Robot & Frank

This weird, winning little movie explores what happens to the essential self as the memory goes.

"...then Frank catches on that the robot (voiced by Peter Sarsgaard) would make a heck of an accomplice in..."

Aug. 31, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Center of the World

"...Directed by: Wayne Wang. Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, Molly Parker and Carla Gugino. Wayne Wang's graphically..."

May 4, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Flightplan

Aiming to be a Hitchcockian-type thriller set within the tight quarters of a jetliner, this Jodie Foster vehicle runs aground.

"...Directed by: Robert Schwentke. Starring: Jodie Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sean Bean, Marlene Lawston, Erika Christensen and Kate..."

Sept. 23, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Year of the Dog

In his directorial debut, Mike White embraces the awkward with this story of a woman (played by Molly Shannon) who just wants to be loved.

"...King, Thomas McCarthy, Josh Pais, John C. Reilly and Peter Sarsgaard. Mike White knows awkward. As a screenwriter, he’s..."

April 27, 2007 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

The Magnificent Seven

Revisionist remake stars a diverse rainbow coalition

"...Byung-hun Lee, Manuel Garcia Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Haley Bennett, Peter Sarsgaard, Luke Grimes and Matt Bomer...."

Sept. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Night Moves

Three radical environmentalists plot to destroy a hydroelectric dam in Kelly Reichardt's thoughtful drama.

"...Directed by: Kelly Reichardt. Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Dakota Fanning, Peter Sarsgaard, Alia Shawkat, James Le Gros and Lew Temple...."

June 6, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Orphan

A married couple adopts a child who turns their lives into a horror show in this atmospheric, above-average but overlong addition to the "cuddly hellspawn" genre.

"...Directed by: Jaume Collet-Serra. Starring: Peter Sarsgaard, Vera Farmiga, Isabelle Fuhrman, Aryana Engineer, Jimmy Bennett..."

July 31, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Pawn Sacrifice

Fictionalized tale of famed chess bout between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky

"...Directed by: Edward Zwick. Starring: Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber, Peter Sarsgaard, Lily Rabe, Michael Stuhlbarg, Robin Weigert and Evelyne..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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..."

Nov. 25, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jackie

A portrait of the First Lady in the aftermath of JFK's assassination

"...Directed by: Pablo Larraín. Starring: Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Greta Gerwig, Billy Crudup, Richard E. Grant, John..."

Dec. 23, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Green Lantern

The beloved comic-book hero rediscovers his powers on the big screen.

"...Directed by: Martin Campbell. Starring: Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Strong, Tim Robbins, Angela Bassett and Temuera..."

June 24, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

An Education

Everything about Scherfig’s coming-of-age story about a girl in the London suburb of Twickenham in 1961 is spot-on.

"...Directed by: Lone Scherfig. Starring: Carey Mulligan, Peter Sarsgaard, Alfred Molina, Cara Seymour, Dominic Cooper, Rosamund Pike,..."

Nov. 13, 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.

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

Aug. 22, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Rendition

Intelligent and well-meaning, Rendition is nevertheless an oversimplified and uneven attempt to arouse righteous indignation among its viewers.

"...Gavin Hood. Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Omar Metwally, Peter Sarsgaard, Meryl Streep, Alan Arkin, Igal Naor, Zineb Oukach..."

Oct. 19, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jarhead

Though lacking a clear point of view, the film seems to say that war not only dehumanizes soldiers but also infantilizes them. It’s not a pretty picture, but it is a lovely film.

"...Directed by: Sam Mendes. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Jamie Fox, Lucas Black, Chris Cooper, Brian Geraghty,..."

Nov. 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Skeleton Key

A top-notch cast is mostly wasted in this atmospheric but prosaic hoodoo spooker.

"...Iain Softley. Starring: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard and Joy Bryant. A top-notch cast was gathered..."

Aug. 12, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Kinsey

Kinsey enshrines the scientist at the expense of a more rigorous and more profound scrutiny.

"...Directed by: Bill Condon. Starring: Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Peter Sarsgaard, Chris O’Donnell, Timothy Hutton, John Lithgow, Oliver Platt,..."

Nov. 26, 2004 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Empire

"...Directed by: Franc Reyes. Starring: John Leguizamo, Delilah Cotto, Peter Sarsgaard, Denise Richards, Nestor Serrano, Treach, Fat Joe, Sonia..."

Dec. 6, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dead Man Walking

Sarandon won an Oscar for her performance as Sister Helen Prejean in this nuanced story about capital punishment.

"...Weston, R. Lee Ermey, Raymond J. Barry, Robert Prosky, Peter Sarsgaard and Missy Yager. One of the best things..."

Feb. 2, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Black Mass

Johnny Depp plays the notorious South Boston crime boss Whitey Bulger

"...Rory Cochrane, W. Earl Brown, and a deliciously unhinged Peter Sarsgaard. None of them are strictly movie-star pretty, and..."

Sept. 18, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Reflections

SXSW 2000 Film Festival and Conference

"...Kitchen PrivilegesDir/Scr: Mari Kornhauser; Cast: Katharina Wressing, Peter Sarsgaard, Angeline Ball, Geoffrey Lower..."

March 17, 2000 Screens Feature by Barry Johnson

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...D: Kimberly Peirce; with Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III, Alison Folland...."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

October Previews

"...Spacey, Annette Bening, Thora Birch, Wes Bentley, Mena Suvari, Peter Gallagher, Allison Janney, Scott Bakula...."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Reflections

"...lyrical, hypnotic work (with music by Laurie Anderson and Peter Gabriel) whose light is both reflective and absorbing...."

March 19, 1999 Screens Feature

The Guilty

One cop, one room, one phone call in this thriller remake

"...Jake Gyllenhaal, Ethan Hawke, Riley Keough, Paul Dano and Peter Sarsgaard...."

Oct. 1, 2021 Movie Review by Matthew Monagle

The Many Projects of Lawrence Wright

From TV to the stage the local writer has been busy

"...tragedy, and the insight is long overdue. Leading men Peter Sarsgaard and Jeff Daniels are so perfectly cast that..."

April 13, 2018 Arts Feature by Elizabeth Banicki

Blue Jasmine

Class difference and life's shambles are on Woody Allen's mind as he leads Cate Blanchett through a perfectly calibrated performance as a Park Avenue matron brought low by modern finance.

"...Alec Baldwin, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Dice Clay, Louis C.K., Peter Sarsgaard, Michael Stuhlbarg and Tammy Blanchard...."

Aug. 9, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Knight and Day

Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz co-star in this overly cute action film about a rogue CIA agent and the woman along for the ride.

"...Directed by: James Mangold. Starring: Tom Cruise, Cameron Diaz, Peter Sarsgaard, Jordi Mollà, Paul Dano and Viola Davis. They..."

June 25, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Chaos of Eros

Isabel Coixet's 'Elegy' for a dying animal

"...and leading lady Penélope Cruz, Dennis Hopper, Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard, and Deborah Harry deliver note-perfect punctuation. Philip Roth's..."

Aug. 22, 2008 Screens Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Garden State

A mash note to love that speaks to Generation Y as powerfully as The Graduate did to the Boomers.

"...Directed by: Zach Braff. Starring: Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Ian Holm, Jean Smart and Method Man. "I..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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