Elle

Riveting yet perplexing, this psychological thriller is a stunner

"...Directed by: Paul Verhoeven. Starring: Isabelle Huppert, Laurent Lafitte, Anne Consigny, Charles..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Benedetta

Paul Verhoeven gets historical for his new take on nunsploitation

"...Directed by: Paul Verhoeven. Starring: Virginie Efira, Daphne Patakia, Charlotte Rampling and..."

Dec. 3, 2021 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

RoboCop

The überviolent 1987 action film gets a pointless reboot.

"...The pointless reboot RoboCop is a castrated version of Paul Verhoeven’s grim, überviolent 1987 action film about a viciously..."

Feb. 14, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Black Book

Although in many ways a characteristically perverse Paul Verhoeven spectacle, this Dutch World War II resistance story is more morally shaded as well as handsomely mounted and suspenseful.

"...Directed by: Paul Verhoeven. Starring: Carice van Houten, Sebastian Koch, Thom Hoffman,..."

April 27, 2007 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Hollow Man

"...Directed by: Paul Verhoeven. Starring: Elisabeth Shue, Kevin Bacon, Josh Brolin, Greg..."

Aug. 4, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Starship Troopers

In this spectacle, lethal insects from outer space do battle with student soldiers. When in Austin recently, Oliver Stone called Starship Troopers "One of the best war films in recent years."

"...Directed by: Paul Verhoeven. Starring: Casper Van Dien, Denise Richards, Jake Busey..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Total Recall

This Total Recall is fast, furious, and frequently fun, but it lacks the snappy, weirdo vibe of its predecessor.

"...Wiseman – and all that that implies. Fans of Paul Verhoeven's 1990 original will immediately notice a few major..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Basic Instinct

"...Directed by: Paul Verhoeven. Starring: Michael Douglas, Sharon Stone, George Dzundza and..."

March 27, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Showgirls

Screenwriter Joe Eszterhas' flimsy and illogical story about Vegas showgirls is a sad excuse for this prurient and purulent tale that nevertheless has its cult adherents.

"...Directed by: Paul Verhoeven. Starring: Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn..."

Sept. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Total Recall

This futuristic science fiction is based on a Philip K. Dick short story, and features award-winning special effects (and, no, we don't mean Ah-nuld).

"...Directed by: Paul Verhoeven. Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Rachel Ticotin, Sharon Stone, Ronny..."

July 5, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

RoboCop

Half man and half machine, but fully lethal, this RoboCop is indestructible.

"...Directed by: Paul Verhoeven. Starring: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O’Herlihy, Ronny..."

July 13, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

You Don't Nomi

Should you re-assess Showgirls? No, but that's not what's happening here?

"...scripting bad boy Joe Eszterhas and cool kid director Paul Verhoeven letting former TV star Elizabeth Berkley slide face-first..."

Aug. 21, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Fantastic Fest Snags Arrival

The Handmaiden, Sadako vs. Kayako in wave two

"...Batch; and a double whammy of art-schlock kings, with Paul Schrader's Dog Eat Dog, and Paul Verhoeven's Elle...."

Aug. 25, 2016 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2016

"...Isabelle Huppert's enigmatic expression is the real mystery in Paul Verhoeven's elegant yet lurid psychosexual thriller Elle. She wears..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

Private Dancers

Watching (bad) movies with Mr. Sinus

"...it unfolded. The author selected "Showgirls," the classic 1995 Paul Verhoeven satire-cum-sextravaganza, a cult hit among irony/kitsch buffs and..."

Aug. 10, 2001 Screens Feature by Sarah Hepola

Scanlines

The Nine Best Video Releases of 1998

"...D: Paul Verhoeven (1997)..."

Jan. 8, 1999 Screens Feature

Showgirls

Like a car wreck you can't take your eyes off of.

"...D: Paul Verhoeven (1995); with Elizabeth Berkley, Gina Gershon, Kyle MacLachlan,..."

Feb. 9, 2001 Screens Review by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Scanlines

"...D: Paul Verhoeven; with Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O'Herlihy, Ronny..."

June 16, 1995 Arts Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Joe Chappelle; with Donald Pleasence, Mitch Ryan, Marianne Hagan, Paul Rudd, Mariah O'Brien, Keith Bogart, Devin Gardner, Kim Darby...."

Oct. 6, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...Sigourney Weaver, Olympia Dukakis, Kathy Najimy. If you've seen Paul Rudnick's play Jeffrey, then for all practical purposes you've..."

Sept. 29, 1995 News Feature

Film

Film Reviews

"...SHOWGIRLSD: Paul Verhoeven; with Elizabeth Berkley, Kyle MacLachlan, Gina Gershon, Glenn..."

Sept. 22, 1995 News Feature

Stuntwomen: The Untold Hollywood Story

The trailblazers fighting sexism and gravity in the film industry

"...directors who praise stuntwomen – Anne Fletcher (Step Up), Paul Verhoeven (RoboCop), and Paul Feig (Spy) – but many..."

Sept. 18, 2020 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

On 'Total Recall'

"...latest adaptation lacks the fun and goofy grotesqueness of Paul Verhoeven's 1990 Total Recall, and Wiseman's take is indeed..."

Aug. 9, 2012 Postmarks

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...BLUE IN THE FACED: Wayne Wang and Paul Auster; with Harvey Keitel, Lou Reed, Michael J. Fox,..."

Nov. 3, 1995 News Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...BLUE IN THE FACED: Wayne Wang and Paul Auster; with Harvey Keitel, Lou Reed, Michael J. Fox,..."

Oct. 27, 1995 News Feature

Fantastic Fest Catches Taika Waititi's JoJo Rabbit

Thor: Ragnarok director's film to open 2019 celebration of the strange

"...the question that has never seemingly been settled: is Paul Verhoeven’s Showgirls secretly a kitsch classic, or just a..."

July 30, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Fall Film Festival Season Kicks Off With the Toronto International Film Festival

Northern exposure

"...hearing about their world premieres at Cannes last May. Paul Verhoeven's Elle did not disappoint. Often referred to as..."

Sept. 23, 2016 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Purge: Anarchy

Back after last year's Purge struck such a unlikely chord, this story about an annual eruption of violence returns in stronger form.

"...of the entitled upper class (not as pointed as Paul Verhoeven’s ultraviolent satire, but a start) and the righteous..."

July 18, 2014 Movie Review by William Goss

Trash Dance

The process used by Austin choreographer Allison Orr to create this dance piece for garbage trucks and sanitation workers is revealed in this fascinating documentary record.

"...In films by the likes of Michael Bay, Paul Verhoeven, and Guillermo del Toro, machines are shown to..."

May 3, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hobo With a Shotgun

Though it's a great title, this Rutger Hauer movie is an unfocused throwback to Seventies exploitation films.

"...disconcerting to view, as I did, the Hauer of Paul Verhoeven's perverse 1973 landmark, Turkish Delight, back-to-back with the..."

May 6, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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