Bridget Jones's Baby

Third time's a charm, if a bit forgettable

"...Emma Thompson, Sally Phillips, Shirley Henderson, Jim Broadbent and Gemma Jones...."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Bridget Jones's Diary

romantic fantasy as it is social satire.

"...Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent and Gemma Jones. Helen Fielding's 1996 book chronicles a year in..."

April 13, 2001 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Cast is excellent; movie is OK; men and women are soooo different.

"...Hugh Grant, Jacinda Barrett, Sally Phillips, Jim Broadbent and Gemma Jones. One hundred thirty pounds (bloaty – ovulation?), husband..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

You Will Meet a Tall Dark Stranger

Woody Allen sets his latest farce into action with a cast of one-dimensional, annoying characters played by a group of terrific actors.

"...Woody Allen. Starring: Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Gemma Jones, Freida Pinto, Lucy Punch, Naomi Watts and Pauline..."

Oct. 15, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...Veronis; with Jane Adams, Patrick Fitzgerald, Paul Gleason, Neal Jones, Catherine Kellner...."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...David Mamet; with Nigel Hawthorne, Jeremy Northam, Rebecca Pidgeon, Gemma Jones...."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Raining Stones

"...Directed by: Ken Loach. Starring: Bruce Jones, Julie Brown, Ricky Tomlinson, Tom Hickey and Gemma Phoenix...."

June 10, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

God's Own Country

Love and lambing on the cruel, cold hills of England

"...Directed by: Francis Lee. Starring: Josh O'Connor, Alec Secareanu, Gemma Jones and Ian Hart...."

Dec. 29, 2017 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Recommended

Capsule reviews

"...Anne ListerD: James Kent; with Maxine Peake, Anna Madeley, Gemma Jones...."

Sept. 3, 2010 Screens Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...the recent missteps heÕs taken with films like Mr. Jones and The Browning Version. Figgis also composed the soundtrack..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Emily

Speculative biopic of the middle Brontë sister, author of Wuthering Heights

"...Mackey, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Fionn Whitehead, Alexandra Dowling, Adrian Dunbar, Gemma Jones and Amelia Gething...."

Feb. 24, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Benediction

The closeted life of British World War I poet Siegfried Sassoon

"...Jeremy Irvine, Simon Russell Beale, Peter Capaldi, Calam Lynch, Gemma Jones, Ben Daniels, Kate Phillips, Harry Lawtey, Lia Williams,..."

June 3, 2022 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Ammonite

History takes second place in this paleontology biopic as passions are unearthed

"...Kate Winslet, Saoirse Ronan, James McArdle, Fiona Shaw and Gemma Jones...."

Nov. 13, 2020 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Rocketman

A biopic of Elton John be as spectacular and catty as the man himself

"...Dexter Fletcher. Starring: Taron Egerton, Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, Gemma Jones, Bryce Dallas Howard, Matthew Illesley, Kit Connor, Tate..."

June 7, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Winslow Boy

"...Flind, Aden Gillett, Colin Stinton, Matthew Pidgeon, Guy Edwards, Gemma Jones, Rebecca Pidgeon, Jeremy Northam and Nigel Hawthorne. What's..."

June 4, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wilde

"...Starring: Stephen Fry, Jude Law, Vanessa Redgrave, Jennifer Ehle, Gemma Jones, Judy Parfitt, Michael Sheen, Zoë Wanamaker and Tom..."

June 19, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sense and Sensibility

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

"...Starring: Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones, Emilie Francois, Elizabeth Spriggs, Greg Wise and Imogen..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...OF JULYD: Christopher Menaul; with Embeth Davidtz, Tom Bell, Gemma Jones, James Purefoy, Greg Wise, Kenneth Anderson, Ben Chaplin...."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Feast of July

"...Directed by: Christopher Menaul. Starring: Embeth Davidtz, Tom Bell, Gemma Jones, James Purefoy, Greg Wise, Kenneth Anderson and Ben..."

Oct. 27, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...OF JULYD: Christopher Menaul; with Embeth Davidtz, Tom Bell, Gemma Jones, James Purefoy, Greg Wise, Kenneth Anderson, Ben Chaplin...."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Risk Immersion

Time again to sink deeply into FronteraFest's exhilarating experiments in performance

"...Brilliant Revolution" by Francisco Rodriguez, Amanda Garfield, and Fred Jones. KOUP Radio is on the air: We don't just..."

Jan. 16, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

DVDanger: A Bad Case of the Sequels

Retreads, remakes, and do-overs rule the home releases

"...of litigation between the producers and director Dean C. Jones, resulting in an unsanctioned alternate cut called simply called..."

July 28, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The King's Man

Spy comedy threequel is a king-sized disaster

"...Matthew Vaughn. Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Harris Dickinson, Djimon Hounsou, Gemma Arterton, Charles Dance, Rhys Ifans, Matthew Goode and Tom..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Transformers: The Last Knight

Stick meet dead horse

"...Haddock, Isabela Moner, Santiago Cabrera, Jerrod Carmichael, Stanley Tucci, Gemma Chan, John Turturro, Glenn Morshower, Steve Buscemi and John..."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Announces Film Lineup

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

"...in a house they just broke into. Cast: Matt Jones, Eleanore Pienta, Will Rogers, Jonny Mars, Sam Eidson, Jennymarie..."

Jan. 31, 2017 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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

"...of the Jedi hoverbike chase on Endor." - Kimberley Jones..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Lizzo, Beck Announced as SXSW Keynotes

Festival also adds cyberpunk pioneer Neil Stephenson

"...join NBC News President Noah Oppenheim, MSNBC President Rashida Jones, TODAY All Day’s Al Roker, NBC News NOW Anchor..."

Feb. 15, 2022 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Short and Sweet From SXSW

The full list of short docs, dramas and animation playing this year

"...Code You've never heard of Jonathan Hoefler or Tobias Frere-Jones but you've seen their work. They run the most..."

Feb. 5, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: 'Byzantium,' 'Kiss of the Damned,' 'Nosferatu,' 'Aeon: The Last Vampyre on Earth'

Time for a real vampire weekend

"...time he turns vampirism into Napoleonic health care. Clara (Gemma Atherton) and Eleanor (Saoirse Ronan) are Dearg-due: The Irish..."

Nov. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Book Festival Lineup Revealed

Attendees include Junot Díaz, Cheryl Strayed, and... Tony Danza?

"...Maureen Johnson (The Name of the Star)** Stephen Graham Jones (Growing Up Dead in Texas) Jodi Kantor (The Obamas)..."

Sept. 12, 2012 Books Post by Kimberley Jones