The Strangers: Prey at Night

Home invasion classic becomes a franchise.

"...Directed by: Johannes Roberts. Starring: Bailee Madison, Christina Hendricks, Martin Henderson, Lewis Pullman and Emma Bellomy...."

March 16, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lost River

Ryan Gosling's controversial debut as a writer/director finally arrives

"...Directed by: Ryan Gosling. Starring: Christina Hendricks, Iain De Caestecker, Saoirse Ronan, Eva Mendes, Matt..."

April 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

God's Pocket

Philip Seymour Hoffman, in one of his last performances, heads up a terrific ensemble cast for this offbeat drama adapted from a Pete Dexter novel.

"...Directed by: John Slattery. Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro, Richard Jenkins, Eddie Marsan, Caleb Landry..."

May 16, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Life as We Know It

It's Two Singletons and a Baby, starring Katherine Heigl and Josh Duhamel.

"...Greg Berlanti. Starring: Katherine Heigl, Josh Duhamel, Josh Lucas, Christina Hendricks, Hayes MacArthur, Sarah Burns, Alexis Clagett, Brynn Clagett..."

Oct. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fist Fight

A comedy that revels in low-hanging fruit

"...JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Tracy Morgan, Jillian Bell, Kumail Nanjiani, Christina Hendricks and Dennis Haysbert...."

Feb. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bad Santa 2

A tired sequel that's more offensive than transgressive

"...Waters. Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox, Christina Hendricks, Brett Kelly, Jenny Zigrino, Jeff Skowron and Octavia..."

Nov. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Two Actresses, Fat and Thin

Staging Neil LaBute's 'Fat Pig' is a heavy proposition

"...on the heavier end of the spectrum between, say, Christina Hendricks and Camryn Manheim. And so usually she can't..."

Oct. 2, 2013 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Drive

Ryan Gosling plays a getaway driver in this seductive mix of brooding arthouse and heist-gone-to-hell genre picture.

"...Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Bryan Cranston, Albert Brooks, Oscar Isaac, Christina Hendricks, Ron Perlman and Kaden Leos. Welcome to the..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

I Don't Know How She Does It

Sarah Jessica Parker stars in this comedy about working-mom woes.

"...McGrath. Starring: Sarah Jessica Parker, Pierce Brosnan, Greg Kinnear, Christina Hendricks, Olivia Munn, Busy Philipps and Seth Meyers. Call..."

Sept. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

2020 Oscar-Nominated Short Films: Animated

This year's Academy-loved cartoons push the boundaries of the medium

"...with a stellar cast: narrated by Anne Dowd, with Christina Hendricks as a woman with a hunched back who..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Toy Story 4

Fourth verse, first as the first, second, third as the adventures of Woody and Buzz continue

"...Tony Hale, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan Peele, Keanu Reeves, and Christina Hendricks chime in with uniformly outstanding voice work, but..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

East Texas Noir

Joe R. Lansdale's Hap and Leonard get a swampy series

"...Williams turns in a spot-on Leonard, while Mad Men's Christina Hendricks appears in a golden East Texas glow as..."

Feb. 26, 2016 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Grimm Guignol

Ryan Gosling's directorial debut melds fantasy and realism

"...cusp of maturity. Yet for adults like Bones' mother (Christina Hendricks), fairy tale becomes fin de siècle horror. Gosling..."

April 10, 2015 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

TV Eye

AMC's Mad Men is back, and boy, is TV Eye glad

"...as in the scene when office manager Joan Holloway (Christina Hendricks) is debating where to put the brand-new, mammoth-size..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

American Woman

Sienna Miller pulls pages from a journal of loss in small town

"...Directed by: Jake Scott. Starring: Sienna Miller, Sky Ferreira, Christina Hendricks, Will Sasso, Aaron Paul and Amy Madigan...."

June 14, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Cast: Eden Brolin, Diane Ladd, Danielle Brooks, James McCaffrey, Christina Rouner (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Zilker Theatre Productions' All Shook Up

Take Elvis at his silliest, mix in Twelfth Night, stir playfully, and you have the latest Zilker Summer Musical

"...Vegas territory, but with the smarts and glamour of Christina Hendricks in Mad Men). Capello's balance of yearning for..."

Aug. 3, 2018 Arts Review by Robert Faires

Zach Theatre's One Man, Two Guvnors

In every respect, this production of Richard Bean's updated farce artfully crafts an environment of laughter

"...for Burke's Francis, into a sassy, British counterpart to Christina Hendricks' Joan on Mad Men. Amy Downing is delightfully..."

June 17, 2016 Arts Review by Shanon Weaver

Yes Yes: Sundance Announces 2014 Class

Austinites a-plenty in Competition and NEXT slates

"...he can’t pay. Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Richard Jenkins, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro...."

Dec. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Ginger & Rosa

The personal becomes political in Sally Potter's story about a girl who comes of age in England during the early Sixties.

"...Sally Potter. Starring: Elle Fanning, Alice Englert, Alessandro Nivola, Christina Hendricks, Timothy Spall, Oliver Platt, Annette Bening and Jodhi..."

April 12, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

ATX Television: TV Fantasy Goes Mainstream

Tales from 'Firefly,' 'Teen Wolf,' 'Supernatural,' & more

"...Fillion) tussles again with his femme fatale nemesis Saffron (Christina Hendricks). Molina recalled, “I’m standing in a starship while..."

June 2, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

City Hall Hustle: Low-Speed Ahead!

Council finally comes around on a pilot program for electric cabs

"...some sort of "payback" is as silly as giving Christina Hendricks top-billing for 10 minutes of screen time.)..."

Oct. 14, 2011 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Gift Guide

Two new titles for the TV geek

"...doll and clothing section (accordion included) for Joan Harris (Christina Hendricks) as costumed by Janie Bryant. Playful and slightly..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

Photoshop This!

How one little computer program conquered women's image of themselves.

"...this claim. Think fast, can you name even one? Christina Hendricks, who plays the curvaceous and lovely Joan Holloway..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Design Post by Christopher Carbone

None of the Hits, All of the Time

Austin's Real "Alternative," KVRX

"...Ina Hendricks and Jenn Garrison Thursday nights on KVRXphotograph by John..."

Jan. 24, 1997 Music Feature by Kate X Messer

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Duchovny, Michael Ian Black, Tony Shalhoub, Elisabeth Henry, Roger Hendricks Simon (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...Mustache Director/Screenwriter: Imran J. Khan, Producers: Christina Won, Jessica Sittig, Christopher Storer, Tyson Bidner It’s the..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker