Angel Has Fallen

An unexpected twist in the franchise is all for the better

"...Piper Perabo, Morgan Freeman, Jada Pinkett Smith, Danny Huston, Nick Nolte, Lance Reddick and Tim Blake Nelson...."

Aug. 23, 2019 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Gangster, the Cop, the Devil

A taste of Eighties-style buddy-cop action-comedy hits all the right faces

"...handed the script to Tony Scott, and they cast Nick Nolte as the granite-fisted crime king, Tom Cruise as..."

June 21, 2019 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

A Walk in the Woods

Robert Redford and Nick Nolte walk the Appalachian Trail in Bill Bryson's memoir

"...Directed by: Ken Kwapis. Starring: Robert Redford, Nick Nolte, Emma Thompson, Kristen Schaal, Mary Steenburgen and Nick..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Run All Night

Liam Neeson reunites with his Unknown and Non-Stop director for another action ride

"...Joel Kinnaman, Vincent D'Onofrio, Common, Boyd Holbrook, Bruce McGill, Nick Nolte, Genesis Rodriguez and Beau Knapp...."

March 20, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Noah

Partly allegorical, partly spectacular, and wholly sincere, Darren Aronofsky gives us another memorable movie about a driven individual.

"...Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, Douglas Booth, Nick Nolte, Mark Margolis, Frank Langella and Leo McHugh Carroll...."

April 4, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

From the Vaults: Summer of ’83's 'Trading Places'

In his second feature, Eddie Murphy was still a film newcomer

"...second movie, after his film debut in 1982 as Nick Nolte's co-star in 48 Hrs....."

June 21, 2013 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Company You Keep

Members of the Weather Underground resurface in this contemporary thriller directed by Robert Redford.

"...Starring: Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Julie Christie, Susan Sarandon, Nick Nolte, Chris Cooper, Terrence Howard, Stanley Tucci, Richard Jenkins,..."

April 26, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Parker

Action star Jason Statham plays the latest screen version of Donald E. Westlake's master thief Parker.

"...teeth” clause written into his contract? And when did Nick Nolte turn into such a goblin? (I swear, his..."

Feb. 1, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Gangster Squad

Despite uneven filmmaking and questionable facts, an extraordinary cast brings this story about mobster Mickey Cohen's attempted takeover of L.A. and the handful of honest cops who thwarted him.

"...Starring: Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Nick Nolte, Robert Patrick, Michael Peña, Giovanni Ribisi, Anthony Mackie..."

Jan. 11, 2013 Movie Review by Louis Black

Chasing Mavericks

Starring Gerard Butler, this inspirational surfing drama somehow fails to inspire.

"...If you’ve seen the 2006 Nick Nolte vehicle Peaceful Warrior, then you’ve pretty much already..."

Oct. 26, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Austin and the Academy

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

"...in "My Week with Marilyn" Jonah Hill in "Moneyball" Nick Nolte in "Warrior" Christopher Plummer in "Beginners" Max von..."

Jan. 24, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Warrior

Knockout performances by the three central characters and powerfully effective fight sequences are the key ingredients that spur this male weepie.

"...Directed by: Gavin O’Connor. Starring: Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, Frank Grillo and Kevin Dunn...."

Sept. 9, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Seven Days in Utopia

Robert Duvall and Lucas Black join forces for this film version of psychologist/golfer David Cook's memoir, Golf's Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia.

"...That film at least had the appeal of watching Nick Nolte play Yoda, whereas here Duvall simply seems to..."

Sept. 2, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Zookeeper

There are many things we can learn from the animals but lessons in love from talking primates is not one of them.

"...a suit. And you can tell. (He’s voiced by Nick Nolte, who I can only surmise was cast because..."

July 8, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Arthur

The bubbles have gone out of Russell Brand's remake of the 30-year-old original.

"...Greta Gerwig, Jennifer Garner, Geraldine James, Luis Guzmán and Nick Nolte. Thirty years have passed since Dudley Moore starred..."

April 8, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bloody Beautiful Illusions

Alejandro Jodorowsky, surrealism's topo sangre, on Truth, Beauty, and the Internet

"...as being ready to go into production – with Nick Nolte, Marilyn Manson, Udo Kier, Asia Argento, and Santa..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

'In the Can With Martha Kelly'

Kelly's homegrown talk show, whether online or live, is refreshingly candid and funny

"...Austin. I just hadn't realized that person might be Nick Nolte." Indeed, partying parlayed into addiction, and though her..."

May 29, 2009 Arts Feature by Steve Birmingham

Tropic Thunder

Instead of entering the jungle to find the heart of darkness, Ben Stiller goes in to take aim at the Achilles' heel of Hollywood: its utter pomposity and self-importance.

"...Jay Baruchel, Brandon T. Jackson, Danny McBride, Steve Coogan, Nick Nolte, Tom Cruise, Bill Hader and Matthew McConaughey. Instead..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hell Ride

This grindhousey biker film, executive-produced by Quentin Tarantino, is a convoluted, overly snazzy-looking tale of bad blood between even worse people.

"...Tarantino and starring Madsen's ongoing impersonation of a hung-over Nick Nolte on a good-hair day – pretty much fucks..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Incredible Hulk

Finally, the Hulk is truly incredible. As of right now, it's Marvel's universe; we just live in it.

"...expository storyline and unnecessarily Jungian subtext (not to mention Nick Nolte's crazy-brilliant performance and the presence of a giant,..."

June 13, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Spiderwick Chronicles

This children's fantasy holds a lot of emotional promise but get waylaid by an overabundance of CGI effects.

"...Directed by: Mark Waters. Starring: Freddie Highmore, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Nolte, Joan Plowright, David Strathairn, Seth Rogen, Martin Short..."

Feb. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Paris, Je T'Aime

Eighteen short films by an international who’s-who of filmmakers make up this omnibus celebrating the joys and sorrows of love and Paris, organized by neighborhood.

"...Gérard Depardieu, Elijah Wood, Emily Mortimer, Maggie Gyllenhaal and Nick Nolte. Eighteen short films by an international who’s who..."

June 22, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Year in Sports, as Pitched to the Head of a Hollywood Studio

"...ever made meets Rocky. Working title: What Just Happened? Nick Nolte as Don Nelson, Eddie Murphy as Avery Johnson...."

May 14, 2007 Sports Post by John Hunt

Peaceful Warrior

It's mostly hoo-hah, but there are moments in this New Agey, feel-semi-good crowd-pleaser that rise above and beyond the gymnastics and psychobabble.

"...Directed by: Victor Salva. Starring: Nick Nolte, Scott Mechlowicz, Amy Smart, Tim DeKay, Paul Wesley,..."

June 23, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Clean

With an award-winning performance by Maggie Cheung, Clean is one of the most emotionally honest movies about drug addiction ever made.

"...Directed by: Olivier Assayas. Starring: Maggie Cheung, Nick Nolte, Martha Henry, James Johnston, Béatrice Dalle, James Dennis,..."

June 2, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Man Who Fell to Earth and Bad Timing

Musicians make uneasy actors. With his directorial debut, 1970's 'Performance,' Nicolas Roeg characteristically tossed convention out the hotel window by casting Mick Jagger as one of the leads. He would follow up with David Bowie and Art Garfunkel.

"...with his hurricane hair, Michel Simon can't quite out-tramp Nick Nolte in the 1986 Boudu translation, Down and Out..."

Oct. 7, 2005 Screens Review by Raoul Hernandez

The Beautiful Country

A grueling journey is undertaken by a Vietnamese teen to find his absent mother in Ho Chi Minh City, and then his father, a former G.I., in Texas.

"...by: Hans Petter Moland. Starring: Damien Nguyen, Bai Ling, Nick Nolte, Tim Roth, Temuera Morrison and Arthur J. Nascarella...."

Aug. 5, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hotel Rwanda

Don Cheadle, in the finest performance of his career, headlines this true-life story about the "Oskar Schindler of Kigali, Rwanda" during the massacres of 1994.

"...Directed by: Terry George. Starring: Don Cheadle, Sophie Okonedo, Nick Nolte, Joaquin Phoenix, Desmond Dube, Tony Kgoroge and Cara..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Craft Service

Michael Almereyda on 'This So-Called Disaster'

"...play The Late Henry Moss, featuring heavyweights Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, James Gammon, and Woody Harrelson. At once an..."

Sept. 24, 2004 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Cool, 'Clean' Air Up North

Dispatch No. 1: Cool, 'Clean' Air Up North

"...The film stars Maggie Cheung, who is amazing, and Nick Nolte in a story about the possibility of new..."

Sept. 17, 2004 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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