Journey 2: The Mysterious Island

Michael Caine zips around on a giant bumblebee and Dwayne Johnson is a pectoral spectacle in this family-friendly, fantasy-island adventure tale.

"...Directed by: Brad Peyton. Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Michael Caine, Josh Hutcherson, Vanessa Hudgens, Luiz Guzmán and Kristin..."

Feb. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

So, What'd You Shoot On?

"...Theatre premiere of Manufacturing Dissent (the unflattering documentary about Michael Moore and some of his more disingenuous doc-making techniques)..."

March 11, 2007 SXSW Post by Nora Ankrum

Batman Begins

Batman Begins … and it's about time. The movie is great fun, and also a terrific relief.

"...Directed by: Christopher Nolan. Starring: Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy,..."

June 17, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Letters at 3AM

In 2002, cinema has been the healthiest of our arts. The movies' range and variety relieve what has otherwise been a bleak time for our culture and our Constitution.

"...evil claims a moral motivation. With supreme acting intelligence, Michael Caine registers the paradoxes of each choice (and Brendan..."

Jan. 3, 2003 Column by Michael Ventura

Get Carter

"...Miranda Richardson, Rachael Leigh Cook, Alan Cumming, Mickey Rourke, Michael Caine and John C. McGinley. It's far too easy..."

Oct. 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Trip to Greece

Coogan and Brydon's latest culinary comedy is a dish too far

"...Directed by: Michael Winterbottom. Starring: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Claire Keelan, Rebecca..."

May 22, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Trip to Italy

Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon continues their journeys as a couple of guys attached at the funny bone.

"...Directed by: Michael Winterbottom. Starring: Steve Coogan, Rob Brydon, Rosie Fellner, Claire..."

Aug. 29, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...girl bands. Cast: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Scout Taylor-Compton, Michael Shannon, Alia Shawkat, Tatum O'Neal...."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Short Cuts

Writer / director Tim McCanlies enthuses about his upcoming film, Secondhand Lions; plus, The Alamo gets a new scribe.

"...of Robert Duvall, who, alongside yet another Oscar winner, Michael Caine, and Oscar nominee Haley Joel Osment, has been..."

July 5, 2002 Screens Column by Marc Savlov

Black Bag

Steven Soderbergh's latest is a zippy, London-set spy yarn

"...Directed by: Steven Soderbergh. Starring: Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett, Marisa Abela, Tom Burke, Naomie Harris,..."

March 14, 2025 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Once Upon a Time in Austin

The films, the filmmakers, the crews, the making of a scene

"...Petrie; S: Marc Lawrence, Katie Ford; with Sandra Bullock, Michael Caine, Benjamin Bratt, Candice Bergen..."

March 12, 2004 Screens Feature by Louis Black

Medieval

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

"...Directed by: Petr Jákl. Starring: Ben Foster, Michael Caine, Sophie Lowe, Matthew Goode, Til Schweiger, Karel Roden..."

Sept. 9, 2022 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Holiday Viewing: A Christmas Carol

In this season of giving, who is the best Scrooge?

"...Michael Caine: A Muppet Christmas Carol (1992)..."

Dec. 24, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Film Festival Announces First Wave of Titles

Lineup drops the latest from Todd Haynes and a Hank Williams biopic

"...Sorrentino (This Must Be the Place), Youth, which sees Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel looking back on their lives..."

Aug. 19, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Kingsman: The Secret Service

This comic-book riff on James Bond films finds fun amid the ultraviolence.

"...Egerton, Mark Strong, Sophie Cookson, Sofia Boutella, Mark Hamill, Michael Caine, Geoff Bell and Samantha Womack...."

Feb. 13, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Now You See Me

This magicians' caper film has a good cast but very little else hidden up its sleeve.

"...Harrelson, Isla Fisher, Dave Franco, Mélanie Laurent, Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine and Common...."

June 7, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Dark Knight

The visuals soar and Heath Ledger's Joker is magnificent, although this Batman movie is grim and chilly, as if made for our age of anxiety.

"...Bale, Heath Ledger, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Aaron Eckhart, Gary Oldman, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy, Eric Roberts, Monique Curnen..."

July 18, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Children of Men

Children of Men brims with cinematic gusto, but the plot raises more questions than it answers.

"...Directed by: Alfonso Cuarón. Starring: Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Claire-Hope Ashitey, Pam Ferris, Danny Huston..."

Jan. 5, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bewitched

Again Kidman goes for another nose-centric role, yet Nora Ephron's very meta remake of the old TV show still misfires.

"...Nora Ephron. Starring: Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine, Jason Schwartzman, Kristin Chenoweth, Heather Burns, Jim Turner,..."

June 24, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Quills

"...Directed by: Philip Kaufman. Starring: Billie Whitelaw, Amelia Warner, Michael Caine, Joaquin Phoenix, Kate Winslet and Geoffrey Rush. “Tell..."

Dec. 29, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Office Killer

"...Starring: Carol Kane, Molly Ringwald, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Barbara Sukowa, Michael Imperioli, David Thornton, Mike Hodge and Alice Drummond. In..."

Jan. 9, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Argylle

Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell get into double-identity spy trouble

"...James Bond movies or the morally murky machinations of Michael Caine as trench-coat-clad Harry Palmer. Vaughn loves the tongue-in-cheek..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Hustle

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels remake can't con its way to success

"...a script that draws inspiration from the antics of Michael Caine and Steve Martin (and before them David Niven..."

May 17, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Dom Hemingway

Jude Law, all piss-and-vinegar as the titular safe-cracker, can't light the fuse of this dud.

"...film, from Bob Hoskins in The Long Good Friday, Michael Caine in Get Carter, to Tom Hardy in Bronson...."

April 18, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Life, Death, and Dance

Robert Duvall loves to tango. Robert Duvall loves Buenos Aires. And Robert Duvall loves Luciana Pedraza, the ravishing Argentinean-born woman who plays opposite him in Assassination Tango, a film in which the screen legend somehow conflates all these things.

"...when I worked on Secondhand Lions. We'd eat with Michael Caine and his wife. It was nice. I genuinely..."

March 14, 2003 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

The Great Escape

Chain Gangs! Cast Aways! Kung Fu! Chocolate! ... It's Time for the Holiday Film Previews

"...Philip Kaufman; with Geoffrey Rush, Kate Winslet, Joaquin Phoenix, Michael Caine...."

Nov. 24, 2000 Screens Feature by Barry Johnson

The Taking of Pelham One Two Three/
Get Carter

"...Get Carter D: Mike Hodges (1971); with Michael Caine, Britt Ekland, Ian Hendry, John Osborne...."

Aug. 18, 2000 Screens Review by Jerry Renshaw

Idle Hands

"...old possessed limb genre, referencing everything from the old Michael Caine vehicle The Hand to Evil Dead 2 and..."

April 30, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Swans, Swine, and Serial Killers in This Week’s Recommended Events

Get out and get arty

"...greatest performances by flesh-and-bones actors in Muppet films? Why, Michael Caine as the grasping old miser Ebenezer Scrooge in..."

April 4, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Luv Doc Recommends: Secondhand Lions Regional Premiere

Paramount Theatre, Sunday, September 14, 2003

"...Secondhand Lions stars Academy Award winners Robert Duval and Michael Caine as well as Academy Award nominee Haley Joel..."

Sept. 12, 2003 Column by The Luv Doc

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