She Said

The journalistic investigation of Harvey Weinstein gets the rage but not the tension

"...Directed by: Maria Schrader. Starring: Carey Mulligan, Zoe Kazan, Patricia Clarkson, Andre Braugher, Jennifer Ehle, Samantha Morton, Sean Cullen,..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Personal Stories Behind Ben Is Back

Writer/director Peter Hedges on family, alcoholism, and going home

"...debut Pieces of April, with the family (led by mother Patricia Clarkson) driving from suburban New York into the boroughs..."

Dec. 14, 2018 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Bookshop

British period literary drama is pretty weak tea

"...Starring: Emily Mortimer, Bill Nighy, Honor Kneafsey, James Lance, Patricia Clarkson and Harvey Bennett...."

Aug. 31, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Crime Month: Down Those Mean Streams

Nordic noir and other criminal pleasures worth streaming

"...is Amy Adams’ character drinks way too much and Patricia Clarkson, as her mom, is a Southern Gothic hoot...."

July 20, 2018 Arts Post by Jesse Sublett

The Party

Sally Potter's dinner party theatre is a delicious dish.

"...by: Sally Potter. Starring: Kristin Scott Thomas, Timothy Spall, Patricia Clarkson, Cherry Jones, Emily Mortimer, Bruno Ganz and Cillian..."

March 2, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials

YA dystopia franchise continues in this sub-par sequel

"...Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Ki Hong Lee, Rosa Salazar, Giancarlo Esposito, Patricia Clarkson and Aidan Gillen...."

Sept. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Learning to Drive

Patricia Clarkson and Ben Kingsley drive a tale of unlikely friendship

"...Directed by: Isabel Coixet. Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Ben Kingsley, Sarita Choudhury, Grace Gummer, Jake Weber,..."

Sept. 4, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Notes on Regarding Susan Sontag

Doc opens up about Sontag's loves and career path

"...Fran Lebowitz. Passages from Sontag’s work are voiced by Patricia Clarkson...."

Dec. 8, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Maze Runner

Of all the dystopian teen fables, this one based on James Dashner’s popular novel is one of the best.

"...Poulter, Kaya Scodelario, Blake Cooper, Ki Hong Lee and Patricia Clarkson...."

Sept. 19, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

The East

This crypto-thriller that explores moral grounds before turning gauzy is the latest film from Sound of My Voice's Brit Marling and Zal Batmanglij.

"...Page, Toby Kebbell, Shiloh Fernandez, Danielle Macdonald, Hillary Baack, Patricia Clarkson, Jason Ritter, Julia Ormond and Jamey Sheridan...."

June 14, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Announces Closing Night Film, Additional Programming

SXSW sets on 'The East,' 'Much Ado' panel corrals cast and crew

"...leader." Marling stars, alongside Alexander Skarsgard, Ellen Page, and Patricia Clarkson...."

Feb. 13, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

One Day

This gimmicky romantic drama charts 20 years of one British couple's ups and downs in one-day blips.

"...Directed by: Lone Scherfig. Starring: Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Patricia Clarkson, Romola Garai, Rafe Spall and Ken Stott. Following..."

Aug. 19, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Friends With Benefits

This Mila Kunis/Justin Timberlake rom-com is smart enough to decry Hollywood’s romantic clichés but never savvy enough to truly subvert them.

"...Directed by: Will Gluck. Starring: Mila Kunis, Justin Timberlake, Patricia Clarkson, Jenna Elfman, Bryan Greenberg, Richard Jenkins, Woody Harrelson..."

July 22, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Barbarians at the Box Office

AFS Documentary Tour: 'For the Love of Movies'

"...and producer, Amy Geller, take us on a lively, Patricia Clarkson-narrated romp through the history and evolution of film..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

AFF: 'Main Street' Comes to Downtown Austin

The world premiere of the film based on Horton Foote's final screenplay

"...Foote work. The cast includes Ellen Burstyn, Colin Firth, Patricia Clarkson, Orlando Bloom, and Amber Tamblyn...."

Oct. 23, 2010 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Festival Announces Honorees, Opening Night Films

Robert Rodriguez to receive Extraordinary Contribution to Filmmaking Award

"...for Main Street, starring Orlando Bloom, Colin Firth, and Patricia Clarkson...."

Oct. 8, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Easy A

The Scarlet Letter is refitted for the app age in this winning high school comedy.

"...Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes, Dan Byrd, Aly Michalka, Patricia Clarkson, Stanley Tucci, Lisa Kudrow and Thomas Haden Church...."

Sept. 17, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Cairo Time

Patricia Clarkson gives a glorious performance in this film about a woman's unexpected discovery of love.

"...Directed by: Ruba Nadda. Starring: Patricia Clarkson, Alexander Siddig, Elena Anaya, Tom McCamus and Amina..."

Aug. 20, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Shutter Island

Martin Scorsese's new thriller is set in 1954 in an institution for the criminally insane.

"...Ben Kingsley, Michelle Williams, Max von Sydow, Emily Mortimer, Patricia Clarkson, Jackie Earle Haley, Ted Levine, John Carroll Lynch..."

Feb. 26, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Whatever Works

Confessions of a cranky misanthrope.

"...by: Woody Allen. Starring: Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood, Patricia Clarkson, Ed Begley Jr., Henry Cavill, Michael McKean and..."

July 3, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Elegy

In this smart adaptation of Philip Roth's A Dying Animal, Ben Kingsley and Penélope Cruz turn the table on the standard May-December romance.

"...Isabel Coixet. Starring: Ben Kingsley, Penélope Cruz, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard and Deborah Harry. Old age is..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Chaos of Eros

Isabel Coixet's 'Elegy' for a dying animal

"...project originator and leading lady Penélope Cruz, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard, and Deborah Harry deliver note-perfect punctuation...."

Aug. 22, 2008 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Woody Allen's newest is by no means a bad film, but it’s irrefutable evidence that Allen has aged – or cloistered – himself into irrelevance.

"...Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Patricia Clarkson, Chris Messina and Kevin Dunn. Yes, this is..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Married Life

This film's wonderful, amoral resignation makes Married Life so deliciously different from other period-set crime stories, and its terrific cast keeps thing percolating.

"...Directed by: Ira Sachs. Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Chris Cooper, Patricia Clarkson, Rachel McAdams, David Richmond-Peck, David Wenham and Timothy..."

March 28, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Lars and the Real Girl

This movie's high-concept premise would be easy to dismiss were it not so flawlessly executed.

"...Craig Gillespie. Starring: Ryan Gosling, Emily Mortimer, Paul Schneider, Patricia Clarkson and Kelli Garner. It takes a village, I've..."

Oct. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

No Reservations

While No Reservations is no Big Night, it's surprisingly winsome in parts, by virtue of Catherine Zeta-Jones' performance, and a romantic fable that lingers on the palette of the mind's eye.

"...Scott Hicks. Starring: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Aaron Eckhart, Abigail Breslin, Patricia Clarkson, Jenny Wade, Bob Balaban and Lily Rabe. Aussie..."

July 27, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All the King's Men

Despite an A-list cast and director, it's astonishing how bad this movie is.

"...Penn, Jude Law, Kate Winslet, James Gandolfini, Mark Ruffalo, Patricia Clarkson, Anthony Hopkins, Jackie Earle Haley and Kathy Baker...."

Sept. 22, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Dying Gaul

Playwright and screenwriter Craig Lucas debuts as a director of his own material with this nasty little story about interpersonal deceptions and Hollywood ethics.

"...Directed by: Craig Lucas. Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, Patricia Clarkson and Campbell Scott. Playwright and screenwriter Craig Lucas..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Good Night, and Good Luck

Director and co-screenwriter George Clooney strikes just the right tone of gripping entertainment and understated cautionary tale in this thoughtful portrait of newsman Edward R. Murrow's confrontation with Sen. Joseph McCarthy.

"...by: George Clooney. Starring: David Strathairn, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Ray Wise, Frank Langella, Jeff Daniels, George Clooney..."

Oct. 21, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TV Eye

There's been some mild hoopla over the current crop of female detectives on TV crime dramas

"...and Emily Procter (both from the CSI franchise), and Patricia Arquette (Medium). My feeling is that each of these..."

June 3, 2005 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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