Emma

"...Ewan McGregor, Greta Scacchi, Juliet Stevenson, Polly Walker, Sophie Thompson and James Cosmo. I must confess that the only..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Buttigieg Back for SXSW, Plus Kenan Thompson and More

New speaker list adds keynotes and notables to virtual conference

"...the last couple of years, everyone realized that Kenan Thompson has had a 27-year unmatchable career, including a record-setting..."

Feb. 24, 2021 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Sense and Sensibility

The lively and funny screenplay adaptation of Jane Austen written by Emma Thompson, who also stars, was rewarded with an Oscar.

"...Directed by: Ang Lee. Starring: Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones,..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Last Christmas

This is a movie inspired by a Wham! song, and you know what? It works.

"...Directed by: Paul Feig. Starring: Emilia Clarke, Madison Ingoldsby, Emma Thompson, Boris Isakovic, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh and Lydia..."

Nov. 8, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Bridget Jones's Baby

Third time's a charm, if a bit forgettable

"...Starring: Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Sarah Solemani, Emma Thompson, Sally Phillips, Shirley Henderson, Jim Broadbent and Gemma..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Junior

"...Directed by: Ivan Reitman. Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, Emma Thompson, Frank Langella, Pamela Reed and Judy Collins. What..."

Nov. 25, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Men in Black: International

The MiB stay Earthbound in a sequel saved by its stars

"...Directed by: F. Gary Gray. Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Rebecca Ferguson, Kumail Nanjiani, Rafe Spall, Emma Thompson and..."

June 14, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Much Ado About Nothing

Branagh, as the film's director and star – captures Shakespeare's captivating comic romance at the peak of flavor.

"...Kenneth Branagh, Michael Keaton, Robert Sean Leonard, Keanu Reeves, Emma Thompson and Denzel Washington. Ripe as a midsummer melon,..."

June 25, 1993 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Johnny English Strikes Again

Time to revoke this agent's license

"...David Kerr. Starring: Rowan Atkinson, Olga Kurylenko, Michael Gambon, Emma Thompson, Ben Miller, Adam James, Jake Lacy, Charles Dance..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Late Night

Emma Thompson and Mindy Kaling spark and bond in this timely and charming media satire

"...Directed by: Nisha Ganatra. Starring: Emma Thompson, Mindy Kaling, Amy Ryan, Max Casella, Megalyn Echikunwoke,..."

June 7, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Last Chance Harvey

Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, and a strong supporting cast elevate this simple tale of two middle-aged discontents who grab a last chance at love.

"...Directed by: Joel Hopkins. Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Eileen Atkins, Kathy Baker, Liane Balaban, James Brolin..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Remains of the Day

"...Directed by: James Ivory. Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Emma Thompson, James Fox, Christopher Reeve, Peter Vaughan, Hugh Grant..."

Nov. 12, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Saving Mr. Banks

Tom Hanks and Emma Thompson star in this story about how Walt Disney convinced the prickly author of Mary Poppins to sell her creation to Hollywood.

"...Directed by: John Lee Hancock. Starring: Emma Thompson, Tom Hanks, Colin Farrell, Paul Giamatti, Bradley Whitford,..."

Dec. 20, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Stranger Than Fiction

A good movie but not a great one, Stranger Than Fiction is reminiscent of the films of Charlie Kaufman but lacks that writer’s conceptual rigor and imaginative power.

"...Directed by: Marc Forster. Starring: Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson, Dustin Hoffman, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Queen Latifah, Tony Hale..."

Nov. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Winter Guest

"...Directed by: Alan Rickman. Starring: Phyllida Law, Emma Thompson, Gary Hollywood, Arlene Cockburn, Sheila Reid, Sandra Voe,..."

March 20, 1998 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Nanny McPhee Returns

Emma Thompson stars as the titular nanny in this family film, which she also wrote.

"...Directed by: Susanna White. Starring: Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Rhys Ifans, Maggie Smith, Oscar Steer,..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cruella

Disney's dog-hating villain becomes an unexpected anti-hero

"...Directed by: Craig Gillespie. Starring: Emma Stone, Emma Thompson, Joel Fry, Paul Walter Hauser and..."

May 28, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Amanda Root, Ciaran Hinds, Corin Redgrave, Phoebe Nicholls, Sophie Thompson, Fiona Shaw. (PG, 104 min.) Attend a screening of..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

What's Love Got to Do With It?

Rom-com look at arranged marriage in contemporary Britain

"...Directed by: Shekhar Kapur. Starring: Lily James, Shazad Latif, Emma Thompson, Sajal Ali, Taj Atwal, Oliver Chris and Asim..."

May 5, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Burnt

Bradley Cooper is a "bad boy" chef; Sienna Miller and others are garnish

"...Omar Sy, Sam Keeley, Matthew Rhys, Stephen Campbell Moore, Emma Thompson, Uma Thurman and Lexi Benbow-Hart...."

Oct. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

In the Name of the Father

Daniel Day-Lewis reunites with his My Left Foot director for this harrowing story about the real-life, imprisonment of Gerry Conlon (and family members) for an IRA bombing in Belfast that he did not commit.

"...Directed by: Jim Sheridan. Starring: Daniel Day-Lewis, Pete Postlethwaite, Emma Thompson, Don Baker, John Lynch and Corin Redgrave. Pulse..."

Jan. 21, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Howards End

"...by: James Ivory. Starring: Vanessa Redgrave, Helena Bonham Carter, Emma Thompson and Anthony Hopkins. Finally, it's arrived-- the E.M...."

July 31, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The boy wizard rides again and this outing proves zippier and spookier than the previous two.

"...Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón. Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Gary Oldman, Michael Gambon, David Thewlis,..."

June 4, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

All Wrapped Up

Holiday Film Previews

"...D: Bob Spiers; with Victoria Addams, Melanie Brown, Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Geri Haliwell, Richard E. Grant...."

Nov. 28, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Beauty and the Beast

A live-action remake of the Disney film

"...Directed by: Bill Condon. Starring: Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Kevin Kline,..."

March 24, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Love Actually

This merry skein of loves lost and found in holiday-season London is written and directed by the Four Weddings and a Funeral scribe.

"...Directed by: Richard Curtis. Starring: Hugh Grant, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth,..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All My Friends Hate Me

College reunion comedy takes a dark turn

"...Stephen Fry, Kenneth Branagh, Hugh Laurie, Imelda Staunton, and Emma Thompson), and most recently in the bleakly tragic enviro-tragedy..."

March 18, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Marjorie Baumgarten’s Top 10 Films of 2019

"...Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story), Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit), Emma Thompson (Late Night) Best Director..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Souvenir

Joanna Hogg's dreamlike memoir of love and loss in 1980s London

"...later years and lighter circumstances, be inseparable BFFs with Emma Thompson's terribly chummy Maggie from 1992 university reunion comedy..."

May 31, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival 2016: The Full List

TBF hosts Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, 277 more

"...on board – among them Don DeLillo, Thomas Dolby, Emma Cline, Jane Alexander, and Nick Offerman – you're sure..."

Sept. 15, 2016 Arts Post by Robert Faires

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