Ali

Mann's film, which has some terrific moments, hits the highlights only. Will Smith, layered in subtle facial prosthetics in order to resemble Ali, does no disservice to the memory of the Greatest, but the best thing here is Jon Voight, who loses himself thoroughly in the role of sportscaster Howard Cosell.

"...Will Smith, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Jamie Foxx, Mario Van Peebles, Jon Voight, Ron Silver, Mykelti Williamson and Nona Gaye. The..."

Dec. 28, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Anaconda

"...Directed by: Luis Llosa. Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, Eric Stoltz, Jonathan Hyde, Owen Wilson, Kari Wuhrer,..."

April 11, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SuperBabies: Baby Geniuses 2

Let’s just call SuperBabies what it is: child abuse.

"...Directed by: Bob Clark. Starring: Jon Voight, Scott Baio, Vanessa Angel, Skyler Shaye, Justin Chatwin,..."

Sept. 3, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pride and Glory

Edward Norton and Colin Farrell top this predictable police procedural about clean and dirty cops who are also brothers in a family of Irish cops.

"...Directed by: Gavin O'Connor. Starring: Edward Norton, Colin Farrell, Jon Voight, Noah Emmerich, Jennifer Ehle, John Ortiz, Frank Grillo,..."

Oct. 24, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

John Grisham's The Rainmaker

"...Ford Coppola. Starring: Matt Damon, Claire Danes, Danny DeVito, Jon Voight, Mary Kay Place, Danny Glover, Mickey Rourke, Virginia..."

Nov. 21, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Bratz

Bring some bratitude and a passion for fashion, and you'll be almost as giddy as a 10-year-old girl.

"...Ramos, Janel Parrish, Logan Browning, Skyler Shaye, Chelsea Staub, Jon Voight and Lainie Kazan. Let’s get past the initial..."

Aug. 3, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The General

"...Directed by: John Boorman. Starring: Jon Voight, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy and Brendan Gleeson...."

March 5, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

National Treasure: Book of Secrets

Nicolas Cage is again on the prowl in this sequel to the 2004 smash success.

"...Directed by: Jon Turteltaub. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Jon Voight, Ed Harris, Helen..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

National Treasure

Odd casting and unimaginative, workmanlike direction make the painfully overlong National Treasure an exercise in mediocrity.

"...Directed by: Jon Turteltaub. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wrapped and Ready

"...D: Tony Scott; with Will Smith, Gene Hackman, Jon Voight, Regina King, Jason Lee, Gabriel Byrne, Seth Green...."

Nov. 27, 1998 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

"...Chris Barrie, Mark Collie, Leslie Phillips, Noah Taylor and Jon Voight. I knew things were bad when I felt..."

June 15, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pearl Harbor

"...Directed by: Michael Bay. Starring: Cuba Gooding Jr, Jon Voight, Alec Baldwin, Ewen Bremner, Kate Beckinsale, Josh Hartnett..."

May 25, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Dog of Flanders

"...Hartley, Cheryl Ladd, Jeremy James Kissner, Jack Warden and Jon Voight. You can take your child to see this..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Woodlawn

A high school football player embraces his religious faith

"...Directed by: Jon Erwin and Andrew Erwin. Starring: Sean Astin, Nic Bishop,..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texas Preps for Its Close-up

Two fall shows bring it on home

"...Friday Night Lights alum Adrianne Palicki, David Keith, and Jon Voight), this series about powerful Texans rips a page..."

Sept. 17, 2010 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta

September Dawn

This movie about the Mountain Meadows Massacre of Sept. 11, 1857, during which local Mormons murdered 120 members of a wagon train heading West, reeks of ulterior motives.

"...Directed by: Christopher Cain. Starring: Jon Voight, Trent Ford, Tamara Hope, Terence Stamp, Lolita Davidovich,..."

Aug. 31, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shooting the 'Hard Time Killing Floor Blues'

Craig Brewer on Black Snake Moan

"...One was when Ratso Rizzo said to Jon Voight, "I can't walk. … You know what they..."

March 2, 2007 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Varsity Blues

"...Ali Larter, Paul Walker, Thomas F. Duffy, Scott Caan, Jon Voight and James Van Der Beek. MTV, which has..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

A Whole Lotta Lava Going On

Winter/Spring Movie Sneaks

"...ANACONDA D: Luis Llosa; with Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, Eric Stoltz, Owen Wilson...."

Feb. 14, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Roll 'Em

March

"...D: Ulu Grosbard; with Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams, Jonathan Jackson, John Kapelos, Ryan Merriman, Whoopi Goldberg...."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

A delightful return to the world of Harry Potter

"...like a quilt, and one-note supporting roles (pretty sure Jon Voight – playing a newspaper mogul – is just..."

Nov. 18, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Songs From a Dutch Tour: The Book

Chip Taylor goes Dutch

"...exceptional new songs. Pictures from his youth with brother Jon Voight are more enlightening than his prose, as is..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Music Review by Doug Freeman

An American Carol

Michael Moore and left-leaning Hollywood are the subjects of this spoof that's missing only one thing: comedy.

"...David Zucker. Starring: Kevin Farley, Kelsey Grammer, Leslie Nielsen, Jon Voight, Robert Davi, Trace Adkins, Chriss Anglin, David Alan..."

Oct. 10, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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.

"...Anthony Anderson, Megan Fox, Rachael Taylor, John Turturro and Jon Voight. I should say right up front I was..."

July 6, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

After a Fashion

Stephen explores the similar trajectories of the lives of Martha Stewart, Mother Teresa, and Nelson Mandela??!

"...version of the new film by his close friend Jonathan Demme, a remake of The Manchurian Candidate, he went..."

July 23, 2004 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Holes

Adapted from the children’s book by Austin author Louis Sachar, the film features LaBeouf as a teen stuck at a Texas camp for juvenile delinquents.

"...Directed by: Andrew Davis. Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight, Shia LaBeouf, Khleo Thomas, Henry Winkler, Patricia Arquette,..."

April 18, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Most Wanted

"...by: David Hogan. Starring: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Jill Hennessy, Jon Voight, Robert Culp and Paul Sorvino. Most Wanted has..."

Oct. 17, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

U-Turn

"...memorable cameos by stars ranging from Claire Danes to Jon Voight) conspire to thwart his every move. As the..."

Oct. 3, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Johns

"...between the characters made famous by Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight in Midnight Cowboy. While Silver's film lacks Midnight..."

April 4, 1997 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

The faith behind Nietzsche's mustache, the most expensive year for oil, the dirty truth about air driers, and more

"..."Angel of the Morning" was written by Jon Voight's brother James Wesley Voight, who uses the stage..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

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