From the Vaults: David Oyelowo

Rising star David Oyelowo is in two new films – with two more on the way

"...The actor David Oyelowo co-stars in two films currently playing in Austin,..."

Oct. 27, 2012 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

A United Kingdom

A film on love, race, and royalty

"...Directed by: Amma Asante. Starring: David Oyelowo, Rosamund Pike, Jack Davenport, Laura Carmichael and Tom..."

March 3, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Lee Daniels' The Butler

The stars shine bright in this broad yet moving overview of the last 90 years of African-American history.

"...Directed by: Lee Daniels. Starring: Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, David Oyelowo, Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr., Lenny Kravitz, John..."

Aug. 16, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gringo

Long-delayed stoner comedy is a little stale.

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

March 16, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Captive

Ripped-from-the-headlines movie about a hostage crisis defused by a devotional book

"...Directed by: Jerry Jameson. Starring: Kate Mara, David Oyelowo, Mimi Rogers, Michael Kenneth Williams, Leonor Varela, Jessica..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Red Tails

George Lucas exec produced – and bankrolled – this action/drama about the historic Tuskegee Airmen.

"...Directed by: Anthony Hemingway. Starring: Nate Parker, David Oyelowo, Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding Jr., Elijah Kelley, Tristan..."

Jan. 27, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Don't Let Go

Sci-fi crime drama gives a cop a chance at redemption

"...Directed by: Jacob Estes. Starring: David Oyelowo, Storm Reid, Byron Mann, Mykelti Williamson, Alfred Molina,..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Selma

Although it's dramatically uneven, this film is a commendable historical drama about Martin Luther King Jr. that sidesteps the common pitfalls of adulatory biopics.

"...Directed by: Ava DuVernay. Starring: David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Cuba Gooding Jr., Carmen Ejogo, Tim..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Middle of Nowhere

In this Sundance-honored film, a woman has to figure out what to do after her husband is sentenced to eight years in prison.

"...Directed by: Ava DuVernay. Starring: Emayatzy Corinealdi, David Oyelowo, Omari Hardwick, Edwina Findley, Lorraine Toussaint and Sharon..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Paperboy

This lurid Southern tale by the director of Precious shows that he still knows how to push people's buttons – and gather an all-star cast to sell the goods.

"...Efron, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, John Cusack, Macy Gray, David Oyelowo, Scott Glenn, Ned Bellamy and Nealla Gordon...."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Sound of Thunder

Abandoning any pretense of respect for the Ray Bradbury source material, this film manhandles the author’s delicacies into a lumbering and bewildered mess of grade-Z sci-fi clichés.

"...Jemima Rooper, Wilfried Hochholdinger, August Zirner, Corey Johnson and David Oyelowo. Ray Bradbury may be the greatest living American..."

Sept. 9, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Water Man

Tale of tales finds strength in fantasy as a young boy goes questing

"...Directed by: David Oyelowo. Starring: Maria Bello, Rosario Dawson, Alfred Molina, David..."

May 7, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Queen of Katwe

This Disney film rises above the usual underdog sports cliches

"...Directed by: Mira Nair. Starring: David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong’o, Madina Nalwanga, Martin Kabanza, Taryn “Kay”..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

How to Fight Fires in Elemental: Reimagine Wildfire

David Oyelowo narrates new documentary about our burning world

"...Directed by Trip Jennings and narrated by award-winning actor David Oyelowo (Selma, The Water Man), the documentary follows fire..."

June 27, 2023 Screens Post by Amelia Nonemacher

Come Away

Maudlin melding of Peter Pan and Alice is a misreading of both

"...Keira Chansa, Jordan A. Nash, Reece Yates, Angelina Jolie, David Oyelowo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Michael Caine, Anna Chancellor and Derek..."

Nov. 20, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

See How They Run

Playful whodunit spoofs the greatest mystery in theatre

"...Tom George. Starring: Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Adrien Brody, David Oyelowo, Reece Shearsmith, Ruth Wilson, Pearl Chanda and Harris..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

Meta ain't betta in this unlovable, self-referential sequel

"...by: Will Gluck. Starring: Rose Byrne, Domhnall Gleeson and David Oyelowo...."

June 18, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Chaos Walking

Interstellar YA adaptation brings a new gender twist to the formula

"...Doug Liman. Starring: Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Mads Mikkelsen, David Oyelowo, Demián Bichir, Nick Jonas, Cynthia Erivo, Ray McKinnon..."

March 5, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...Snow, Evan Ross, Christian Serratos, J. Michael Trautmann, and David Oyelowo (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Nominees for Independent Spirit Awards Announced

Matthew McConaughey's golden run continues

"...Fiction Award, which comes with a $25,000 grant. And David Gordon Green's Prince Avalanche, which shot in Bastrop, scored..."

Nov. 27, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations Announced

Boyhood, Kumiko earn multiple nods

"...Kleiner, Oprah Winfrey Whiplash Producers: Jason Blum, Helen Estabrook, David Lancaster, Michel Litvak..."

Nov. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

A Most Violent Year

Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain anchor this simmering drama set in the semi-lawless New York City of 1981.

"...Starring: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, Albert Brooks, Elyes Gabel, David Oyelowo, Alessandro Nivola, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Christopher Abbott and..."

Jan. 23, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Five Texas Tales at Austin Film Festival

Stories inspired by and made in the Lone Star State

"...Old West begins by getting in the saddle with David Oyelowo as Texas Trail of Fame inductee Bass Reeves,..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Midnight Sky

George Clooney saves humanity from an Earth that no longer wants it

"...Directed by: George Clooney. Starring: George Clooney, Felicity Jones, David Oyelowo, Demián Bichir, Kyle Chandler and Caoilinn Springall...."

Dec. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jack Reacher

Tom Cruise stars as the title character of Lee Child's novels in this thriller directed by the writer of Valkyrie and The Usual Suspects.

"...Christopher McQuarrie. Starring: Tom Cruise, Rosamund Pike, Richard Jenkins, David Oyelowo and Werner Herzog...."

Dec. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Louis Black

The Help

Based on a bestseller, this Southern civil-rights era story about white women and their black maids is saved by the film's deeply moving cast.

"...Allison Janney, Sissy Spacek, Cicely Tyson, Mary Steenburgen and David Oyelowo. A major complaint brought against Kathryn Stockett's 2009..."

Aug. 12, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Last King of Scotland

Forest Whitaker becomes dictator Idi Amin in a ferocious performance that often dwarfs the more ordinary aspects of this picture.

"...James McAvoy, Kerry Washington, Gillian Anderson, Simon McBurney and David Oyelowo. At the heart of this movie is a..."

Oct. 13, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten