Being John Malkovich

"...Directed by: Spike Jonze. Starring: John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, John Malkovich, Catherine Keener, Orson Bean..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Katy Cusack

"...Kathryn Lacy Cusack, a member of the Austin arts community in the..."

Dec. 15, 1995 Arts Column

What Lies Beneath

John Cusack talks about putting a human face on Hitler in Max.

"...John Cusack may not be the greatest actor of his..."

Feb. 21, 2003 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

War, Inc.

John Cusack's War, Inc. rails against the military-industrial complex in a barely disguised contemporary story about covert operations.

"...Directed by: Joshua Seftel. Starring: John Cusack, Joan Cusack, Marisa Tomei, Hilary Duff, Ben Kingsley,..."

June 13, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Love & Mercy

Paul Dano anchors an ambitious vision of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson

"...Directed by: Bill Pohlad. Starring: Paul Dano, John Cusack, Elizabeth Banks, Paul Giamatti, Bill Camp, Jake Abel,..."

June 5, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Max

"...Directed by: Menno Meyjes. Starring: John Cusack, Noah Taylor, Leelee Sobieski, Ulrich Thomsen and Molly..."

Feb. 28, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Raven

John Cusack plays Edgar Allan Poe in this historically imaginative but dull and off-putting detective story set in old Baltimore.

"...Directed by: James McTeigue. Starring: John Cusack, Alice Eve, Luke Evans, Brendan Gleeson, Oliver Jackson-Cohen..."

May 4, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Can't Hardly Wait

This better-than-average teen sex comedy looks at a bunch of seniors on the night of high school graduation.

"...nostalgia for those of us weaned on a young John Cusack or Jeff Spicolli, and, I suspect, a harbinger..."

June 12, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

‘Grand Piano’ Is a Virtuosic Instrument

Craft and performance anxiety rule this Fantastic Fest dazzler

"...Fantastic Fest world-premiering film that stars Elijah Wood and John Cusack and is directed by Fest returnee Eugenio Mira...."

Sept. 24, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Film Hall of Fame Slate Finalized

Billy Bob Thornton, John Cusack, and Dennis Quaid join the lineup for the ninth annual Texas Film Hall of Fame Awards

"...Hagman, Powers Boothe, and Catherine Hardwicke; new presenters include John Cusack, Dennis Quaid, and Keith Caradine. Thomas Haden Church..."

Feb. 1, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Grosse Pointe Blank

The film is a wacky joyride through a hit man's high school reunion.

"...Directed by: George Armitage. Starring: John Cusack, Minnie Driver, Alan Arkin, Dan Aykroyd, Joan Cusack..."

April 11, 1997 Movie Review by Alison Macor

City Hall

"...Directed by: Harold Becker. Starring: Al Pacino, John Cusack, Danny Aiello, Bridget Fonda, David Paymer and Martin..."

Feb. 16, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hot Tub Time Machine

Consider this comedy yet another nail in the Eighties coffin.

"...Directed by: Steve Pink. Starring: John Cusack, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, Clark Duke, Chevy Chase,..."

April 2, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Serendipity

"...Bridget Moynihan, Molly Shannon, Jeremy Piven, Kate Beckinsale and John Cusack. When Jonathan (Cusack) meets Sara (Beckinsale), they're stuck..."

Oct. 5, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

High Fidelity

"...Directed by: Stephen Frears. Starring: John Cusack, Iben Hjejle, Todd Louiso, Jack Black, Lisa Bonet,..."

March 31, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

True Colors

"...Directed by: Herbert Ross. Starring: John Cusack, James Spader, Imogen Stubbs, Richard Widmark and Mandy..."

June 21, 1991 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil

"...Directed by: Clint Eastwood. Starring: John Cusack, Kevin Spacey, Jack Thompson, Alison Eastwood, Lady Chablis,..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

1408

Even though 1408 is one of the best Stephen King adaptations ever, this movie belongs to star John Cusack and director Mikael Håfström all the way.

"...Directed by: Mikael Håfström. Starring: John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, Tony Shalhoub and..."

June 22, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Ice Harvest

Instead of an action comedy that’s as slick as ice, Harold Ramis’ sardonic new comedy is more like an uncongealed river of slush.

"...Directed by: Harold Ramis. Starring: John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Connie Nielsen, Oliver Platt and..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Martian Child

Only in Hollywood can a movie about alien children be boring, although the terrific performances of John Cusack and Bobby Coleman help redeem this predictable mush.

"...Directed by: Menno Meyjes. Starring: John Cusack, Bobby Coleman, Amanda Peet, Sophie Okonedo, Joan Cusack,..."

Nov. 2, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Must Love Dogs

Convinced that one is the loneliest number, a divorced woman uses man's best friend to catch a new mate.

"...Directed by: Gary David Goldberg. Starring: Diane Lane, John Cusack, Elizabeth Perkins, Christopher Plummer, Dermot Mulroney, Stockard Channing..."

July 29, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Paperboy

This lurid Southern tale by the director of Precious shows that he still knows how to push people's buttons – and gather an all-star cast to sell the goods.

"...Lee Daniels. Starring: Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, John Cusack, Macy Gray, David Oyelowo, Scott Glenn, Ned Bellamy..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pushing Tin

"...Weber, Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchett, Billy Bob Thornton and John Cusack. Operating under levels of stress that would turn..."

April 23, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Bullets Over Broadway

"...Directed by: Woody Allen. Starring: John Cusack, Jack Warden, Chazz Palminteri, Joe Viterelli, Jennifer Tilly,..."

Nov. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Road to Wellville

"...Alan Parker. Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Bridget Fonda, Matthew Broderick, John Cusack and Dana Carvey. Simply execrable, or just plain..."

Nov. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Map of the Human Heart

"...Ward. Starring: Jason Scott Lee, Anne Parillaud, Patrick Bergin, John Cusack and Jeanne Moreau. Breathtaking in both its narrative..."

May 14, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Floundering

"...Directed by: Peter McCarthy. Starring: James LeGros, Ethan Hawke, John Cusack, Steve Buscemi and Lisa Zane. John Boyz (LeGros)..."

March 3, 1995 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Joe Strummer Was From Mars

The Future Is Unwritten, on DVD

"...as interviews with dozens of friends (Bono, Joe Ely, Johnny Depp, Martin Scorsese, John Cusack, members of the Red..."

July 23, 2008 Music Post by Jim Caligiuri

Eight Men Out, The Grifters, Say Anything

"...the troubled road of VH1's Where Are They Now?, John Cusack has been steadily building an astonishing résumé that..."

March 31, 2000 Screens Review by Sarah Hepola

Reflections

SXSW Film Festival and Conference

"...BEN JOHNSON: THIRD COWBOY ON THE RIGHT..."

March 14, 1997 Screens Feature

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