The Power of the Dog

Benedict Cumberbatch is malevolent and magnetic in this High Plains tragedy

"...Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Genevieve Lemon, Keith Carradine, Frances Conroy and Peter Carroll...."

Nov. 19, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Joker

This joke isn't funny anymore (and wasn't to begin with)

"...Phillips. Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Zazie Beetz, Frances Conroy, Shea Whigham and Marc Maron...."

Oct. 4, 2019 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Jeremy Shinder, Sonya Harum, Mike Faist, Rachel Dratch, Chris Conroy (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

AFF: 'Bloodworth"

There's always some killin' you got to do around the farm

"...of the household and guardian of his frail mother (Frances Conroy), that provides some of the film's most emotionally..."

Oct. 25, 2010 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Stone

Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich, and Frances Conroy become tangled in a narrative web of deceit, religion, carnality, and incarceration.

"...Curran. Starring: Robert De Niro, Edward Norton, Milla Jovovich, Frances Conroy, Peter Lewis and Sarab Kamoo. The first time..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest: 'Stone'

Tense and provocative piece about a parole officer

"...The rest of the cast is just as good (Frances Conroy practically folds her body into itself as Jack's..."

Sept. 24, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Love Happens

You can probably guess what happens when Aaron Eckhart's widower meets Jennifer Aniston's lovelorn florist.

"...Fogler, Martin Sheen, John Carroll Lynch, Judy Greer and Frances Conroy. Love Happens? It depends on your definition of..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

New in Town

A strident Renée Zellweger stars in this forgettable fish-out-of-water comedy.

"...Connick Jr., Siobhan Fallon, J.K. Simmons, Mike O'Brien and Frances Conroy. What the hell is going on with Renée..."

Jan. 30, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Humboldt County

This fine ensemble piece – thoughtful and cheering, even giddy in stabs – presents a seriocomic, sympathetic portrait of a pot-growing family operating along the coast of Northern California.

"...Danny Jacobs. Starring: Jeremy Strong, Fairuza Balk, Peter Bogdanovich, Frances Conroy, Chris Messina, Brad Dourif and Madison Davenport. In..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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"...Jacobs & Darren Grodsky; with Jeremy Strong, Brad Dourif, Frances Conroy, Fairuza Balk, Chris Messina, Peter Bogdanovich..."

March 14, 2008 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Coast of Utopia

Two frustrated actors write a script, make it geographically specific, enlist A-list talent, and make the damn thing themselves. Why does 'Humboldt County' sound familiar?

"...with a cast including Peter Bogdanovich, Brad Dourif, and Frances Conroy, before entering the finished homage to their cinematic..."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising

This fantasy film, adapted from Susan Cooper's series of novels, is utterly devoid of anything but bombastically simplistic notions.

"...by: David L. Cunningham. Starring: Alexander Ludwig, Ian McShane, Frances Conroy, Christopher Eccleston, Gary Entin, Wendy Crewson and John..."

Oct. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Wicker Man

Notorious director Neil LaBute's well-intentioned but inadvertently silly film starring Nicolas Cage replaces the vague, sinister paganism of the original with a creepy infusion of earth-mother estrogen gone haywire.

"...Neil LaBute. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Kate Beahan, Frances Conroy, Molly Parker and Leelee Sobieski. Through the auspices..."

Sept. 8, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

Nom sequitur

"...them are Mariska Hargitay from Law & Order: SVU, Frances Conroy, and Allison Janney...."

July 14, 2006 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Shopgirl

Steve Martin's latest stands out as an elegant work, one that provides a welcome look at love, romance, and heartbreak without the encumbrances of the usual Hollywood folderol.

"...Steve Martin, Jason Schwartzman, Bridgette Wilson-Sampras, Sam Bottoms and Frances Conroy. Shopgirl is a rare Hollywood offering: a romantic..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

From the best moments to the what-the-hell? moments

"...said she would be the "hands down winner") and Frances Conroy from Six Feet Under. I like Arquette, but,..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Broken Flowers

Jim Jarmusch and Bill Murray meditate on middle age and the world of possibilities.

"...Jim Jarmusch. Starring: Bill Murray, Jeffrey Wright, Sharon Stone, Frances Conroy, Jessica Lange, Tilda Swinton, Julie Delpy, Chloë Sevigny,..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

What the ...?

"...Dubois on newcomer Medium (NBC), and the always fine Frances Conroy as Ruth Fisher on Six Feet Under. But..."

July 22, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Catwoman

The fur flies as Halle Berry tempts us in leather.

"...Starring: Halle Berry, Sharon Stone, Benjamin Bratt, Lambert Wilson, Frances Conroy and Alex Borstein. Staggeringly bad filmmaking in nearly..."

July 23, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Die Mommie Die!

Charles Busch's campy send-up of Fifties melodrama falls flat.

"...Directed by: Mark Rucker. Starring: Charles Busch, Frances Conroy, Natasha Lyonne, Philip Baker Hall, Jason Priestley, Stark..."

Dec. 12, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

Who was left off the list for this year's Emmy nominees.

"...in a drama: Jennifer Garner (Alias), Marg Helgenberger (CSI), Frances Conroy (Six Feet Under), Edie Falco (The Sopranos), Allison..."

July 25, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

TV Eye

Breaking more ground: Six Feet Under returns for a third season.

"...lot earlier. I hope. Grandparenting seems to suit Ruth (Frances Conroy), and she finds a terrific new friend in..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Maid in Manhattan

"...Wayne Wang. Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Frances Conroy, Bob Hoskins, Tyler Garcia Posey, Stanley Tucci, Chris..."

Dec. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

Keeping one eye on television and the other on pop culture.

"...Judging Amy (CBS); Rachel Griffiths, Six Feet Under (HBO); Frances Conroy, Six Feet Under (HBO); and Allison Janney, The..."

Sept. 20, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The Crucible

"...Scofield, Joan Allen, Bruce Davison, Rob Campbell, Jeffrey Woodard, Frances Conroy, Karron Graves, Charlayne Woodard and Elizabeth Lawrence. Here's..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten