Vice

Unsubtle Dick Cheney bio-pic is the political bludgeon we deserve

"...Directed by: Adam McKay. Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Jesse Plemons,..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Knight of Cups

Terrence Malick's Knight of Cups is a vessel half-empty

"...Directed by: Terrence Malick. Starring: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Natalie Portman, Brian Dennehy, Antonio Banderas,..."

March 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Metroland

"...Directed by: Philip Saville. Starring: Lee Ross and Christian Bale. Not reviewed at press time. Christian Bale (Velvet..."

May 28, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Newsies

"...Directed by: Kenny Ortega. Starring: Christian Bale, Bill Pullman, Ann-Margret, Robert Duvall, David Moscow, Luke..."

April 10, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

The LEGO Batman Movie

The Dark Knight returns to Legoland

"...Caped Crusader, spawning a gravel-voiced bro-child (Arnett, brilliantly channeling Christian Bale) with relationship issues of every kind. (To quote..."

Feb. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

American Psycho

"...Directed by: Mary Harron. Starring: Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon, Samantha Mathis,..."

April 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Fighter

Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, and Amy Adams combine forces with director David O. Russell to make one of 2010's most exciting movies.

"...Directed by: David O. Russell. Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, Amy Adams, Jack McGee and Mickey..."

Dec. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ford v Ferrari

Enduring male bonding cuts through racetrack noise and paddock politics

"...Directed by: James Mangold. Starring: Matt Damon, Christian Bale, Caitriona Balfe, Tracy Letts, Josh Lucas, Jon Bernthal,..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Machinist

Christian Bale lost 60 lbs. in order to play the unsettling title character, a man who has maybe shed his sanity along with his weight.

"...Directed by: Brad Anderson. Starring: Christian Bale, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, John Sharian, Michael..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hostiles

The closing days of the old West, and the legacy of the Indian Wars, bloodily examined

"...Directed by: Scott Cooper. Starring: Christian Bale, Wes Studi, Rosamund Pike, Jesse Plemons, Adam Beach..."

Jan. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Out of the Furnace

The writer/director of Crazy Heart returns with an all-star cast for his sophomore effort, which takes place amid the rusted-out lives of America's steel belt.

"...Directed by: Scott Cooper. Starring: Christian Bale, Woody Harrelson, Casey Affleck, Sam Shepard, Willem Dafoe,..."

Dec. 13, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Harsh Times

A gritty drama about a disappointed military vet and his best pal, who are headed in a downward spiral in South Central Los Angeles.

"...Directed by: David Ayer. Starring: Christian Bale, Freddy Rodríguez, Eva Longoria, Chaka Forman, J.K. Simmons,..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

American Hustle

It's all about the hair, the performances, and the grift and graft in this unpredictable new offering from David O. Russell.

"...Directed by: David O. Russell. Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Jennifer Lawrence,..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Public Enemies

Michael Mann's film is a human-scale biopic of the gangster folk hero John Dillinger.

"...Directed by: Michael Mann. Starring: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Channing Tatum, Giovanni Ribisi, Emilie de..."

July 3, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma puts the lie to the presumptive myths that Westerns are dead and remakes are always a bad thing.

"...Directed by: James Mangold. Starring: Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, Ben Foster, Peter Fonda, Alan Tudyk,..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rescue Dawn

German arthouse director Werner Herzog tells the story of Navy air pilot and POW Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale) and proves that he is capable – like his characters – of almost anything.

"...Directed by: Werner Herzog. Starring: Christian Bale, Steve Zahn, Jeremy Davies, Teerawat Mulvilai, Kriangsak Ming-olo,..."

July 27, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Prestige

Two rival magicians are locked in a lifelong quest for supremacy, which leads them down a slippery slope of hairpin twists and triple-turns in this Christopher Nolan movie.

"...Directed by: Christopher Nolan. Starring: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Piper Perabo, Rebecca Hall, Scarlett Johansson,..."

Oct. 27, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Velvet Goldmine

"...Directed by: Todd Haynes. Starring: Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Christian Bale, Ewan McGregor and Toni Collette...."

Nov. 6, 1998 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Batten down the hatches! The plagues are here!

"...Directed by: Ridley Scott. Starring: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Ben Kingsley, Aaron Paul,..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Dark Knight Rises

An uncannily accurate mirror of the contemporary cultural zeitgeist, this epic finale to the Batman trilogy is just that: epic.

"...Directed by: Christopher Nolan. Starring: Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt,..."

July 20, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Terminator Salvation

Despite a couple of good action sequences, Terminator Salvation is loud, talky, and entirely lacking any sort of soul or sense of good old summer-matinee fun.

"...Directed by: McG. Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Helena Bonham Carter, Anton..."

May 22, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Laurel Canyon

"...Directed by: Lisa Cholodenko. Starring: Frances McDormand, Christian Bale, Kate Beckinsale, Natscha McElhone, Alessandro Nivola, Louis Knox..."

April 11, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Pale Blue Eye

Star-studded horror finds Edgar Allan Poe in a Gothic mystery of his own

"...Directed by: Scott Cooper. Starring: Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Gillian Anderson, Fred Hechinger, Lucy Boynton,..."

Dec. 23, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Promise

The Armenian Genocide as seen through a love triangle

"...by: Terry George. Starring: Oscar Isaac, Charlotte Le Bon, Christian Bale, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Angela Sarafyan, James Cromwell, Marwan Kenzari,..."

April 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Big Short

The financial meltdown of 2008 is treated with terrific comic spin

"...Directed by: Adam McKay. Starring: Steve Carell, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Marisa Tomei, Jeremy Strong,..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Amsterdam

David O. Russell's madcap murder-mystery is a misfire

"...Directed by: David O. Russell. Starring: Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Robert De Niro,..."

Oct. 7, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

American Psycho

Mary Harron's film adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis' novel, American Psycho, frequently hits the mark, thanks to leading man Christian Bale.

"...D: Mary Harron (2000); with Christian Bale, Chloë Sevigny, Samantha Mathis, Jared Leto, Reese Witherspoon,..."

June 22, 2001 Screens Review by Mike Emery

Roll 'Em

March

"...D: Richard Rich; with the voices of Miranda Richardson, Christiane Noll, Martin Vidnovic, Allen Hong, Ian Richardson...."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Batman Begins

Batman Begins … and it's about time. The movie is great fun, and also a terrific relief.

"...Directed by: Christopher Nolan. Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman,..."

June 17, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Reign of Fire

"...Cockle, Randall Carlton, Alice Krige, Gerard Butler, Izabella Scorupco, Christian Bale and Matthew McConaughey. It's enough to make you..."

July 12, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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