Looney for Clooney

What can you have but "short comings" when you're standing naked in front of George?

"...particular beloved. His beloved is adorable, he's desirable, he's George Clooney for goatssake...."

Sept. 8, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

The Monuments Men

George Clooney's star-studded account of the Allied rescue of the stolen art treasures of WW2 has many great scenes but no center.

"...Directed by: George Clooney. Starring: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray, Cate..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Good Night, and Good Luck

Director and co-screenwriter George Clooney strikes just the right tone of gripping entertainment and understated cautionary tale in this thoughtful portrait of newsman Edward R. Murrow's confrontation with Sen. Joseph McCarthy.

"...Directed by: George Clooney. Starring: David Strathairn, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson,..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

"...Directed by: George Clooney. Starring: Sam Rockwell, George Clooney, Rutger Hauer, Julia..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tomorrowland

Seeming more like a calculation than a flight of fancy, this adventure tale has both hits and misses

"...Directed by: Brad Bird. Starring: George Clooney, Hugh Laurie, Britt Robertson, Raffey Cassidy, Tim McGraw,..."

May 22, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Descendants

George Clooney teams up with Sideways filmmaker Alexander Payne for this funny but tender story that's a little too smug for its own good.

"...Directed by: Alexander Payne. Starring: George Clooney, Shailene Woodley, Nick Krause, Amara Miller, Judy Greer,..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Darfur Now

For all the film’s rallying efforts, its meandering structure and absence of a central focal point result in a film about genocide that is, as unbelievable as it sounds, kind of boring.

"...feature film. Additional stories involving Cheadle (sometimes accompanied by George Clooney) and the Californian activist are vaguely inspiring. But..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Always at the Carlyle

Behind-the-scenes at NYC's legendary hotel is just PR fluff.

"...Matthew Miele. Starring: Wes Anderson, Anthony Bourdain, Naomi Campbell, George Clooney, Jon Hamm, Condoleezza Rice and Harrison Ford...."

June 1, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Our Brand Is Crisis

Sandra Bullock shines in David Gordon Green's political comedy

"...Playing a role that was originally intended for George Clooney, Bullock nails the maniacally creative, win-at-all-costs nefariousness of..."

Oct. 30, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Welcome to Collinwood

"...Joe Russo, and is produced by Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney (the latter of whom cameos as a wheelchair-bound..."

Nov. 8, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Suburbicon

The dark side of Fifties middle America

"...Directed by: George Clooney. Starring: Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Oscar Isaac, Tony..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Ides of March

George Clooney's modern morality tale about the ongoing battle between idealism and corruption in the political realm is perfectly cast.

"...Directed by: George Clooney. Starring: George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Philip Seymour Hoffman,..."

Oct. 7, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

In this Depression-era Coen brothers film, a trio of chain-gang escapees seek a (possibly mythical) treasure while on the lam from a diabolical sheriff.

"...Directed by: Joel Coen. Starring: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, John Goodman, Holly..."

Jan. 12, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Leatherheads

George Clooney's latest (behind and in front of the camera) is awfully agreeable, but it lurches forward in fits and starts.

"...Directed by: George Clooney. Starring: George Clooney, Renée Zellweger, John Krasinski, Jonathan..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Three Kings

This modern classic is a war movie with a conscience, an action movie with a funny bone, a caper movie with a shifting agenda.

"...Directed by: David O. Russell. Starring: George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg, Ice Cube, Spike Jonze, Nora Dunn,..."

Oct. 1, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hail, Caesar!

The Coen brothers celebrate and eviscerate old Hollywood

"...by: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. Starring: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton,..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Intolerable Cruelty

The Coen brothers tackle a comedy of manners and come out winners.

"...Directed by: Joel Coen. Starring: George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Geoffrey Rush, Cedric the Entertainer, Edward..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Solaris

"...Ulrich Tukur, Viola Davis, Jeremy Davies, Natascha Mcelhone and George Clooney. "There are no solutions, only choices," intones the..."

Nov. 29, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The American

George Clooney stars in this thoughtful thriller from the director of Control, the biopic about Joy Division's Ian Curtis.

"...Directed by: Anton Corbijn. Starring: George Clooney, Violante Placido, Thekla Reuten, Johan Leysen and Paolo..."

Sept. 3, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ocean's Eleven

"...Directed by: Steven Soderbergh. Starring: George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Andy Garcia, Julia Roberts,..."

Dec. 7, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Out of Sight

Soderbergh adapts Elmore Leonard in this caper movie that features great performances, gritty milieus, and clever creative flourishes.

"...Directed by: Steven Soderbergh. Starring: George Clooney, Jennifer Lopez, Ving Rhames, Don Cheadle, Dennis Farina,..."

June 26, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Peacemaker

"...Directed by: Mimi Leder. Starring: George Clooney, Nicole Kidman, Marcel Iures, Alexander Baluev, Rene Medvesek,..."

Sept. 26, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

One Fine Day

"...Directed by: Michael Hoffman. Starring: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Clooney, Mae Whitman, Alex D. Linz, Charles Durning, Holland..."

Dec. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Up in the Air

The director of Juno and Thank You for Smoking is back with another film that is perfectly in touch with the times.

"...Directed by: Jason Reitman. Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Amy Morton,..."

Dec. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Michael Clayton

This smart and thoroughly entertaining film asks the question of where a lawyer’s ethical responsibility to zealously represent a client ends and the societal interest in achieving justice begins.

"...Directed by: Tony Gilroy. Starring: George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack, Michael O’Keefe,..."

Oct. 12, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Perfect Storm

"...William Fichtner, Karen Allen, Diane Lane, Mark Wahlberg and George Clooney. Summer has now officially arrived, and with it,..."

June 30, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Batman & Robin

"...Directed by: Joel Schumacher. Starring: George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone, Michael Gough,..."

June 20, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Money Monster

George Clooney plays a cable-TV guru taken hostage by an irate viewer

"...Directed by: Jodie Foster. Starring: George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Jack O'Connell, Dominic West, Caitriona Balfe..."

May 20, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Gravity

Sandra Bullock is lost in space – alone with the beauty, terror, and the laws of gravity.

"...Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón. Starring: Sandra Bullock and George Clooney...."

Oct. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Men Who Stare at Goats

Army experiments in the paranormal become a warped platform on which George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, and Kevin Spacey run narrative circles.

"...Directed by: Grant Heslov. Starring: George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, Kevin Spacey, Stephen Lang,..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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