The Hunt

Mads Mikkelsen stars in this Danish film by Thomas Vinterberg as a man whose enitre life is undone by a little girl's lie.

"...Directed by: Thomas Vinterberg. Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Annika Wedderkopp, Lasse Fogelstrøm, Susse..."

July 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Arctic

Mads Mikkelsen follows in the wilderness steps of Jack London

"...Directed by: Joe Penna. Starring: Mads Mikkelsen and Maria Thelma Smáradóttir...."

Feb. 15, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Royal Affair

Palace intrigue, bodice-ripping, and revolutionary thought: If only this costume drama about Danish monarchs behaving badly delivered on its promise.

"...Directed by: Nikolaj Arcel. Starring: Alicia Vikander, Mads Mikkelsen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard, Trine Dyrholm, David Dencik, Thomas..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Flame & Citron

In this Danish film, two men track down and kill Nazi collaborators in the waning days of the German occupation.

"...Directed by: Ole Christian Madsen. Starring: Thure Lindhardt, Mads Mikkelsen, Christian Berkel, Stine Stengade,..."

Nov. 13, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Doctor Strange

The Doctor is out, far out

"...Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton, Benjamin Bratt and Michael Stuhlbarg...."

Nov. 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Men & Chicken

Danish black comedy is a nimble tone-shifter

"...Directed by: Anders Thomas Jensen. Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, David Dencik, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Søren Malling, Nicolas..."

April 29, 2016 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky

Too bad this sumptuously appointed film unfolds on a screen instead of a catwalk.

"...Directed by: Jan Kounen. Starring: Anna Mouglalis, Mads Mikkelsen, Elena Morozova, Natacha Lindinger and Grigori Manoukov. Perhaps..."

July 16, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Adam's Apples

Pitting a skinhead against a priest, this Danish comedy, like most of that country's dramas, is dark, dark, dark.

"...Directed by: Anders Thomas Jensen. Starring: Ulrich Thomsen, Mads Mikkelsen, Nicolas Bro, Paprika Steen, Ali Kazim and Ole..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

After the Wedding

An expat Danish aid worker in Mumbai returns to Copenhagen to meet with a benefactor, only to discover that the world is even smaller than it seems.

"...Directed by: Susanne Bier. Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Rolf Lassgård, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Stine Fischer Christensen,..."

May 25, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Open Hearts

"...by: Susanne Bier. Starring: Sonja Richter, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Mads Mikkelsen, Paprika Steen, Birthe Neumann and Niels Olsen. Open..."

March 21, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Riders of Justice

Mads Mikkelsen is out for revenge in this sweet, strange Danish tragicomedy

"...Directed by: Anders Thomas Jensen. Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Lars Brygmann,..."

May 21, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Another Round

He that drinks fast pays slow in this boozy dark comedy

"...Directed by: Thomas Vinterberg. Starring: Mads Mikkelsen, Thomas Bo Larsen, Magnus Millang, Lars Ranthe and..."

Dec. 11, 2020 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

Tokyo Ghoul: 'S'

Manga adaptation leans into its kinky subtext

"...gets an added homoerotic subtext every time Tsukiyama – Mads Mikkelsen's Hannibal with even floppier hair – wistfully plays..."

Sept. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

After the Wedding

American remake of Danish Oscar contender flails into melodrama

"...to that committed by Jacob Pederson (as played by Mads Mikkelsen). But that's a minor error in translation compared..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Chaos Walking

Interstellar YA adaptation brings a new gender twist to the formula

"...Directed by: Doug Liman. Starring: Tom Holland, Daisy Ridley, Mads Mikkelsen, David Oyelowo, Demián Bichir, Nick Jonas, Cynthia Erivo,..."

March 5, 2021 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

The Force is strong with this one

"...Donnie Yen, Riz Ahmed, Jimmy Smits, Ben Daniels and Mads Mikkelsen...."

Dec. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Casino Royale

This is the James Bond origin story wherein we get to discover, along with incoming blond Bond Daniel Craig, where 007 got his suave daredeviltry and love of fast cars, vodka martinis, and highest-stakes cardsharpery.

"...Directed by: Martin Campbell. Starring: Daniel Craig, Judi Dench, Mads Mikkelsen, Eva Green, Jeffrey Wright, Giancarlo Giannini, Isaach De..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Wave 2: The Martian, The Witch, and More

New Ridley Scott flick, plus dozens more added to fest

"...Anders Thomas Jensen Denmark, 2015, 100 min US Premiere Mads Mikkelsen as only his longtime absurdist Danish collaborator Anders..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Marc Savlov’s Top 10 Films of 2021

"...There's something rotten in Denmark in this balls-to-the-wall revenger. Mads Mikkelsen out-Neesons Neeson. 6) Stray..."

Dec. 17, 2021 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Chaos Walking, From Page to Screen

Author Patrick Ness revisits his book as an older, wiser writer

"...in age to the manipulative authority figure, Mayor Prentiss (Mads Mikkelsen). As he nears 50 himself Ness found himself..."

March 8, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

At Eternity’s Gate

Transcendent examination of van Gogh through his own eyes

"...Julian Schnabel. Starring: Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Oscar Isaac, Mads Mikkelsen, Emmanuelle Seigner, Niels Arestrup, Mathieu Amalric and Amira..."

Dec. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVDanger: The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T

Hate piano practice? Dr. Seuss' oddity is for you

"...shortchanged with the script for his young Lecter, and Mads Mikkelsen got an unprecedented opportunity to delve deep into..."

June 4, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Cargill Gets Strange

Local author revealed to be Marvel's hidden scripter

"...Years a Slave), Rachel McAdams (Spotlight), Tilda Swinton (Snowpiercer), Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal), Michael Stuhlbarg (Boardwalk Empire), and cult action..."

Dec. 16, 2015 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: Blackness And Shadows

Period piece "The Black Torment" and the world's end in "Dead Shadows"

"...of arrogance and self-doubt, creating a histrionic ancestor to Mads Mikkelsen's beleaugured accused in The Hunt. As a veteran..."

May 3, 2014 Screens Post

DVD Watch: Berberian Sound Studio

Analog audio horror that will send a chill through your ears

"...The Hunt (Magnolia) Thomas Vinterberg places Mads Mikkelsen under the microscope as a man falsely accused..."

Dec. 10, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Three Musketeers

Did we miss the memo asking for the umpteenth retelling of the Alexandre Dumas classic?

"...Luke Evans, Christoph Waltz, Matthew Macfadyen, Til Schweiger and Mads Mikkelsen...."

Oct. 28, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Clash of the Titans

A messy assemblage of mythic odds and ends, Clash of the Titans takes a nosedive off Mount Olympus.

"...Neeson, Ralph Fiennes, Jason Flemyng, Gemma Arterton, Alexa Davalos, Mads Mikkelsen, Luke Evans and Izabella Miko. If you're casting..."

April 2, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

Darkly humorous Scottish/Danish production affirms life in the face of death.

"...Starring: Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, Lisa McKinlay, Mads Mikkelsen, Julia Davis and Susan Vidler. The title minces..."

April 30, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest 2014: When Animals Dream

There’s something hairy in Denmark

"...Marie shares her life with her father (Lars Mikkelsen, brother of Mads) and her invalid mother (Sonja Richter)...."

Sept. 19, 2014 Screens Post by Marc Savlov