Mary Poppins Returns

The perfect nanny returns, the same as last time

"...Directed by: Rob Marshall. Starring: Emily Blunt, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Ben Whishaw, Emily Mortimer, Pixie Davies,..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Dear Frankie

An ad hoc dad turns out to be far better than the real thing in this sentimental Scottish yarn.

"...Directed by: Shona Auerbach. Starring: Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone, Gerard Butler, Mary Riggans and Sharon..."

April 15, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Transsiberian

With Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, and Ben Kingsley, this train-set suspense movie also is full of sharp character studies.

"...Directed by: Brad Anderson. Starring: Woody Harrelson, Emily Mortimer, Ben Kingsley, Kate Mara, Eduardo Noriega and Thomas..."

Aug. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Bookshop

British period literary drama is pretty weak tea

"...Directed by: Isabel Coixet. Starring: Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Honor Kneafsey, James Lance, Patricia Clarkson..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Our Idiot Brother

Paul Rudd plays a well-meaning pothead who couch-surfs among his family, leaving nothing but chaos and good vibes in his wake.

"...Jesse Peretz. Starring: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Rashida Jones, Shirley Knight, Hugh Dancy,..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Harry Brown

Michael Caine gets his Charles Bronson on in this British vigilante drama.

"...Directed by: Daniel Barber. Starring: Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Charlie Creed-Miles, David Bradley, Iain Glen, Sean Harris,..."

May 14, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shutter Island

Martin Scorsese's new thriller is set in 1954 in an institution for the criminally insane.

"...Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Max von Sydow, Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson, Jackie Earle Haley, Ted Levine, John..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Young Adam

A finely observed moral drama from Scottish filmmaker David Mackenzie, one of the rare directors who is equally adept at composition and working with his actors.

"...David Mackenzie. Starring: Ewan McGregor, Tilda Swinton, Peter Mullan, Emily Mortimer, Jack McElhone and Therese Bradley. Like a barge..."

May 14, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Rio, I Love You

All set in Rio de Janeiro, this is a collection of short films

"...Padilha, Nadine Labaki and Vicente Amorim. Starring: Fernanda Montenegro, Emily Mortimer, Basil Hoffman, Vincent Cassel, Ryan Kwanten, John Turturro,..."

May 6, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hysteria

Good vibrations flow from this fictional story about the invention of the vibrator in Victorian England; Maggie Gyllenhaal stars.

"...Dr. Mortimer Granville (Dancy) wants to do good work, but can't..."

June 15, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...pursues Ruth Duffy for love – and profit. Cast: Emily Mortimer, Finn Wittrock, Rachel Keller, Scott Cohen, Jessica Hecht,..."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Relic

Senility and the supernatural in this nerve-wracking Australian horror

"...Directed by: Natalie Erika James. Starring: Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote and Robyn Nevin...."

July 10, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Match Point

Unoriginal but pleasantly prosaic, Woody Allen's latest is a diverting story of crime, love, and luck that conducts itself with a refreshing absence of moral judgment and omniscience.

"...Directed by: Woody Allen. Starring: Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox and Penelope Wilton. With..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lovely & Amazing

"...Directed by: Nicole Holofcener. Starring: Catherine Keener, Brenda Blethyn, Emily Mortimer, Raven Goodwin, Dermot Mulroney, Jake Gyllenhaal and James..."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kind to Be Cruel

It's all Lovely & Amazing to actress Catherine Keener.

"...cosmetic surgery. Middle sister Elizabeth, played by British actress Emily Mortimer, is plagued by the body image obsession that..."

July 19, 2002 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Party

Sally Potter's dinner party theatre is a delicious dish.

"...Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall, Patricia Clarkson, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer, Bruno Ganz and Cillian Murphy...."

March 2, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lars and the Real Girl

This movie's high-concept premise would be easy to dismiss were it not so flawlessly executed.

"...Directed by: Craig Gillespie. Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Patricia Clarkson and Kelli Garner. It..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bright Young Things

Actor and author Stephen Fry turns director for this colorful group snapshot of monied revelers in 1930s London.

"...Directed by: Stephen Fry. Starring: Emily Mortimer, Stephen Campbell Moore, James McAvoy, Michael Sheen, David..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Announces Midnighters, VR And More

Time to get dark and artistic with the latest film wave

"...haunting the house and taking control of Edna. Cast: Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin, Bella Heathcote..."

Feb. 5, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Return of Ted Lasso, the Rescheduled Tokyo Olympics, and 44 Other TV Somethings to Consume in July

Also: a Gossip Girl reboot, dueling Love Islands

"...disappointments of adulthood. Downton Abbey alums Lily James and Emily Beecham are terrific as two cousins, one flightly, one..."

July 1, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...Michael Caine in a tour-de-force performance. Cast: Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Charlie Creed-Miles..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Catherine Hardwicke Looks Harder at Don't Look Deeper

Twilight director solves the Quibi enigma for her new show

"...you have another really cool adult character, which is Emily Mortimer, who is like a creator, like an artist,..."

July 29, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Sense of an Ending

A man's past comes back to haunt him in the form of a letter

"...Jim Broadbent, Charlotte Rampling, Harriet Walter, Michelle Dockery and Emily Mortimer...."

March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Chronicle Recommends: Films About Writers

Storytellers become the story

"...and a terrific cast in their early career (including Emily Mortimer, Michael Sheen, David Tennant, and James McAvoy) slide..."

June 10, 2016 Screens Post by Chronicle Film Staff

‘The Newsroom’ Made Me Wish Chivalry Was Still Dead

HBO show ends season 2 with a ride on the mansplain train

"...goat; anchor Will (Jeff Daniels); and executive producer MacKenzie (Emily Mortimer), who all tried to resign for their collective..."

Sept. 16, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Hugo

Martin Scorsese steps outside his comfort zone to create an effects-heavy children’s film set in France – and winds up creating one of his most splendid and personal films.

"...Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Chloë Grace Moretz, Helen McCrory, Emily Mortimer, Christopher Lee, Ray Winstone, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jude Law..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

City Island

This manic family comedy starring Andy Garcia and Julianna Margulies has a basic goodness of heart that is counteracted by clunky mechanics.

"...Garcia, Julianna Margulies, Steven Strait, Dominik García-Lorido, Ezra Miller, Emily Mortimer and Alan Arkin. This manic family comedy aims..."

April 16, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Pink Panther 2

Steve Martin returns as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau, but no Beyoncé in sight. Smart girl.

"...Directed by: Harald Zwart. Starring: Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia, Alfred Molina, Yuki Matsuzaki, Aishwarya Rai..."

Feb. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Redbelt

Although David Mamet's new film, which is set in the mixed-martial arts fight world, contains all the storyteller's familiar motifs, Redbelt may also represent his most commercial venture yet.

"...Directed by: David Mamet. Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Emily Mortimer, Alice Braga, Tim Allen, Max Martini, Rodrigo Santoro,..."

May 9, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Paris, Je T'Aime

Eighteen short films by an international who’s-who of filmmakers make up this omnibus celebrating the joys and sorrows of love and Paris, organized by neighborhood.

"...Richardson, Natalie Portman, Rufus Sewell, Gérard Depardieu, Elijah Wood, Emily Mortimer, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Nick Nolte. Eighteen short films..."

June 22, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

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