Thoroughbreds

America's class system goes under a bloody scalpel.

"...Directed by: Cory Finley. Starring: Anya Taylor-Joy, Olivia Cooke, Anton Yelchin, Paul Sparks, Francie Swift and Kaili..."

March 9, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

This indie hit is sweet and funny

"...Directed by: Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. Starring: Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke, Connie Britton, Nick Offerman, Molly Shannon, Jon Bernthal..."

June 26, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Ouija

Hasbro's soothsaying board is the MacGuffin in this teen horror film.

"...Directed by: Stiles White. Starring: Olivia Cooke, Ana Cato, Daren Kagasoff, Douglas Smith, Bianca Santos,..."

Oct. 31, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Signal

A trio of tech-savvy twentysomethings get waylaid and wind up as subjects in a weird but stylish sci-fi mystery.

"...Directed by: William Eubank. Starring: Brenton Thwaites, Laurence Fishburne, Olivia Cooke, Beau Knapp, Lin Shaye and Robert Longstreet...."

June 13, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Alfonso and Thomas and The Dying Girl

Former teenage Texas film buffs unite on homage-filled cancer comedy Me and Earl and the Dying Girl

"...interrupted when Greg's mom forces him to befriend Rachel (Olivia Cooke), a classmate who's been diagnosed with leukemia. Against..."

June 26, 2015 Screens Feature by Michael Agresta

Ready Player One

Video gaming and Eighties culture get the Spielberg treatment

"...Directed by: Steven Spielberg. Starring: Tye Sheridan, Olivia Cooke, Letitia Wright, Ben Mendelsohn, Lena Waithe, Mark Rylance,..."

March 30, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ernest Cline: Kings of the Nerds

Austin author adapts his Spielberg homage Ready Player One with Spielberg himself

"...about flip-flopping some of what the characters of Art3mis [Olivia Cooke] and Wade [Tye Sheridan] do. In the book,..."

March 30, 2018 Screens Feature by Moisés Chiullán

SXSW Film: Ready Player One Red Carpet and World Premiere

"...Olivia Cooke..."

March 12, 2018 Photo Gallery

Sourcing 'The Signal'

William Eubank flips the switch

"...– Nic (Brenton Thwaites of Maleficent and Oculus), Haley (Olivia Cooke from Bates Motel), and Jonah (Beau Knapp from..."

June 13, 2014 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Unveils March Lineup

So much ado!

"...Dustin Guy Defa, Anne Consigny, Brooke Bloom, Lola Bessis, Olivia Durling Costello (World Premiere)..."

Jan. 31, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

The Good Mother

Searing drama set at the dawn of the fentanyl crisis

"...Directed by: Miles Joris-Peyrafitte. Starring: Hilary Swank, Olivia Cooke, Jack Reynor, Dilone, Hopper Penn, Norm Lewis, Karen..."

Sept. 1, 2023 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Sound of Metal

A musician's worst nightmare becomes a catalyst for change

"...Directed by: Darius Marder. Starring: Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff and Mathieu Amalric...."

Nov. 20, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Review: Thoroughbreds

Parlor games turn bloody in dark comedy

"...spur is an unseen crime: diffident rich kid Amanda (Olivia Cooke, Bates Motel), a horse, a darkened stable, a..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Life Itself

Maudlin multigenerational drama thinks it's profound (spoiler: it's not)

"...Directed by: Dan Fogelman. Starring: Oscar Isaac, Olivia Wilde, Annette Bening, Mandy Patinkin, Jean Smart, Sergio Peris-Mencheta,..."

Sept. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Little Fish

Memories fade but emotions remain in this amnesiac apocalypse

"...Directed by: Chad Hartigan. Starring: Olivia Cooke, Jack O’Connell, Soko and Raúl Castillo...."

Feb. 5, 2021 Movie Review

A Musician's Ultimate Nightmare in Sound of Metal

In a silent way: Darius Marder on his new film about a drummer going deaf

"...art-sludge duo called Blackgammon, fronted by his girlfriend Lou (Olivia Cooke). In the middle of a tour his hearing..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Screens Feature by Kevin Curtin

AFI Review: Sound of Metal

The musician's nightmare becomes a catalyst for change

"...drama Sound of Metal, Ruben (Riz Ahmed) and Lou (Olivia Cooke) make up Blackgammon - one of those kind..."

Oct. 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Sound Unseen Drops Full Playlist

Online music film fest adds Bee Gees, Sound of Metal

"...his life —is over. His bandmate and girlfriend Lou (Olivia Cooke) checks the recovering heroin addict into a secluded..."

Oct. 21, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Festival Films You Haven't Seen Yet

From charming zombies to pompous actors, 10 films to seek in 2019

"...three-way dance between Anya Taylor-Joy as the spoiled princess, Olivia Cooke's high-functioning killer-in-training, and the late Anton Yelchin as..."

Jan. 11, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Ring in the New Year With a Binge Watch

12 streaming shows to get you to midnight and beyond

"...Halpert – but she’s played to tart perfection by Olivia Cooke. And if the ogling is your favorite thing..."

Dec. 27, 2018 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Top 10 Festival Films of 2017 You Haven't Seen Yet

From zombie musicals to political scandals, a bumper year

"...being disaffected and actual malevolence, and Anya Taylor-Joy and Olivia Cooke as entitled scions of the upper class tread..."

Jan. 1, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Hammering 'The Quiet Ones'

Director John Pogue talks spooks, science, and "Mad Men" stars

"...his researchers against the ills troubling young Jane Harper (Olivia Cooke.) Coupland, ever the scientist, believes that the paranormal..."

April 25, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

The 2023 CMT Music Awards Red Carpet Photos

"...Kennedy Davenport, Jan Sport, Manila Luzon, and Olivia Lux from RuPaul's Drag Race..."

April 3, 2023 Photo Gallery

Best in Show

The 2012-13 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Olivia Chacón, "The Red Shoes"..."

June 7, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Austin Critics Table Awards 2013

Arts writers raise their glasses to outstanding art in list of nominees

"...Olivia Chacón, "The Red Shoes"..."

May 24, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Night at the Opera

Opera for dummies: Name one male tenor

"...Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Bob Marley – all long martyred –..."

May 27, 2011 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Film Reviews

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"...Delany, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Stevenson, Laila Robins, Lora Zane, Olivia dÕAbo, Glenn Quinn, Tim Choate. (R, 93 min.) ÒLive..."

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