Film Reviews

Recommended

"...SEVEND: David Fincher; with Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Richard Roundtree, R. Lee Ermey, John..."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...SEVEND: David Fincher; with Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Richard Roundtree, R. Lee Ermey, John..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Dolphin Tale 2

Wholesome family franchise doesn't rock the boat.

"...Nathan Gamble, Cozi Zuehlsdorff, Harry Connick Jr., Ashley Judd, Morgan Freeman, Kris Kristofferson and Bethany Hamilton...."

Sept. 12, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Lucy

Scarlett Johansson goes totally badass in this far-fetched but riveting Luc Besson action film.

"...Directed by: Luc Besson. Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik and Amr Waked...."

July 25, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Now You See Me

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

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

June 7, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Dark Knight Rises

An uncannily accurate mirror of the contemporary cultural zeitgeist, this epic finale to the Batman trilogy is just that: epic.

"...Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Caine, Gary Oldman, Morgan Freeman, Juno Temple, Matthew Modine and Cillian Murphy...."

July 20, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gone Baby Gone

Ben Affleck's feature directing debut is strong on atmospherics and moral quandaries.

"...Directed by: Ben Affleck. Starring: Casey Affleck, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, Michelle Monaghan, Amy Ryan, John Ashton,..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lucky Number Slevin

This fun but ultimately disappointing mistaken-identity thriller has style galore, which may actually be the crux of its problem.

"...Paul McGuigan. Starring: Josh Hartnett, Ben Kingsley, Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Lucy Liu, Stanley Tucci, Michael Rubenfeld, Kevin Chamberlin,..."

April 7, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

An Unfinished Life

An Unfinished Life never transcends its simple storyline to charter original ground, but it’s the kind of movie you can’t fault too terribly much, primarily because its heart seems to be in the right place.

"...Directed by: Lasse Hallström. Starring: Robert Redford, Jennifer Lopez, Morgan Freeman, Becca Gardner, Josh Lucas, Damian Lewis and Camryn..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Batman Begins

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

"...Holmes, Gary Oldman, Cillian Murphy, Tom Wilkinson, Rutger Hauer, Morgan Freeman and Ken Watanabe. … And it’s about time...."

June 17, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Million Dollar Baby

Glorious performances and Eastwood's confident direction result in a film that transcends the rules of its genre and shows us, with an unvarnished simplicity, how human beings struggle to come to terms with the unthinkable.

"...Directed by: Clint Eastwood. Starring: Eastwood, Hilary Swank, Morgan Freeman, Jay Baruchel, Mike Colter, Lucia Rijker and Brian..."

Jan. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Levity

"...Directed by: Ed Solomon. Starring: Billy Bob Thornton, Morgan Freeman, Holly Hunter, Kirsten Dunst, Dorian Harewood and Geoffrey..."

July 11, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Dreamcatcher

"...Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan. Starring: Morgan Freeman, Jason Lee, Thomas Jane, Damian Lewis, Timothy Olyphant,..."

March 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Sum of All Fears

Tom Clancy's CIA agent Jack Ryan makes his fourth film appearance in this thriller.

"...Directed by: Phil Alden Robinson. Starring: Ben Affleck, Morgan Freeman, James Cromwell, Liev Schreiber, Alan Bates, Philip Baker..."

May 31, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Se7en

David Fincher's stunning directorial debut about a psychopath who uses the seven deadly sins as a model for his grotesque murders

"...D: David Fincher (1996); with Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, John C. McGinley, Kevin Spacey, R...."

April 13, 2001 Screens Review by Eli Kooris

Amistad

"...Steven Spielberg. Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Djimon Hounsou, Matthew McConaughey, Morgan Freeman, Pete Postlethwaite, Nigel Hawthorne and Stellan Skarsgard. Amistad..."

Dec. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...SEVEND: David Fincher; with Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Richard Roundtree, R. Lee Ermey, John..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Outbreak

"...Directed by: Wolfgang Petersen. Starring: Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Donald Sutherland, Cuba Gooding and Kevin Spacey. Outbreak..."

March 17, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Unforgiven

Eastwood's multiple award-winning Western.

"...Directed by: Clint Eastwood. Starring: Clint Eastwood, Gene Hackman, Morgan Freeman, Richard Harris, Jaimz Woolvett, Saul Rubinek and Frances..."

Aug. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Louis Black

Play It Again, Sam

All About Eve (1950)

"...Brigadoon ... well, it's perfect. Remember that scene of Morgan Freeman and the metronome in Seven? It was kinda..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature

Soccer Watch

New community-owned soccer team in Austin? And more news you will get a kick out of.

"...Prime Min­is­ter David Cameron, Elle Macpherson for Australia, and Morgan Freeman and Bill Clinton for the U.S. Freeman is..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...SEVEND: David Fincher; with Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Richard Roundtree, R. Lee Ermey, John..."

Oct. 20, 1995 News Feature

Art, Movies, Sports, and More Recommended Events

Pack your weekend with the best happenings around town

"...that can only end in technological tears. Hyperreal programmer Morgan Hyde recommends the film for “fans of electronic music,..."

March 21, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...D: Mimi Leder; with Tea Leoni, Morgan Freeman, Elijah Wood, Robert Duvall, Maximilian Schell, Vanessa Redgrave...."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

We Give Two Thumbs Up to These Weekend Events

Arty and culture-y things to get up to

"...the theatre back then. So seeing Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman track down the methodical seven-deadly-sins serial killer on..."

Jan. 31, 2025 Arts Feature by James Scott

Reaping the Strange Harvest

Fantastic Fest mockumentary recreates classic true crime shows

"...But we didn’t have any one-on-one, two detectives like Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt – who I think we..."

Oct. 17, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard

Ryan Reynolds adds a new client but no extra fun

"...Salma Hayek, Samuel L. Jackson, Frank Grillo, Antonio Banderas, Morgan Freeman and Richard E. Grant...."

June 18, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

Seven Decades of Fame and Fear in Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

New documentary on legendary star plays Cine Las Americas, Tribeca

"...only one interviewee who left Riere a little stunned: "Morgan Freeman. Everyone else, we interviewed in New York, L.A.,..."

June 9, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films of 2020 You Haven't Seen Yet

The best of the fests from Austin and beyond

"...black man at the hands of trigger-happy cops. However, Morgan Freeman's Revelations Entertainment has picked up the cause: rightly..."

Jan. 1, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic

Statewide updates since Gov. Abbott's "Open Texas" order

"...Louisiana: Olympus Has Fallen (2013), starring Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman Mad Money (2008), starring Katie Holmes, Diane Keaton,..."

May 5, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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