevin Bacon and Charlize Theron. Not as disastrous as the promotional campaign or..."

Sept. 27, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Astronaut's Wife

"...Starring: Donna Murphy, Samantha Eggar, Clea Duvall, Joe Morton, Charlize Theron and Johnny Depp. You have to wonder if..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Sleepwalking

Sleepwalking might have been a terrific character study of damaged adult siblings, but instead becomes a muddled road trip toward redemption.

"...Directed by: William Maher. Starring: Nick Stahl, AnnaSophia Robb, Charlize Theron, Dennis Hopper, Woody Harrelson and Deborra-Lee Furness. In..."

March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Sweet November

"...Bellan, Liam Aiken, Brian Leonard, Greg Germann, Jason Issacs, Charlize Theron and Keanu Reeves. Get out your handkerchiefs. No,..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Reindeer Games

"...Hutson, Donal Logue, James Frain, Dennis Farina, Gary Sinise, Charlize Theron and Ben Affleck. At one point in John..."

March 4, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gringo

Long-delayed stoner comedy is a little stale.

"...Directed by: Nash Edgerton. Starring: David Oyelowo, Joel Edgerton, Charlize Theron, Sharlto Copley, Thandie Newton, Amanda Seyfried, Harry Treadaway,..."

March 16, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Huntsman: Winter's War

Modernized fairy tale is a wan follow-up

"...Cedric Nicolas-Troyan. Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, Emily Blunt, Charlize Theron, Sope Dirisu, Nick Frost, Rob Brydon, Sheridan Smith,..."

April 22, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Million Ways to Die in the West

Seth MacFarlane furthers his Hollywood onslaught with this Western spoof in which he's no longer strictly a voice talent but is now playing the onscreen lead.

"...Directed by: Seth MacFarlane. Starring: Seth MacFarlane, Charlize Theron, Amanda Seyfried, Liam Neeson, Giovanni Ribisi, Neil Patrick..."

May 30, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Snow White and the Huntsman

Ambitious, brutish, and ruthlessly unromantic, this feminist reworking of the fairy tale has us under its spell.

"...Directed by: Rupert Sanders. Starring: Kristen Stewart, Chris Hemsworth, Charlize Theron, Sam Claflin, Sam Spruell, Ian McShane, Bob Hoskins,..."

June 1, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Young Adult

Actors Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt prove as riveting a combo as writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman.

"...Directed by: Jason Reitman. Starring: Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser, Collette Wolfe,..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Head in the Clouds

Charlize Theron, Stuart Townsend, and Penelope Cruz co-star in this stilted romantic drama set against the background of Europe between the wars.

"...Directed by: John Duigan. Starring: Charlize Theron, Penélope Cruz, Stuart Townsend and Thomas Kretschmann. Head..."

Oct. 15, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mighty Joe Young

"...Serbedzija, Nareen Andrews, Peter Firth, Regina King, David Paymer, Charlize Theron and Bill Paxton. Like Gus Van Sant's recent..."

Dec. 25, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Prometheus

In his return to science fiction, Ridley Scott's stunning, ambitious visuals are waylaid by his quasi-metaphysics.

"...Michael Fassbender, Guy Pearce, Idris Elba, Logan Marshall-Green and Charlize Theron...."

June 8, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film: Long Shot Red Carpet and Premiere

"...Charlize Theron at the Long Shot red carpet during South..."

March 10, 2019 Photo Gallery

After a Fashion

Watch it, Charlize; Elvis on fire; and is Stephen saying what we think he is saying?

"...a gorgeous but innocuous enough photo – the beauteous Charlize Theron at South by Southwest 06 shot by Chronicle..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...the (so far) untitled comedy from Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron. Elsewhere on the comedy front, there's a first..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Fate of the Furious

The car thieves are back to save the world

"...Gary Gray. Starring: Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Charlize Theron, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Kurt Russell, Nathalie..."

April 14, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Announces Closing Night Film and More

Ryan Reynolds and Jake Gyllenhaal fight for their Life

"...Another late addition is Headliner Atomic Blonde, starring Charlize Theron. Following the lead of Salt (and, Melissa McCarthy’s..."

Feb. 22, 2017 Screens Post by Dougie Gerrard

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Under your front-cover legend SXSW WRAP, I saw "Charlize Theron" and eagerly sought information about the actress I've..."

April 7, 2006 Column

Consider the Audience

"...Editor, Under your front-cover legend SXSW WRAP, I saw "Charlize Theron" and eagerly sought information about the actress I've..."

March 28, 2006 Postmarks

The Yards

The Yards works well as an homage to Mean Streets-era Seventies crime movies, but the film's maddening problems with pace and dialogue make it a less enjoyable viewing experience than it could be.

"...D: James Gray (2000); with Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron, James Caan, Ellen Burstyn, Faye Dunaway...."

Aug. 31, 2001 Screens Review

Monster

Charlize Theron gives a ferocious performance as serial killer Aileen Wuornos.

"...Directed by: Patty Jenkins. Starring: Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Scott Wilson, Pruitt Taylor..."

Jan. 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Road

Cormac McCarthy's bleak, end-of-days novel survives the transition to the screen with remarkable veracity.

"...Directed by: John Hillcoat. Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce and Molly Parker. I'm..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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