Flawless

"...Directed by: Joel Schumacher. Starring: Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry..."

Dec. 3, 1999 Movie Review by Sarah Hepola

The Lost Boys

The treacherous ground between teenagers and vampirism is explored by this hodge-podge cast of the ubiquitous Coreys and at least two of Julia Roberts' exes.

"...Directed by: Joel Schumacher. Starring: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Barnard..."

May 9, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Veronica Guerin

Journalist's brave story remains curiously aloof.

"...Directed by: Joel Schumacher. Starring: Cate Blanchett, Gerard McSorley, Ciarán Hinds, Brenda..."

Oct. 17, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cat and Mouse, Confined to a Kiosk

Director Joel Schumacher discusses his new thriller, Phone Booth.

"...Joel Schumacher has gotten a bad rap over the years...."

April 4, 2003 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Born Again

Joel Schumacher & 'Phone Booth'

"...Let's face it: Joel Schumacher is probably not the kind of director you..."

March 14, 2003 Screens Feature by Peter Debruge

Batman Begins

Batman Begins … and it's about time. The movie is great fun, and also a terrific relief.

"...from the previous big-budget outings by Tim Burton and Joel Schumacher. This is as close to the Depression-era Bat..."

June 17, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

X-Men

"...only the beginning of a new super-franchise. Here's hoping Joel Schumacher doesn't get his hands on it...."

July 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gossip

"...style has all the markings of its executive producer Joel Schumacher (Batman Forever, Falling Down, Flatliners, St. Elmo's Fire),..."

April 28, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lethal Weapon 4

"...that particular crime against nature the better. Not since Joel Schumacher turned the once-promising Batman franchise into a personal..."

July 17, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Indecent Proposal

"...soft-focus photography already...) Like fellow director-decorators Tony Scott and Joel Schumacher, he's seemingly obsessed with what a scene looks..."

April 9, 1993 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Twelve

The private-school kids on New York's Upper East Side are definitely not all right in Joel Schumacher's sordid tale of young promise gone wrong.

"...Directed by: Joel Schumacher. Starring: Chace Crawford, Emma Roberts, Rory Culkin, Philip..."

Aug. 6, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

8 MM

"...Directed by: Joel Schumacher. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Joaquin Phoenix, James Gandolfini, Chris..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Batman & Robin

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

June 20, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Number 23

Joel Schumacher and Jim Carrey combine their dubious talents to create an even more dubious movie in which a man becomes obsessed with the number 23.

"...Directed by: Joel Schumacher. Starring: Jim Carrey, Virginia Madsen, Danny Huston, Logan..."

March 2, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera

The plodding stage musical finally comes to the big screen, its relentlessly bombastic score intact with a vengeance.

"...Directed by: Joel Schumacher. Starring: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda..."

Dec. 24, 2004 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Client

"...Directed by: Joel Schumacher. Starring: Susan Sarandon, Tommy Lee Jones, Brad Renfro,..."

July 29, 1994 Movie Review by Robert Faires

Dying Young

"...Directed by: Joel Schumacher. Starring: Julia Roberts, Campbell Scott, Vincent D'Onofrio, Colleen..."

June 28, 1991 Movie Review by Steve Davis

A Time to Kill

"...Directed by: Joel Schumacher. Starring: Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey,..."

July 26, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Phone Booth

"...Directed by: Joel Schumacher. Starring: Colin Farrell, Kiefer Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Radha..."

April 4, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bad Company

"...Directed by: Joel Schumacher. Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock, Gabriel Macht, Kerry..."

June 7, 2002 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Batman Forever

"...Directed by: Joel Schumacher. Starring: Val Kilmer, Jim Carrey, Tommy Lee Jones,..."

June 16, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Matthew McConaughey: Lone Star Rising

The Luck of the Drawl

"...half a billion dollars in North America alone. Director Joel Schumacher's most recent movies include The Client and Batman..."

Sept. 1, 1995 Screens Feature by Matt Zoller Seitz

Falling Down

"...Directed by: Joel Schumacher. Starring: Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey, Tuesday..."

March 5, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Five Queer-Centric Horror Films to Watch This Halloween

Putting the “queen” back into your scream queen needs

"...The Lost Boys (Dir. Joel Schumacher, 1987)..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Qmmunity Post by James Scott

Adonis Rising

Matthew McConaughey

"...first novel which is, furthermore, directed by the savvy Joel Schumacher (Batman Forever, The Client), A Time to Kill..."

July 26, 1996 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Cellular

Feels like a B-picture, but a smart, finely tuned one that wouldn’t have been out of place in Roger Corman’s mid-Seventies stable.

"...smart 2002 thriller Phone Booth, which was directed by Joel Schumacher, and now this second film in his "phone..."

Sept. 10, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Short Cuts

Insanity everywhere: The Chain Saw strikes back, as does the Arbor, sort of; R. Lee Ermey gets piggish; Jack Black kisses like a fish; and videos might kill radio stars, but they launch Austin artists' careers.

"...smile on his face: occasional Harry Knowles sparring partner Joel Schumacher, who will get to see his Batman Forever..."

Oct. 3, 2003 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

Colombani's debut features a finely nuanced and altogether striking performance by Tautou, whose wide eyes adroitly reflect an inner world that ricochets from hopelessly in love to simply hopeless.

"...notable, too; if this had been done by, say, Joel Schumacher or another of the Hollywood testosterone brigade, it..."

March 7, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train

"...if your idea of a fine foreign film is Joel Schumacher's Ted Danson/Sean Young remake of Jean-Charles Tacchella's Cousin,..."

Jan. 14, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...D: Joel Schumacher; with Robert De Niro, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Barry..."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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