A Serious Man

The Coen brothers deliver one of their best and most personal movies, a kind of cockeyed Jewish fable that urges us to embrace life's mysteries.

"...Directed by: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen. Starring: Michael Stuhlbarg, Fred Melamed, Richard Kind, Aaron Wolff, Sari Lennick,..."

Oct. 16, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Miss Sloane

Jessica Chastain plays a powerful D.C. lobbyist

"...Chastain, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Mark Strong, Jake Lacy, Alison Pill, Michael Stuhlbarg, Sam Waterston and John Lithgow...."

Dec. 9, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

ATX TV Festival 2022: The Staircase

Showrunner Maggie Cohn on this year's true crime smash

"...HBO's The Staircase, a retelling of the case against Michael Peterson for murdering his wife, Kathleen Peterson. Originally told..."

June 10, 2022 Screens Post by Rod Machen

Call Me by Your Name

Tenderness comes in many tongues in this coming-of-age romance

"...Directed by: Luca Guadagnino. Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer, Michael Stuhlbarg, Amira Casar, Esther Garrel, Victoire Du Bois and..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Trumbo

Blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo is essayed by Bryan Cranston

"...Cranston, Diane Lane, Louis C.K., Elle Fanning, Helen Mirren, Michael Stuhlbarg, John Goodman, Stephen Root, Alan Tudyk, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Pawn Sacrifice

Fictionalized tale of famed chess bout between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky

"...Starring: Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber, Peter Sarsgaard, Lily Rabe, Michael Stuhlbarg, Robin Weigert and Evelyne Brochu...."

Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Shape of Water

An unconventional love story from one of the best fabulists

"...by: Guillermo del Toro. Starring: Sally Hawkins, Octavia Spencer, Michael Shannon, Richard Jenkins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Doug Jones, David Hewlett..."

Dec. 8, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Shirley

Elizabeth Moss gets in the head of the Haunting of Hill House author

"...Directed by: Josephine Decker. Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Odessa Young, Michael Stuhlbarg and Logan Lerman...."

June 5, 2020 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

ATX Television Festival 2017

Fargo and Legion creator Noah Hawley comes home

"...as the competitive bridge-playing brains, and A Serious Man's Michael Stuhlbarg as an unceasingly put-upon lawyer. And of course,..."

June 9, 2017 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

Screens Top 10s

"...Tom Hardy (Bronson), Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man), Sam Rockwell (Moon), Souleymane Sy..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Announces Features Lineup

Competitive narratives and docs unveiled, plus more

"...premiere of Mike Birbiglia's comedy Don't Think Twice with Keegan-Michael Key and Community's Gillian Jacobs. Jake Gyllenhaal loses it..."

Feb. 2, 2016 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

Men in Black 3

Josh Brolin's spooky good impersonation of the younger Tommy Lee Jones is the only fresh thing happening in this sequel.

"...Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin, Jemaine Clement, Emma Thompson, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mike Colter, Alice Eve, Bill Hader and David..."

May 25, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Marjorie Baumgarten’s Top 10 Films of 2017

"...(The Disaster Artist), Richard Jenkins (The Shape of Water), Michael Stuhlbarg (Call Me by Your Name), Laurence Fishburne (Last..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kimberley Jones’ Top 10 Films of 2017

"...Armie Hammer (Call Me by Your Name, Free Fire), Michael Stuhlbarg (Call Me by Your Name, The Shape of..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

The Best TV Shows of 2017 (So Far)

The return of Twin Peaks is cause for celebration

"...cast (notably Carrie Coon, David Thewlis, Ewan McGregor, and Michael Stuhlbarg), season 3 has done the near impossible of..."

June 23, 2017 Screens Post by Mark Fagan

Steve Jobs

Everyone works at the top of their game to deliver this timely biopic

"...Directed by: Danny Boyle. Starring: Michael Fassbender, Kate Winslet, Seth Rogen, Jeff Daniels, Michael Stuhlbarg..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Hitchcock

Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren keep things interesting but there's more here about the marriage and partnership of Hitchcock and Alma Reville rather than a good backstage look at the making of Psycho.

"...Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Danny Huston, Toni Collette, Michael Stuhlbarg, Michael Wincott, Jessica Biel and James D’Arcy...."

Dec. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bones and All

Chalamet and Russell glisten with blood and love in this cannibal road trip

"...Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Taylor Russell, Mark Rylance, Jessica Harper, Michael Stuhlbarg, Chloë Sevigny, David Gordon Green, André Holland and..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Post

Hanks, Spielberg, and Streep unite for the Washington Post's version of the Pentagon Papers

"...Coon, David Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Paulson, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jesse Plemons, Matthew Rhys and Bradley Whitford...."

Jan. 12, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Arrival

Introspective sci-fi drama packs a punch.

"...Denis Villeneuve. Starring: Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, Forest Whitaker, Michael Stuhlbarg, Mark O’Brien and Tzi Ma...."

Nov. 11, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Doctor Strange

The Doctor is out, far out

"...Benedict Wong, Mads Mikkelsen, Tilda Swinton, Benjamin Bratt and Michael Stuhlbarg...."

Nov. 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Miles Ahead

Don Cheadle stars in and directs this unusual Miles Davis biopic

"...Don Cheadle. Starring: Don Cheadle, Ewan McGregor, Emayatzy Corinealdi, Michael Stuhlbarg and Lakeith Lee Stanfield...."

April 15, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Cargill Gets Strange

Local author revealed to be Marvel's hidden scripter

"...Rachel McAdams (Spotlight), Tilda Swinton (Snowpiercer), Mads Mikkelsen (Hannibal), Michael Stuhlbarg (Boardwalk Empire), and cult action star Scott Adkins..."

Dec. 16, 2015 Arts Post by Richard Whittaker

Blue Jasmine

Class difference and life's shambles are on Woody Allen's mind as he leads Cate Blanchett through a perfectly calibrated performance as a Park Avenue matron brought low by modern finance.

"...Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Dice Clay, Louis C.K., Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg and Tammy Blanchard...."

Aug. 9, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hugo

Martin Scorsese steps outside his comfort zone to create an effects-heavy children’s film set in France – and winds up creating one of his most splendid and personal films.

"...Moretz, Helen McCrory, Emily Mortimer, Christopher Lee, Ray Winstone, Michael Stuhlbarg, Jude Law and Richard Griffiths...."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten