The Railway Man

Colin Firth stars with Nicole Kidman in this memoir about a WWII POW in Burma who, in the present day, still suffers repercussions.

"...Directed by: Jonathan Teplitzky. Starring: Colin Firth, Jeremy Irvine, Nicole Kidman, Stellan Skarsgård, Hiroyuki Sanada,..."

April 25, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Kingsman: The Secret Service

This comic-book riff on James Bond films finds fun amid the ultraviolence.

"...Directed by: Matthew Vaughn. Starring: Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Taron Egerton, Mark Strong, Sophie..."

Feb. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Easy Virtue

In this adaptation of an early Noël Coward play, Jessica Biel is the American newcomer whose brash attitudes disrupt the British decorum of her new mother-in-law (Kristin Scott Thomas).

"...by: Stephan Elliott. Starring: Jessica Biel, Kristin Scott Thomas, Colin Firth, Ben Barnes, Kimberley Nixon, Katherine Parkinson, Kris Marshall,..."

June 19, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

ATX TV Festival 2022: The Staircase

Showrunner Maggie Cohn on this year's true crime smash

"...performances from a cast led by Toni Collette and Colin Firth...."

June 10, 2022 Screens Post by Rod Machen

What a Girl Wants

"...Directed by: Dennie Gordon. Starring: Amanda Bynes, Colin Firth, Kelly Preston, Tom Harper, Anna Chancellor, Jonathan Pryce,..."

April 4, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Single Man

Tom Ford ditched fashion designing for filmmaking with this smart adaptation of the Christopher Isherwood story about a grieving gay man in 1962 California.

"...Directed by: Tom Ford. Starring: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Nicholas Hoult, Jon Kortajarena,..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Genius

Editor Maxwell Perkins and author Thomas Wolfe collaborate in biopic

"...Directed by: Michael Grandage. Starring: Colin Firth, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Laura Linney, Dominic West,..."

June 24, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

The bloody spy series returns

"...Directed by: Matthew Vaughn. Starring: Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Julianne Moore, Pedro Pascal, Elton John,..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Magic in the Moonlight

Though he's been on a roll with his last few films, Woody Allen breaks his streak with this threadbare offering.

"...Directed by: Woody Allen. Starring: Colin Firth, Emma Stone, Marcia Gay Harden, Simon McBurney, Eileen..."

Aug. 8, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Before I Go to Sleep

Nicole Kidman stars as a woman who has amnesia and fights to uncover a big mystery from her past.

"...Directed by: Rowan Joffe. Starring: Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth, Mark Strong and Anne-Marie Duff...."

Nov. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

The King's Speech

Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helena Bonham Carter act up a royal storm in this movie about King George VI of Great Britain overcoming his speech impediment.

"...Directed by: Tom Hooper. Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bridget Jones's Baby

Third time's a charm, if a bit forgettable

"...Directed by: Sharon Maguire. Starring: Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Sarah Solemani, Emma Thompson, Sally Phillips,..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Arthur Newman

Colin Firth and Emily Blunt star in this road picture about two people who try to escape their identities but fall in love and learn to accept their responsibilities.

"...Directed by: Dante Ariola. Starring: Colin Firth, Emily Blunt, Lucas Hedges and Anne Heche...."

May 10, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

When Did You Last See Your Father?

Based on British poet Blake Morrison’s written memoir, this film is a very particular yet universal story about the eternal knot between fathers and sons.

"...Directed by: Anand Tucker. Starring: Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Juliet Stevenson, Gina McKee, Sarah Lancashire,..."

July 4, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

The paternity mystery is solved, but the ABBA hits keep coming

"...Streep, Dominic Cooper, Pierce Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgård, Christine Baranski, Colin Firth, Julie Walters and Cher...."

July 20, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Geek Out!

This is the BBC miniseries that set women worldwide swooning for some Mr. Darcy

"...– or especially – as he's declaring his love, Colin Firth was spot-on as the proud Mr. Darcy, and..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Bridget Jones's Diary

romantic fantasy as it is social satire.

"...Directed by: Sharon Maguire. Starring: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent and Gemma Jones. Helen..."

April 13, 2001 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Northern Exposures

Reflections on the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival

"...saw the lovely and touching Ford film, which stars Colin Firth and Julianne Moore in a story about a..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Supernova

Firth and Tucci are beyond stellar as a married couple being swallowed by dementia

"...Directed by: Harry Macqueen. Starring: Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci, Pippa Haywood, James Dreyfus, Ian Drysdale..."

Jan. 29, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Where the Truth Lies

Master filmmaker Atom Egoyan goes for the mainstream with this new murder mystery, but sadly his aim is way, way off.

"...Directed by: Atom Egoyan. Starring: Kevin Bacon, Colin Firth, Alison Lohman, Sonja Bennett, Rachel Blanchard, Kathryn Winslow..."

Nov. 11, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Cast is excellent; movie is OK; men and women are soooo different.

"...Directed by: Beeban Kidron. Starring: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jacinda Barrett, Sally Phillips, Jim Broadbent..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Importance of Being Earnest

For better or worse, Oliver Parker's adaptation of Oscar Wilde's comedy of mistaken identities liberates the play from its drawing-room trappings.

"...Directed by: Oliver Parker. Starring: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Reese Witherspoon, Frances O'Connor, Judi Dench, Anne Massey..."

May 31, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austenland

Keri Russell plays a woman who vacations in a Jane Austen fantasy camp, but the film is lacking in sense and sensibility.

"...in Regency-style tchotchkes and a life-sized cardboard cutout of Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy...."

Sept. 6, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

2010 Screens Top 10s

"...2) The King's Speech Colin Firth gives the performance of a lifetime (thus far)..."

Jan. 7, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Backing 'Black'

The Austin Film Critics Association announces 2010 awards

"...Best Actor: Colin Firth, The King's Speech..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Screens Top 10s

"...Colin Firth (A Single Man), Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds), Stanley..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Screens Top 10s

"...Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans), Tom Hardy (Bronson), Colin Firth (A Single Man), Peter Capaldi (In the Loop),..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

AFCA Announces 2009 Awards

The Austin Film Critics Association hands The Hurt Locker top prize

"...Best Actor: Colin Firth, A Single Man..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Fever Pitch

Don’t go into the Farrelly brothers’ Fever Pitch seeking an adaptation along the lines of the merely Yankified remix of the Nick Hornby novel High Fidelity: This is not that – not even close.

"...renting the 1997 British version, which at least features Colin Firth as Hornby’s alter-ego.) Here, instead, we get former..."

April 8, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Empire of Light

The bulb glows dim in Sam Mendes' tribute to picture palaces

"...Directed by: Sam Mendes. Starring: Olivia Colman, Micheal Ward, Colin Firth, Tom Brooke, Tanya Moodie, Hannah Onslow, Crystal Clarke..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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