The Batman

A new, brilliant, and bleaker caped crusader

"...Starring: Robert Pattinson, Paul Dano, Jeffrey Wright, Zoë Kravitz, John Turturro, Colin Farrell and Andy Serkis...."

March 4, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Bergman Island

The eternal story: filmmakers making films about filmmakers making films

"...have played very differently had the original casting of John Turturro and Greta Gerwig remained. That Chris’ Amy (gauche,..."

Oct. 15, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Jesus Rolls

The weirdest side character from The Big Lebowski gets his own film

"...Directed by: John Turturro. Starring: John Turturro, Bobby Cannavale, Audrey Tatou, Susan..."

March 6, 2020 Movie Review

Gloria Bell

Julianne Moore excels (as always) in this funny, poignant character study

"...Directed by: Sebastián Lelio. Starring: Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Michael Cera, Caren Pistorius, Rita Wilson, Holland Taylor..."

March 22, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Landline

The team behind Obvious Child is back

"...Gillian Robespierre. Starring: Jenny Slate, Jay Duplass, Abby Quinn, John Turturro, Edie Falco and Finn Wittrock...."

Aug. 4, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Transformers: The Last Knight

Stick meet dead horse

"...Moner, Santiago Cabrera, Jerrod Carmichael, Stanley Tucci, Gemma Chan, John Turturro, Glenn Morshower, Steve Buscemi and John Goodman...."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Mia Madre

A filmmaker says goodbye to a mother

"...Directed by: Nanni Moretti. Starring: Margherita Buy, John Turturro, Giulia Lazzarini, Nanni Moretti, Beatrice Mancini, Stefano Abbati..."

Sept. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hands of Stone

Robert De Niro returns to the ring in this Roberto Durán biopic

"...Ramírez, Usher Raymond, Robert De Niro, Ana de Armas, John Turturro, Ellen Barkin and Rubén Blades...."

Aug. 26, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Rio, I Love You

All set in Rio de Janeiro, this is a collection of short films

"...by: Andrucha Waddington, Paolo Sorrentino, Fernando Meirelles, Stephan Elliott, John Turturro, Guillermo Arriaga, Im Sang-soo, Carlos Saldanha, José Padilha,..."

May 6, 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, María Valverde,..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

God's Pocket

Philip Seymour Hoffman, in one of his last performances, heads up a terrific ensemble cast for this offbeat drama adapted from a Pete Dexter novel.

"...Directed by: John Slattery. Starring: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Christina Hendricks, John Turturro,..."

May 16, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fading Gigolo

John Turturro directs himself and Woody Allen in this movie that gently cruises but but never drives it home.

"...Directed by: John Turturro. Starring: John Turturro, Woody Allen, Vanessa Paradis, Liev..."

May 9, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Yes Yes: Sundance Announces 2014 Class

Austinites a-plenty in Competition and NEXT slates

"...Cast: Kristen Stewart, Payman Maadi, Lane Garrison, J.J. Soria, John Carroll Lynch...."

Dec. 4, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

In the Blue Corner: Austin Film Festival

The festival dedicated to every part of storytelling on screen is back for its 20th anniversary

"...2) Script-to-Screen: Brick: We loved Rian Johnson long before he directed some of the most harrowing..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Screens Feature by Monica Riese

The AggreGAYtor: December 3

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Modern Family’s Sophia Vergara embark on cinematic Sapphism for John Turturro...."

Dec. 3, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Both ridiculous and ridiculously fun, this is over-the-top robotic mayhem.

"...Michael Bay. Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson, Patrick Dempsey, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich..."

July 1, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

Full metal racket.

"...Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Rainn Wilson and Ramon Rodriguez. Bay’s follow-up to..."

June 26, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3

Loud, abrasive, and featuring performances seemingly calibrated to be heard over the cacophonous roar of Travolta's mad, bad overacting, this is an unnecessary and ill-advised remake.

"...Directed by: Tony Scott. Starring: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán, John Turturro, James Gandolfini, Michael Rispoli,..."

June 12, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What Just Happened

Robert De Niro stars in this Barry Levinson comedy as a Hollywood movie producer beset with problems ranging from two ex-wives and unhinged actors and directors to perpetual worry.

"...Levinson. Starring: Robert De Niro, Bruce Willis, Stanley Tucci, John Turturro, Kristen Stewart, Lily Rabe, Robin Wright Penn, Catherine..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Miracle at St. Anna

Spike Lee fights the good fight but loses the battle in his bloated and muddled World War II epic that pays tribute to the Army's Buffalo Soldiers.

"...Omar Benson Miller, Pierfrancesco Favino, Valentina Cervi, Matteo Sciabordi, John Turturro and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. It’s inarguable that the accuracy..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...Dortch Cast: Chonte Harris, Marcuis Harris, Mylika Davis, Alphonso Johnson, Emily Liu Regional Premiere..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

You Don't Mess With the Zohan

As far as we know, this Adam Sandler movie is the first Hollywood-made Jewish/Palestinian/immigrant comedy that also doubles as a surprisingly trenchant analysis of the Middle East's perpetual bloodbath.

"...Directed by: Dennis Dugan. Starring: Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Lainie Kazan, Rob Schneider, Dave Matthews,..."

June 6, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Reggie Jackson to Speak at the Dell

"...portraying Jackson and the same can be said of John Turturro's bristling portrayal of the troubled genius known as..."

Jan. 15, 2008 Sports Post by Mark Fagan

Margot at the Wedding

The director of The Squid and the Whale mostly falters in this follow-up film that stars Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Jack Black as casually cruel narcissists.

"...Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Black, Zane Pais, John Turturro and Ciarán Hinds. The casual cruelty that the..."

Dec. 14, 2007 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Romance & Cigarettes

John Turturro directs this oddball musical in which the stars (the eclectic cast of James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Steve Buscemi, Mary-Louise Parker, Christopher Walken, Aida Turturro, and Mandy Moore) lip-sync and dance to popular songs.

"...Directed by: John Turturro. Starring: James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Steve..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Interview

Steve Buscemi directs and co-stars in this film with Sienna Miller as the pair play out an emotionally charged pas de deux.

"...three American filmmakers – actor/directors Buscemi, Stanley Tucci, and John Turturro (three of the most recognizable faces, if not..."

Sept. 7, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Transformers

What matters most about Transformers isn't subtext (this is Michael Bay after all), but what happens when big, loud, heavy things bang into other differently colored big, loud, heavy things.

"...Gibson, Josh Duhamel, Anthony Anderson, Megan Fox, Rachael Taylor, John Turturro and Jon Voight. I should say right up..."

July 6, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Good Shepherd

Matt Damon abandons the cat-and-mouse theatrics of his Bourne identity to play the reserved fictional functionary whose life serves as the prism through which this film examines the early years of the CIA.

"...by: Robert De Niro. Starring: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, John Turturro, Alec Baldwin, William Hurt, Billy Crudup, Joe Pesci,..."

Dec. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TIFF Notes

What I took away from the Toronto International Film Festival

"...the screenplay for this dark Australian Western directed by John Hillcoat. (In 1988, the pair also collaborated on the..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

After the Sunset

Possibly the ideal film to more or less ignore while lounging poolside and sipping Jamaican rum, After the Sunset is 100-proof pap.

"...sun-kissed skies? (OK, I’ll admit it’s difficult to see John Turturro doing anything in the role but melting in..."

Nov. 12, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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