The Gift

Joel Edgerton moves to the director's chair for this white-knuckle suspenser

"...Directed by: Joel Edgerton. Starring: Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall, Joel Edgerton, Nash..."

Aug. 7, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Boy Erased

Joel Edgerton goes to gay conversion therapy's heart of darkness

"...Directed by: Joel Edgerton. Starring: Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman, Joel Edgerton, Russell..."

Nov. 9, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gringo

Long-delayed stoner comedy is a little stale.

"...Directed by: Nash Edgerton. Starring: David Oyelowo, Joel Edgerton, Charlize Theron, Sharlto Copley,..."

March 16, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

This family film with magical elements is from the writer/director of Dan in Real Life.

"...Directed by: Peter Hedges. Starring: Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams, Odeya Rush, Shohreh Aghdashioo, Rosemarie DeWitt,..."

Aug. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Black Mass

Johnny Depp plays the notorious South Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger

"...Directed by: Scott Cooper. Starring: Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton, Benedict Cumberbatch, Jesse Plemons, Rory Cochrane, W. Earl..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Square

A satchel full of ill-gotten cash looms over the characters like the iconic root of all evil in this fantastic Australian suspenser.

"...Directed by: Nash Edgerton. Starring: David Roberts, Claire van der Boom, Joel Edgerton,..."

April 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Red Sparrow

Erotic spy thriller is Fifty Shades of Gorky Park.

"...Directed by: Francis Lawrence. Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Charlotte Rampling, Jeremy Irons, Mary-Louise Parker,..."

March 2, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Loving

A married couple's love changes the nation

"...Directed by: Jeff Nichols. Starring: Joel Edgerton, Ruth Negga, Nick Kroll, Will Dalton, Christopher Mann,..."

Nov. 11, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

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.

"...Baz Luhrmann. Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Amitabh Bachchan, Elizabeth Debicki, Jason Clarke and Isla..."

May 10, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

It Comes at Night

A lean, mean descent into primitive tribalism

"...Directed by: Trey Edward Shults. Starring: Joel Edgerton, Christopher Abbott, Carmen Ejogo, Riley Keough and Kelvin..."

June 9, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Midnight Special

Is a boy with special gifts a savior or a weapon – or neither?

"...Directed by: Jeff Nichols. Starring: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Jaeden Lieberher, Adam Driver, Sam Shepard,..."

March 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jane Got a Gun

Natalie Portman stars in and produced this Western

"...Directed by: Gavin O'Connor. Starring: Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Ewan McGregor, Rodrigo Santoro, Noah Emmerich and Boyd..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Exodus: Gods and Kings

Batten down the hatches! The plagues are here!

"...Directed by: Ridley Scott. Starring: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Ben Kingsley, Aaron Paul, Ben Mendelsohn,..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Warrior

Knockout performances by the three central characters and powerfully effective fight sequences are the key ingredients that spur this male weepie.

"...Directed by: Gavin O’Connor. Starring: Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo..."

Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kinky Boots

One man's ailing boot factory and a transvestite's need for extra-large thigh-highs become a perfect match in this British comedy about tolerance.

"...Directed by: Julian Jarrold. Starring: Joel Edgerton, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Jemima Rooper, Nick Frost, Linda Bassett..."

May 19, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hard Word

"...Directed by: Scott Roberts. Starring: Guy Pearce, Rachel Griffiths, Joel Edgerton, Damien Richardson, Robert Taylor and Rhondda Findleton. Clever..."

July 11, 2003 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Call of the Wild

David Michôd on the unlikely roots of his Aussie crime drama, Animal Kingdom

"...recovering from the deliciously seedy emotional battering of Nash Edgerton's The Square, and you're hungry for more Aussie criminality,..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Trey Edward Shults' It Comes at Night

Texas director purges his demons with latest film

"...those experiences into a horror-tinged exploration of grief. Paul (Joel Edgerton), Sarah (Carmen Ejogo), and Travis (Kelvin Harrison Jr.)..."

June 9, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW 09 Film Lineup Announced

What's all the ruckus? Why, it's the SXSW Film lineup!

"...The Square Director: Nash Edgerton. Writer: Joel Edgerton and Matthew Dabner Nash Edgerton's debut..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

It Came From Down Under

Aussie films swarm SXSW 09

"...greed. But The Square, directed by Aussie stuntman Nash Edgerton and written by brother and actor Joel, isn't your..."

March 13, 2009 Screens Feature by Darcie Stevens

Austin Film Festival Announces First Wave

New films star Melissa McCarthy, Frankie Muniz, Joel Edgerton

"...films share the stage with the latest from actor/director Joel Edgerton, his adaptation of Garrard Conley’s gay conversion therapy..."

Aug. 21, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Rover

Guy Pearce and Robert Pattinson are the riveting stars of this bloody but compelling chase movie through the Australian Outback.

"...Animal Kingdom, writer/director Michôd (the screenplay is co-written with Joel Edgerton, based on Edgerton’s story idea) builds on the..."

June 20, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Thing

Functioning as a prequel to John Carpenter's The Thing, this film answers questions even though there's little mystery.

"...by: Matthijs van Heijningen Jr.. Starring: Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Joel Edgerton, Jonathan Walker, Ulrich Thomsen, Eric Christian Olsen, Adewale..."

Oct. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Film Festival Announces Second Wave of Films

Jeff Nichols' Loving gets a Texas premiere

"...Film Texas Premiere Writer/Director: Jeff Nichols* Cast: Ruth Negga, Joel Edgerton, Michael Shannon, Nick Kroll Joel Edgerton and Ruth..."

Aug. 23, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

The Disappearance of Alice Creed

A kidnapping caper with only three characters and one basic location, this masterful British film ratchets up the suspense to mind-frying proportions.

"...trademark before such recent Australian filmmakers as Nash and Joel Edgerton (The Square) and David Michôd (the forthcoming Animal..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Boys in the Boat

Classic sporting underdog story of the 1936 Olympic rowing team

"...Directed by: George Clooney. Starring: Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, Peter Guinness, Jack Mulhern, Hadley Robinson..."

Dec. 22, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Master Gardener

A lesser study in collapsing masculinity from Paul Schrader

"...Directed by: Paul Schrader. Starring: Joel Edgerton, Quintessa Swindell, Sigourney Weaver, Esai Morales, Victoria Hill,..."

May 19, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Thirteen Lives

Ron Howard's breathtaking recounting of the Tham Luang cave rescue

"...Directed by: Ron Howard. Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, Nophand 'Aon' Boonya, Tom Bateman, Paul Gleeson, Girati..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Animal Kingdom

An Australian family that commits crimes together avoids time together in this brutal look at the human survival instinct.

"...Directed by: David Michôd. Starring: Ben Mendelsohn, Joel Edgerton, Guy Pearce, James Frecheville, Jacki Weaver, Luke Ford,..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

King Arthur

In this cinematic retelling Arthur and his men are trained to be a warrior SWAT team for the Roman Empire.

"...Stellan Skarsgård, Til Schweiger, Hugh Dancy, Stephen Dillane and Joel Edgerton. It’s impossible to watch this Jerry Bruckheimer-produced fanciful..."

July 9, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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