The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As the Guardians of the Galaxy gather once more, every MCU film reviewed

"...3? This being the 32nd movie in the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe, it's kinda hard to remember exactly what..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Avengers: Infinity War

Earth's mightiest heroes face their greatest, most nuanced threat

"...Brolin, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans, Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Elizabeth Olsen, Scarlett Johansson, Paul Bettany, Mark Ruffalo, Chadwick Boseman,..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Captain America: Civil War

It's a Marvel Universe, and we all just live in it

"...Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Elizabeth Olsen and Tom Holland...."

May 6, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ant-Man

The Marvel Universe expands to include comedy

"...of obsessive entertainment consumption, there seems to be an Elizabeth Kübler-Ross model for how we deal with the cycle..."

July 17, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Professor Marston and the Wonder Women

The origins of the iconic Amazon princess

"...If the comic book historian in you skews Marvel, you may be surprised about the origins of DC’s..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

Sam Raimi makes the most Sam Raimi Marvel film imaginable

"...Directed by: Sam Raimi. Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Elizabeth Olsen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong, Xochitl Gomez, Michael Stühlbarg..."

May 6, 2022 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

I Saw the Light

The sad but mercurial life of Hank Williams is put to screen

"...Directed by: Marc Abraham. Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, Bradley Whitford, Cherry Jones, Maddie Hasson, Wrenn Schmidt,..."

April 1, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Star-Lord and co. return in the popular Marvel series

"...Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Kurt Russell, Pom Klementieff and Elizabeth Debicki...."

May 12, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

'S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Up

Can Joss Whedon break loose in ABC's Marvel series?

"...In Joss Whedon’s lugubriously titled Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., sleek, shiny lines abound...."

Nov. 12, 2013 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan

All The Pieces Fall in to Place as SXSW Adds Tetris

New titles include experimental Visions and 24 Beats Per Second

"...Bottoms Director: Emma Seligman, Producers: Elizabeth Banks, Max Handelman, Alison Small, Screenwriters: Emma Seligman, Rachel..."

Feb. 1, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

True Grit

Rooster Cogburn rides again in this Coen brothers' remake of the Western classic.

"...Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Hailee Steinfeld, Barry Pepper and Elizabeth Marvel. Charles Portis’ best-selling novel True Grit provided the..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hyde Park on Hudson

The film gets big points for casting Bill Murray as FDR but its vision gets muddy after that.

"...Starring: Bill Murray, Laura Linney, Samuel West, Olivia Colman, Elizabeth Marvel, Olivia Williams and Elizabeth Wilson...."

Dec. 21, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

News of the World

Tom Hanks evokes one of his most celebrated roles in this tragic Western

"...Directed by: Paul Greengrass. Starring: Tom Hanks, Helena Zengel, Elizabeth Marvel, Ray McKinnon, Mare Winningham, Neil Sandilands and Chukwudi..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Swallow

Pregnancy horror reclaimed as a woman’s issue

"...Directed by: Carlo Mirabella-Davis. Starring: Haley Bennett, Austin Stowell, Elizabeth Marvel, David Rasche and Denis O’Hare...."

March 13, 2020 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Stream Analysis

Dispatches from the couch

"...the least neurotic Meyerowitz, is leaving home for college. Elizabeth Marvel plays sister Jean, withdrawn but like Danny, devoted..."

Oct. 20, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

Edgar Wright's Baby Driver, Ben Wheatley's Free Fire, and more

"...dramatic turn of events. Cast: Caroline Dhavernas, McCaleb Burnett, Elizabeth Marvel, Charlie Hofheimer, Jen Richards, Daniel Eric Gold, C.J...."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Second Life

For her new play's sophomore production, Suzan-Lori Parks turns director

"...the son because the father's got problems." And with Elizabeth Marvel, a white woman, as Grace, [people thought] that..."

June 17, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

That's a Wrap

Notes From the Austin Film Festival and Heart of Film Screenwriters Conference

"...TEN HUNDRED KINGS D: D.W. Maze; with Bill Camp, Elizabeth Marvel, Malachy McCourt...."

Oct. 20, 2000 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Roxane Gay, Tim O’Brien Join Texas Book Festival Lineup

Full author roster revealed for November fest

"...Abrams and Lawrence Wright and Texas Writer Award recipient Elizabeth Crook...."

Sept. 13, 2023 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Charlie's Angels

Gen Z get their wings in Elizabeth Banks' Angels continuation

"...Directed by: Elizabeth Banks. Starring: Kristen Stewart, Naomi Scott, Ella Balinska, Elizabeth..."

Nov. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Beth Sullivan

Naked City

"...Engaging Speaker Series brings global-warming experts Tim Flannery and Elizabeth Kolbert to town for a panel on climate change,..."

March 16, 2007 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...gimmicky to knock you on your ass; you may marvel at some of the narrative turns, but you won't..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...gimmicky to knock you on your ass; you may marvel at some of the narrative turns, but you won't..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

A bitter-sweet farewell to the MCU's dysfunctional found family

"...Chukwudi Iwuji, Maria Bakalova, Sean Gunn, Will Poulter and Elizabeth Debicki...."

May 5, 2023 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

12 New TV Shows to Watch in January

Plus another dozen returning shows to reacquaint yourself with

"...The Marvel Cinematic Universe is just as housebound as you and..."

Dec. 29, 2020 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

LoneStarCon 3: The Hugos

Who took home the prizes for best sf/fantasy of the year?

"...Silver, who accepted the best dramatic presentation Hugo for Marvel's The Avengers in Joss Whedon's stead: "Shiny."..."

Sept. 3, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Brightburn

What if Superman, but bad?

"...Directed by: David Yarovesky. Starring: Elizabeth Banks, David Denman, Jackson A. Dunn, Matt Jones and..."

May 31, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Happytime Murders

Puppet comedy crime caper is less Feebles, more just feeble

"...Brian Henson. Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Joel McHale, Elizabeth Banks, Jimmy O. Yang and Leslie David Baker...."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

10 Cloverfield Lane

Unrelated Cloverfield follow-up is a dandy suspenser

"...Directed by: Dan Trachtenberg. Starring: John Goodman, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, John Gallagher Jr., Douglas M. Griffin and Suzanne..."

March 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Moviegoers Assemble!

"...Johansson, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, James Spader, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Cheadle, Cobie..."

May 1, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

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