Chasing Liberty

A fictional president's daughter (Mandy Moore) skips out on her Secret Service minders (this doesn't remind us of any presidential daughters we know).

"...Directed by: Andy Cadiff. Starring: Mandy Moore, Matthew Goode, Annabella Sciorra, Jeremy Piven, Mark Harmon, Caroline Goodall..."

Jan. 9, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Stoker

Starring Nicole Kidman, this first English-language outing of Korean fave Park Chan-wook is stylish but wanting.

"...Directed by: Park Chan-wook. Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Matthew Goode, Nicole Kidman, Jacki Weaver, Phyllis Somerville, Dermot Mulroney,..."

March 22, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Brideshead Revisited

It's a film, not a miniseries, but this rendition's attention to the steep divides of class and religion in prewar England remains as sharply etched as ever.

"...Directed by: Julian Jarrold. Starring: Matthew Goode, Ben Whishaw, Haley Atwell, Emma Thompson, Michael Gambon..."

Aug. 1, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Imagine Me & You

A traditional romantic comedy with a lesbian twist, Imagine Me and You has its charms, but for a movie about loving radically, it sure plays it safe.

"...Directed by: Ol Parker. Starring: Piper Perabo, Matthew Goode, Lena Headey, Anthony Head, Celia Imrie, Sue Johnston..."

Feb. 10, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

A Single Man

Tom Ford ditched fashion designing for filmmaking with this smart adaptation of the Christopher Isherwood story about a grieving gay man in 1962 California.

"...Directed by: Tom Ford. Starring: Colin Firth, Julianne Moore, Matthew Goode, Nicholas Hoult, Jon Kortajarena, Ginnifer Goodwin and Paulette..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Leap Year

From the director of Shopgirl comes this despairing and barely mediocre rom-com starring Amy Adams.

"...Directed by: Anand Tucker. Starring: Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, Adam Scott, John Lithgow, Noel O'Donovan and Kaitlin..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lookout

The Lookout, an odd caper story, marks Scott Frank’s directorial debut after years of working as a screenwriter on movies like Get Shorty and Out of Sight.

"...Directed by: Scott Frank. Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, Matthew Goode, Isla Fisher, Carla Gugino, Bruce McGill, Alberta Watson,..."

March 30, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Review: A Discovery of Witches

Miniseries shakes Twilight's shadow for a more feminist fantasy

"...Shudder on Jan. 17 – is especially explicit. (Star Matthew Goode amusingly downplayed the sexual content as “a bit..."

Jan. 16, 2019 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Silent Night

English nightmare comedy is as much Noël Coward as George A. Romero

"...Directed by: Camille Griffin. Starring: Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Roman Griffin Davis, Lucy Punch, Trudie Styler, Sope..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

TV Eye

Masterpiece Theatre loosens the corset, plus first reactions to fall's new slate of shows

"...that's well worth checking out. Hosted by British actor Matthew Goode (Brideshead Revisited), Masterpiece Contemporary premieres this Sunday with..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

The King's Man

Spy comedy threequel is a king-sized disaster

"...Directed by: Matthew Vaughn. Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Harris Dickinson, Djimon Hounsou, Gemma..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Match Point

Unoriginal but pleasantly prosaic, Woody Allen's latest is a diverting story of crime, love, and luck that conducts itself with a refreshing absence of moral judgment and omniscience.

"...Woody Allen. Starring: Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Scarlett Johansson, Emily Mortimer, Matthew Goode, Brian Cox and Penelope Wilton. With Match Point,..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Fantastic Fest Review: Silent Night

Social satire takes a surprising and bleak turn

"...in time. After all, Nell (Kiera Knightley) and Simon (Matthew Goode) seem like the average spoiled toffs, staying at..."

Sept. 30, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Medieval

Brutal historical epic gives gritty, accessible life to a Czech icon

"...Petr Jákl. Starring: Ben Foster, Michael Caine, Sophie Lowe, Matthew Goode, Til Schweiger, Karel Roden and Roland Møller...."

Sept. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Fantastic Fest Nabs Latest Derrickson-Cargill-Hawke Horror Collab The Black Phone

Keira Knightley dark comedy Silent Night to close fest

"...Camille Griffin’s holiday-themed black comedy starring Keira Knightley and Matthew Goode; UK horror A Banquet, from IFC Films; and..."

Sept. 9, 2021 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Downton Abbey

The beloved Masterpiece series makes a royal return

"...Michael Engler. Starring: Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, Penelope Wilton, Matthew Goode, Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Brendan Coyle,..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Official Secrets

True story of a whistleblower who saw the lies behind the Iraq War

"...Starring: Keira Knightley, Ralph Fiennes, Adam Bakri, Matt Smith, Matthew Goode, Rhys Ifans, MyAnna Buring, Jack Farthing, Indira Varma,..."

Sept. 6, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Secrets and Lies: The Truth of Official Secrets

Martin Bright on the Iraq War, and being played by Matt Smith

"...Rhys Ifans), our then U.S. correspondent and Peter Beaumont (Matthew Goode), who is an expert on foreign affairs...."

Sept. 5, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Allied

WWII espionage thriller can't hold a candle to Casablanca

"...Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Jared Harris, Lizzy Caplan, Simon McBurney, Matthew Goode, Anton Lesser, Marion Bailey, August Diehl and Thierry..."

Nov. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Self/less

The film starts off as promising sci-fi, but turns into a disappointing shoot-’em-up

"...Directed by: Tarsem Singh. Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Matthew Goode, Ben Kingsley, Victor Garber, Derek Luke, Jaynee-Lynne Kinchen,..."

July 10, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Imitation Game

The heartbreaking life of Alan Turing, the engineer who changed World War II

"...Directed by: Morten Tyldum. Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, Mark Strong, Allen Leech,..."

Dec. 26, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Belle

Inspired by a 1779 painting of two real-life cousins – one black, one white – Belle gives a fictionalized account of their lives.

"...Miranda Richardson, Penelope Wilton, Sarah Gadon, Tom Felton and Matthew Goode...."

May 23, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Watchmen

Although this hotly anticipated film has ideas galore, it remains bizarrely cold and uninvolving.

"...Directed by: Zack Snyder. Starring: Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Patrick Wilson..."

March 6, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lookout!

The Lookout premieres at the Paramount.

"...with great performances from Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Jeff Daniels, and Matthew Goode...."

March 10, 2007 SXSW Post by Wells Dunbar

SXSW 07: Update No. 1 of Approximately 450

Announcements

"...screenwriter Scott Frank and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Isla Fisher, Matthew Goode, and Jeff Daniels – will open the Festival..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Screens Feature

Imagining Austin

Austinites begin a new comprehensive plan for the city's future

"...Assistant City Manager Robert Goode pointed out that city staff has long lacked clear,..."

Jan. 29, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Let's Go Gun Crazy

UT working group recommends allowing guns in classrooms, while a "mock mass shooting" and a "mass farting" protest in response bring out the national media

"...Life and Liberty Walk, according to Pizgatti, "went perfect." Matthew Short, another spokesman for DontComply.com and Come and Take..."

Dec. 18, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Wasted Energy

Why the 11th-hour 'action' against AE's generation plan?

"...in its long-term estimates, acting AE General Manager Robert Goode told council, because "it's very difficult to predict, and..."

April 16, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Postmarks

First, the good news ...

"...I hope Matthew McConaughey not only prevails in his legal fight with..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Column

Dancing About Architecture

Never Mind the Mayor

"...proceeded to play a four-letter-word-laden version of "Johnny B. Goode" by the Sex Pistols. Fortunately, after only one full-volume..."

Feb. 26, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck