One Life

True-life drama about efforts to transport refugee children to safety ahead of Nazi invaders

"...James Hawes. Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin, Helena Bonham Carter, Romola Garai, Adrian Rawlins and Jonathan Pryce...."

March 15, 2024 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ocean's 8

Sandra Bullock is the other Ocean sibling in this all-female revamp of the heist franchise

"...Gary Ross. Starring: Sandra Bullock, Cate Blanchett, Anne Hathaway, Helena Bonham Carter, Mindy Kaling, Rihanna, Midori Francis, Sarah Paulson,..."

June 8, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Although it has visual panache, this new story is lifeless

"...Directed by: James Bobin. Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Anne Hathaway, Rhys Ifans,..."

May 27, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Suffragette

Carey Mulligan gets her Norma Rae on in this historical drama

"...Directed by: Sarah Gavron. Starring: Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter, Brendan Gleeson, Anne-Marie Duff, Ben Whishaw, Meryl..."

Nov. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cinderella

Simple, elegant, and lovely, this live-action fairy tale enchants

"...Kenneth Branagh. Starring: Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Helena Bonham Carter, Sophie McShera, Holliday Grainger, Derek Jacobi, Nonso..."

March 13, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger is a Western without a compass.

"...Depp, Armie Hammer, William Fichtner, Tom Wilkinson, Ruth Wilson, Helena Bonham Carter, James Badge Dale, Bryant Prince, Barry Pepper..."

July 5, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Film Flam

Ethan Hawke, Flixhouse's loss, and more

"...the forthcoming feature The Lone Ranger, starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, and Armie Hammer. Look for his name..."

June 5, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

Les Misérables

This extravagant adaptation of the monster-hit musical is a little pitchy, but it's still a potent piece of cinema.

"...Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Samantha Barks, Aaron Tveit,..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Dark Shadows

Sometimes it might be best to let sleeping vampires lie.

"...Tim Burton. Starring: Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Eva Green, Helena Bonham Carter, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Chloë..."

May 11, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2

Although this sendoff to the young leads feels a little thin, the culmination of the Harry-and-Voldemort show more than satisfies.

"...Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Michael Gambon, Helena Bonham Carter, Matthew Lewis, Tom Felton, Kelly Macdonald, Evanna..."

July 15, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The King's Speech

This PG-13 remix (of a film we liked considerably upon its initial release) does nothing more or less than mute and/or modify the king's utterance of the four-letter vulgarity that earned the film its initial R rating.

"...by: Tom Hooper. Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and Helena Bonham Carter. Not reviewed at press time. We have..."

April 1, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The King's Speech

Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, and Helena Bonham Carter act up a royal storm in this movie about King George VI of Great Britain overcoming his speech impediment.

"...Directed by: Tom Hooper. Starring: Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Derek Jacobi, Jennifer Ehle, Guy Pearce, Michael..."

Dec. 24, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1

This is the finest Potter film yet – darker, funnier, and more epic than everything that has come before.

"...Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Ralph Fiennes, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter, Julie Walters, Bill Nighy, Imelda Staunton, Tom..."

Nov. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Alice in Wonderland

Sadly, the mirth-to-muck ratio in Tim Burton's new film is deeply imbalanced.

"...Directed by: Tim Burton. Starring: Johnny Depp, Mia Wasikowska, Helena Bonham Carter, Anne Hathaway and Crispin Glover. Long gone..."

March 5, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ballast

A little-seen but highly praised debut film from new director Lance Hammer

"...and screenwriter Ruth Prawer Jhabvala both won Oscars, and Helena Bonham Carter, Vanessa Redgrave, and Anthony Hopkins are no..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Screens Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

We're still wild about Harry, even though this new adventure prefers to flush pink with its lovesick teens than forward-thrust toward the mammoth battle of good vs. evil.

"...David Yates. Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Michael Gambon, Alan..."

July 17, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Terminator Salvation

Despite a couple of good action sequences, Terminator Salvation is loud, talky, and entirely lacking any sort of soul or sense of good old summer-matinee fun.

"...by: McG. Starring: Christian Bale, Sam Worthington, Moon Bloodgood, Helena Bonham Carter, Anton Yelchin, Bryce Dallas Howard, Common, Jadagrace..."

May 22, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Princes to Act

"...Off your list of Ophelias, I choose Helena Bonham Carter. Though I made a deal with myself..."

Aug. 21, 2008 Screens Post by Josh Rosenblatt

Measure for Measure

Ophelia may go to a watery grave, but it's great prep work for an ingenue

"...Helena Bonham Carter (Zefferelli, 1990): Ophelia knows what it’s like..."

Aug. 21, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Tim Burton's adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim classic shows just how dull violent retribution can be when it's all someone ever talks (or, in this case, sings) about.

"...Directed by: Tim Burton. Starring: Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen,..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Geek Out!

This is the BBC miniseries that set women worldwide swooning for some Mr. Darcy

"...the picture but the leads. Sure, the lower-billed Crispin Bonham-Carter (Mr. Bingley as well as Helena's cousin) is an..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Yes, it's true: Harry Potter manages his first kiss, in between all manner of expository storytelling, and never was a young man's wand more ever-ready.

"...Oldman, Ralph Fiennes, Brendan Gleeson, Maggie Smith, Alan Rickman, Helena Bonham Carter and Evanna Lynch. There is a fair..."

July 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film

Interviews and reviews

"...D: Hans Canosa; with Helena Bonham Carter, Aaron Eckhart, Nora Zehetner, Erik Eidem, Olivia..."

March 17, 2006 Screens Feature by Darcie Stevens

Irreplaceable

Co-director Mike Johnson on 'Tim Burton's Corpse Bride' and how stop-motion has done more than survive amid the rise of computer animation

"...Corpse Bride (voiced by Johnny Depp, Emily Watson, and Helena Bonham Carter, respectively), the film's deceptively simple plot traverses..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Screens Feature by Spencer Parsons

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

Burton and Depp's screen version of Roald Dahl’s classic children’s book is truer to the source material and generally splendid, artful, and often sinister, yet it doesn't completely displace the earlier screen version.

"...Starring: Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Deep Roy, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Annasophia Robb, Philip Wiegratz, Jordon..."

July 15, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Big Fish

Tim Burton is all grown up and getting serious.

"...McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Matthew McGrory, Helena Bonham Carter, Loudon Wainwright, Robert Guillaume, Danny DeVito, Steve..."

Dec. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Heart of Me

"...Directed by: Thaddeus O’Sullivan. Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Olivia Williams, Paul Bettany, Eleanor Bron and..."

July 25, 2003 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Till Human Voices Wake Us

"...Directed by: Michael Petroni. Starring: Guy Pearce, Helena Bonham Carter, Frank Gallacher, Lindley Joyner, Brooke Harman and..."

March 28, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye

The story CNN broke, and the story that broke CNN into the big leagues of television journalism.

"...Keaton is suitably rumpled but sharp-witted as Wiener, and Helena Bonham Carter is cool and feisty as his colleague..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

After a Fashion

Wait a polyester minute! What is our Style Avatar doing in Sugar's, the Showpalace, and Exposé??? You'll just have to read to find out. Thank goodness Lucinda's also in there to soften the blow!

"...of wedding bells in the air as serial homewrecker Helena Bonham Carter continues in her path of destruction. The..."

May 10, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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