Robin Williams and Michael J. Fox: Thursday Night Sitcom Showdown

Two old-school comedians go different ways with new sitcoms

"...J. Fox Show and left utterly cold by Robin Williams vehicle The Crazy Ones?..."

Oct. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Aleksander Chan

Take This Waltz

Sarah Polley's sophomore film, starring Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen, is an inquiry into commitment and carnal desire, and the hard choices we make when the two don’t align.

"...Directed by: Sarah Polley. Starring: Michelle Williams, Luke Kirby, Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman...."

Aug. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

My Week With Marilyn

Based on the memories of Colin Clark, this movie recounts his time getting to know Marilyn Monroe while she was in England shooting The Prince and the Showgirl with Laurence Olivier.

"...Directed by: Simon Curtis. Starring: Michelle Williams, Eddie Redmayne, Kenneth Branagh, Dominic Cooper, Julia Ormond,..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Certain Women

Wonderful performances imbue this subtle drama

"...by: Kelly Reichardt. Starring: Laura Dern, James Le Gros, Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart, Lily Gladstone, Jared Harris, Rene Auberjonois..."

Oct. 28, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Showing Up

Kelly Reichardt and Michelle Williams reunite for this tale of middling artists

"...Directed by: Kelly Reichardt. Starring: Michelle Williams, Hong Chau, Judd Hirsch, Maryann Plunkett, John Magaro..."

April 14, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Oz the Great and Powerful

Neither a besmirching nor a instant classic, this sometimes clunky prequel in which James Franco plays the Wizard when he was a mere, young huckster also has Sam Raimi's ravishing visuals.

"...Sam Raimi. Starring: James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Zach Braff, Joey King, Bill Cobbs, Tony Cox,..."

March 8, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

All the Money in the World

Christopher Plummer mesmerizes as the greediest man alive

"...Directed by: Ridley Scott. Starring: Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Williams, Christopher Plummer, Charlie Plummer, Teresa Mahoney, Romain Duris,..."

Dec. 22, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Blue Valentine

Michelle Williams and Ryan Gosling play a pair of lovers from first meet to last fight.

"...Directed by: Derek Cianfrance. Starring: Michelle Williams, Ryan Gosling, Faith Wladyka and John Doman. Remember..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Me Without You

"...Trudie Styler, Oliver Milburn, Kyle MacLachlan, Anna Friel and Michelle Williams. Not reviewed at press time. Growing up from..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

After the Wedding

American remake of Danish Oscar contender flails into melodrama

"...Directed by: Bart Freundlich. Starring: Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Billy Crudup, Abby Quinn, Alex Esola and Susan..."

Aug. 30, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

The Hottest State

Ethan Hawke writes and directs this story based on his own novel about a lovesick narcissist in New York City.

"...Mark Webber, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Laura Linney, Sonia Braga, Michelle Williams and Ethan Hawke. The actor Ethan Hawke directed..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Wendy and Lucy

From the director of Old Joy comes this minimalist story about a girl (the elfin Michelle Williams) and her dog getting by in society's margins.

"...Directed by: Kelly Reichardt. Starring: Michelle Williams, Will Patton, Wally Dalton, Will Oldham, John Robinson..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Deception

In this so-called erotic thriller, busy New York City power brokers partake in a decadent sex club that eventually proves fatal.

"...Directed by: Marcel Langenegger. Starring: Hugh Jackman, Ewan McGregor, Michelle Williams, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Natasha Henstridge and Charlotte Rampling...."

May 2, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Dick

"...Directed by: Andrew Fleming. Starring: Michelle Williams, Kirsten Dunst, Dan Hedaya, Will Ferrell, Jim Breuer,..."

Aug. 6, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

AFF's finalized lineup

"...a Room” (USA, 80 min.) Writer/Director: Brian Hecker Cast: Williams H. Macy, Cheryl Hines, Steve Kaplan, Alia Shawkat, Jon..."

Sept. 24, 2008 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Roll 'Em

March

"...D: Roger Kumble; with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe, Reese Witherspoon, Selma Blair...."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Letters at 3AM: The Return of Our Angel

Marilyn Monroe has returned to us recently in various guises

"...Most vividly, she's returned through Michelle Williams' Academy Award-nominated performance in My Week With Marilyn...."

March 9, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

The Fabelmans

Steven Spielberg presents his own origin story

"...Directed by: Steven Spielberg. Starring: Gabriel LaBelle, Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Seth Rogen, Jeannie Berlin, Julia Butters,..."

Nov. 25, 2022 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Other Stars in the Galaxy

"...John Leguizamo, Lisa Marie, Debi Mazar, Harry Hamlin, Clarence Williams III...."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

The American Con of Bootstrap Optimism

Kelly Reichardt talks about Wendy and Lucy, her prescient tale about a girl and a dog, a rock and a hard place

"...financial and emotional collapse. The film stars a fantastic Michelle Williams, who gives the kind of subdued performance critics..."

Feb. 20, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

I Feel Pretty

Amy Schumer looks for laughs in body image comedy.

"...by: Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein. Starring: Amy Schumer, Michelle Williams, Rory Scovel, Emily Ratajkowski, Aidy Bryant, Busy Philipps,..."

April 20, 2018 Movie Review by Steve Davis

2018 Primary Election Filing Time

And the candidates are ...

"...U.S. Rep., District 25 R: Roger Williams D: Chetan Panda, Chris Perri, Julie Oliver, Kathi Thomas,..."

Dec. 15, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Light Between Oceans

Gorgeous period melodrama fails to connect

"...a studio filmmaker. Blue Valentine, starring Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams in an artful study of a deteriorating marriage,..."

Sept. 2, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Night Moves

Three radical environmentalists plot to destroy a hydroelectric dam in Kelly Reichardt's thoughtful drama.

"...the wilderness and an exploration of masculinity and friendship; Michelle Williams stars as a lost, maybe psychologically damaged, young..."

June 6, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

2011 Screens Top 10s

Kimberley Jones' Top 10 list

"...fracture of a film. This is the stunner from Michelle Williams this year, not that oopsy-daisy Marilyn schtick. NEAR..."

Jan. 6, 2012 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Meek's Cutoff

The epic and the elementary combine in Kelly Reichardt's Western survivalist tale that stars Michelle Williams.

"...Directed by: Kelly Reichardt. Starring: Michelle Williams, Bruce Greenwood, Will Patton, Zoe Kazan, Paul Dano,..."

May 6, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Into the West

Kelly Reichardt re-creates the hazards of the Oregon Trail in Meek's Cutoff

"...the exact same motel that [co-stars] Bruce Greenwood and Michelle Williams were staying in. There's nothing else out there,..."

May 6, 2011 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

FX Miniseries Fosse/Verdon Puts On a Hell of a Show

Williams & Rockwell dramatize the partnership of director & dancer

"...a byproduct of casting; when you lure the Oscar-nominated Michelle Williams back to television, it’s not just to play..."

April 8, 2019 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Baxter

Director Showalter (Comedy Central's Stella) misses a terrific opportunity to pull back the curtain on "the other guy" – the Baxter is the lead man's second fiddle in your standard romantic comedy – and ends up making a pretty good case for why the sad sack never gets the girl.

"...Directed by: Michael Showalter. Starring: Michael Showalter, Elizabeth Banks, Michelle Williams, Justin Theroux, Zak Orth, Michael Ian Black, Catherine..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austin and the Academy

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

"...the Dragon Tattoo" Meryl Streep in "The Iron Lady" Michelle Williams in "My Week with Marilyn"..."

Jan. 24, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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