Terminator: Genisys

The Governator is back

"...Directed by: Alan Taylor. Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Emilia Clarke, Jai Courtney, Jason Clarke, J.K. Simmons, Byung-hun Lee, Matt..."

July 3, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Chappaquiddick

The car crash that changed America.

"...Directed by: John Curran. Starring: Jason Clarke, Kate Mara, Ed Helms, Bruce Dern, Jim Gaffigan,..."

April 13, 2018 Movie Review by Danielle White

Pet Sematary

Latest Stephen King adaptation is a pretty good horror film, but nothing more

"...Directed by: Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer. Starring: Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, Jeté Laurence, Hugo Lavoie, Lucas Lavoie..."

April 5, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Winchester

Helen Mirren fights off ghosts with construction tools.

"...by: Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig. Starring: Helen Mirren, Jason Clarke, Angus Sampson, Sarah Snook and Finn Scicluna-O'Prey...."

Feb. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Aftermath

Keira Knightley and Alexander Skarsgård are stuck inside of Hamburg with the Casablanca blues

"...Directed by: James Kent. Starring: Keira Knightley, Jason Clarke, Alexander Skarsgård, Flora Thiemann, Martin Compston and Kate..."

March 29, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Serenity

Matthew McConaughey's beach thriller drowns in red herrings

"...Directed by: Steven Knight. Starring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jason Clarke, Diane Lane, Djimon Hounsou and Jeremy Strong...."

Jan. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

All I See Is You

A blind woman who regains her sight starts to see things differently

"...Directed by: Marc Forster. Starring: Blake Lively, Jason Clarke, Danny Huston, Ahna O’Reilly and Miquel Fernández...."

Oct. 27, 2017 Movie Review by Danielle White

Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

Apes and humans: Why can't everyone just get along?

"...Directed by: Matt Reeves. Starring: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell, Toby Kebbell, Nick Thurston,..."

July 11, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lawless

Abundantly violent yet decidedly listless, there’s very little kick to this moonshining picture from director John Hillcoat and musician/screenwriter Nick Cave.

"...Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Guy Pearce, Gary Oldman, Jason Clarke, Jessica Chastain, Mia Wasikowska and Dane DeHaan...."

Aug. 31, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Seven of Five

Brewster McCracken, Margot Clarke lead the pack in a crowded open-seat City Council race

"...win the opportunity to turn "consensus" on its ear. Jason Pate and Steve Swanson are two other candidates who,..."

April 18, 2003 News Feature by Amy Smith

SXSW Film: Pet Sematary Red Carpet

"...Amy Seimtz and Jason Clarke..."

March 18, 2019 Photo Gallery

Oscar-Nominated Short Films 2014: Documentaries, Program A

Three remarkable stories of people's reaction to oppression.

"...Jason Cohen’s “Facing Fear” examines a hate crime from the..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

White House Down

Roland Emmerich blows up the White House real good, so who cares if it doesn't all compute when you have Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx (as an Obama-ish prez) battling to become last men standing?

"...Roland Emmerich. Starring: Channing Tatum, Jamie Foxx, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke, Richard Jenkins, Joey King, James Woods, Nicolas Wright,..."

June 28, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Silk Road

Story of the Dread Pirate Roberts versus the FBI falls into bothsidesisms

"...Directed by: Tiller Russell. Starring: Nick Robinson, Jason Clarke, Alexandra Shipp, Paul Walter Hauser, Jimmi Simpson, Katie..."

Feb. 26, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Digging Deeper Into the Pet Sematary

Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer on their Stephen King adaptation

"...Widmyer take on the story of the Creed family (Jason Clarke as father Louis, Amy Seimetz as mother Rachel,..."

April 9, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Pet Sematary Remake to Close SXSW Film

Midnighters, Festival Favorites, plus shorts all announced

"...Eyes), this new version of the King classic pits Jason Clarke and SXSW favorite Amy Seimetz against things that..."

Feb. 6, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Writer Explores the Contradictions of Ted Kennedy in Chappaquiddick

Telling the tale of the shattering of Camelot

"...Film Festival last year and opens nationwide this weekend, Jason Clarke (Mudbound) plays Ted, the man who was told..."

April 6, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Everest

Ace ensemble cast enacts the real-life story of a doomed climbing expedition

"...Directed by: Baltasar Kormákur. Starring: Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Hawkes, Emily Watson,..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Zero Dark Thirty

The film is suspenseful, dogged, relentless, and determined – amazing considering we already know the ending of this story about the 10-year hunt for Osama bin Laden.

"...Kathryn Bigelow. Starring: Jessica Chastain, Joel Edgerton, Chris Pratt, Jason Clarke, Jennifer Ehle, Kyle Chandler, Harold Perrineau, Mark Strong,..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Pet Sematary Premieres at SXSW, but Does the Big-Budget Revival Stand Up?

Will the latest Stephen King adaptation raise your spirits?

"...years of struggling to balance homelife and work, Louis (Jason Clarke) and Rachel (Amy Seimetz) Creed move their nuclear..."

March 17, 2019 SXSW Post by Matthew Monagle

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...alter our universe forever. Cast: Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Blythe Danner, John Carroll..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Top 10 Festival Films of 2017 You Haven't Seen Yet

From zombie musicals to political scandals, a bumper year

"...a political historical drama is, undoubtedly, an outlier. However, Jason Clarke's mesmerizing and complex depiction of Ted Kennedy during..."

Jan. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Unmasking the Dread Pirate Roberts in Silk Road

Filmmaker Tiller Russell looks at the man behind the internet's black market

"...shadowy rise and very public fall; on the other, Jason Clarke (Mudbound) plays disgraced DEA Agent Rick Bowden (an..."

Feb. 19, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Austin Opera Sets Audiences Atop the World's Tallest Mountain

Joby Talbot's adventurous new opera scales Everest

"...special screening of the 2015 film drama Everest, starring Jason Clarke as Hall and Josh Brolin as Weathers; and..."

Jan. 17, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

First Man

Gosling and Chazelle's moon man biopic soars

"...Directed by: Damien Chazelle. Starring: Ryan Gosling, Claire Foy, Jason Clarke, Kyle Chandler, Corey Stoll, Ciarán Hinds, Christopher Abbott,..."

Oct. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Child 44

Tom Hardy leads an international cast in this Soviet-era serial killer thriller

"...Starring: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman, Jason Clarke, Paddy Considine and Vincent Cassel...."

April 24, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Great Gatsby

A great American novel does not always a great movie make, but Baz Lurhmann, a director of delirious excess, certainly seems an apt fit for the Roaring Twenties.

"...Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Amitabh Bachchan, Elizabeth Debicki, Jason Clarke and Isla Fisher...."

May 10, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

TV Eye: Crazy for Cop Shows

Cracking The Chicago Code

"...unofficial justice league is her reluctant ex-partner, Jarek Wysocki (Jason Clarke, Brotherhood). Brash, unconventional, and cocky, he nonetheless shares..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

SXSW Film Reviews

Beautifully shot (to a fault), meticulously edited, and well-acted, Risk comes off as a watered-down Hollywood-style caper movie with a little more grit than your average Tom Cruise fare.

"...Alan White; with Bryan Brown, Tom Long, Claudia Karvan, Jason Clarke. (35mm, 95 min.)..."

March 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Marcel Meyer

Endorsements

The Chronicle endorsements

"...Place 5: Margot Clarke..."

May 2, 2003 News Feature

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