Exorcist: The Beginning

Help us, Lucifer. This prequel is cursed.

"...Merrin (played in William Friedkin’s original 1973 shocker by Max von Sydow) – here a nonpriest felled by the..."

Aug. 27, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Needful Things

"...Directed by: Fraser C. Heston. Starring: Ed Harris, Max Von Sydow, Bonnie Bedelia, J.t. Walsh and Amanda Plummer...."

Sept. 3, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Best Intentions

"...Directed by: Bille August. Starring: Samuel Froler, Pernilla August, Max Von Sydow and Ghita Norby. Working from Ingmar Bergman's..."

Sept. 25, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Until the End of the World

Chopped to ribbons by the American distributor upon its initial release, Wenders’ sprawling Odyssean epic is only now seen in its true form, in a positively Homeric 295 minute version.

"...Starring: Solveig Dommartin, William Hurt, Sam Neill, Rüdiger Volger, Max von Sydow and Jeanne Moreau. What starts out promisingly..."

Feb. 28, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

"...Stephen Daldry. Starring: Thomas Horn, Tom Hanks, Sandra Bullock, Max von Sydow, Viola Davis, Jeffrey Wright and Zoe Caldwell...."

Jan. 20, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Branded

In a dystopian society, corporations can see inside people's minds and keep them deluded, but one man fights back.

"...Aleksandr Dulerayn. Starring: Ed Stoppard, Leelee Sobieski, Jeffrey Tambor, Max von Sydow, Andrey Kaykov and Mariya Ignatova...."

Sept. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Nathan and David and 'Goliath'

After years of making shorts, the Zellner Brothers go big

"...Zellner brand of humor, and their abiding love for Max von Sydow...."

March 7, 2008 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Robin Hood

Ridley Scott’s revisionist rendering of the Robin Hood tale is full of well-staged battle sequences and is something of an origins story.

"...Directed by: Ridley Scott. Starring: Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Max von Sydow, William Hurt, Mark Strong, Oscar Isaac, Eileen..."

May 14, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shutter Island

Martin Scorsese's new thriller is set in 1954 in an institution for the criminally insane.

"...Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Max von Sydow, Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson, Jackie Earle Haley,..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

What Dreams May Come

"...Ward. Starring: Robin Williams, Cuba Gooding Jr., Annabella Sciorra, Max Von Sydow, Jessica Brooks Grant, Josh Paddock and Rosalind..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Zentropa

"...Directed by: Lars Von Trier. Starring: Jean-Marc Barr, Barbara Sukowa, Udo Kier and..."

Sept. 18, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Letters

Mother Teresa biopic delivers no miracles

"...Directed by: William Riead. Starring: Juliet Stevenson, Rutger Hauer, Max von Sydow, Priya Darshini, Greg Heffernan, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal, Kranti..."

Dec. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Intacto

"...by: Juan Carlos Fresnadillo. Starring: Antonio Dechent, Mónica López, Max Von Sydow, Leonardo Sbaraglia and Eusebio Poncela. Intriguing and..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Minority Report

"...Morton, Lois Smith, Kathryn Morris, Colin Farrell, Steve Harris, Max Von Sydow and Tom Cruise. Vastly superior to Spielberg's..."

June 21, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ad Astra

Brad Pitt deals with a case of the space ... madness!

"...since The Force Awakens audiences asked themselves, "Was that Max von Sydow?," a seemingly inadvertent reference to John Carpenter's..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

This Swedish film is an icily sleek masterwork of sustained suspense, much like Noomi Rapace's visceral, envelope-pushing performance.

"...now-82-year-old retired industrialist, Henrik Vanger (Taube, looking disconcertingly like Max von Sydow), who hires Stockholm-based journalist Mikael Blomkvist (Nyqvist)..."

April 2, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Saraband

Ingmar Bergman’s final film continues his exploration into mankind’s willful inability to accept the inevitable, whatever that may be.

"...called clinical abandon; it’s his actors – Ullmann, Josephson, Max von Sydow, et al. – who have consistently imbued..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Strange Brew

Bob and Doug McKenzie, SCTV's beer-guzzling Canadian brothers, broke out of their TV-sketch format to star in this feature-length movie written and directed by their alter egos, Thomas and Moranis.

"...Thomas and Rick Moranis. Starring: Dave Thomas, Rick Moranis, Max Von Sydow, Paul Dooley, Lynne Griffin and Mel Blanc...."

May 11, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Gospel According to Hollywood

Easter is a time for resurrectiing Hollywood's biblical epics.

"...as though we're watching it through binoculars. When Jesus (Max von Sydow) is present the camera does not move,..."

April 13, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Fall Film Previews

September

"...knowing send-ups of everything from El Mariachi and Mad Maxto Shogun Assassin and The Buddy Holly Story. (Sept. 18)..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...vampire stunner Cronos and Dimension Films, the division of Miramax that marketed Scream so successfully; the horror film also..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...D: Jean Renoir; with Jean Gabin, Pierre Fresnay, Erich von Stroheim, Marcel Dalio, Dita Parlo, Gaston Modot...."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin and the Academy

'Tree of Life,' 'Bullhead' score Oscar nominations

"..."Moneyball" Nick Nolte in "Warrior" Christopher Plummer in "Beginners" Max von Sydow in "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"..."

Jan. 24, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Trey Edward Shults Returns for Austin Film Festival

Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Blair Witch retrospective

"...suicide. An adventurous search for his wife ensues. Starring: Max Von Sydow, Robin Williams, Annabella Sciorra , Cuba Gooding..."

Sept. 24, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Paramount Announces Summer Classic Film Series Lineup

See the whole schedule and get some tickets to escape the heat

"...(1980, 125min/color, DCP) Sissy Spacek, Tommy Lee Jones, Levon Helm, and William Sanderson. Directed by Michael Apted. Setting..."

May 16, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens

The Force awakens, and a franchise reboots

"...Boyega, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Peter Mayhew, Andy Serkis, Anthony Daniels and..."

Dec. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

VOD Watch

Adapting Robert E. Howard's ancient scrapper to screen

"...of his semi-retirement and back into the unholy fray. Max von Sydow turns up as his father at one..."

Sept. 25, 2012 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Rush Hour 3

It's The Bourne Ultimatum's evil twin, relying, as it repeatedly does, on tired, cookie-cutter, cliché action set-pieces.

"...Brett Ratner. Starring: Jackie Chan, Chris Tucker, Vinnie Jones, Max von Sydow, Noémie Lenoir, Hiroyuki Sanada and Youki Kudoh...."

Aug. 10, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hamsun

"...Directed by: Jan Troell. Starring: Max Von Sydow, Ghita Norby and Anette Hoff. Hamsun is..."

April 18, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Horror, the Horror

William Peter Blatty, author of The Exorcist and screenwriter of the infamously terrifying film, discusses the recently released The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen and his life on both sides of the camera.

"...following the early years of Father Merrin (played by Max Von Sydow in the original) and his first encounter..."

March 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

1   2     NEXT ›    2 »