The Brothers Grimsby

Sacha Baron Cohen's spy comedy goes awry

"...Directed by: Louis Leterrier. Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson, Freddie Crowder, Penélope..."

March 18, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Dictator

Sacha Baron Cohen opts for scripted comedy this time and lands many good jokes and new offenses, but the target is soft and unmissable.

"...Directed by: Larry Charles. Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, Ben Kingsley, John C. Reilly,..."

May 18, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The AggreGAYtor: October 5

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...Anderson Cooper disses Star Jones, Sasha Baron Cohen rips from the headlines, and Karmin vexes the..."

Oct. 5, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

This mockumentary provides some of the most fearless acts of transgressive comedy in years.

"...Directed by: Larry Charles. Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Ken Davitian, Anthony Hines, Peter Baynham and..."

Nov. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Spanish Tragedie

The Baron's Men make this revenge drama by one of Shakespeare's contemporaries an absolute joy to behold

"...The Spanish TragedieCurtain Theatre, 7400 Coldwater Canyon Dr. www.thebaronsmen.org Through Nov. 9 Running time: 2 hr, 30 min..."

Nov. 1, 2013 Arts Review by Stacy Alexander Evans

Brüno

Sacha Baron Cohen's Brüno is less specific and less interesting than Borat – and therefore less funny.

"...Directed by: Larry Charles. Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen and Gustaf Hammarsten. Cohen's third feature –..."

July 10, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby

Will Ferrell runs comic circles around NASCAR.

"...all. But complications ensue when a French driver, Jean (Cohen), invades Ricky’s turf and takes over. With his childish..."

Aug. 4, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm

Sacha Baron Cohen's satirical creation remains hit-or-miss, but those hits ...

"...Directed by: Jason Woliner. Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen and Irina Nowak...."

Oct. 23, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Ali G Indahouse

Unlike its televised predecessor, Ali G Indahouse just isn’t that funny.

"...Directed by: Mark Mylod. Starring: Sacha Baron Cohen, Kellie Bright, Michael Gambon, Charles Dance, Rhona..."

Sept. 5, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hugo

Martin Scorsese steps outside his comfort zone to create an effects-heavy children’s film set in France – and winds up creating one of his most splendid and personal films.

"...Directed by: Martin Scorsese. Starring: Asa Butterfield, Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen, Chloë Grace Moretz, Helen McCrory, Emily Mortimer,..."

Nov. 25, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Sherlock Gnomes

Gnomeo and Juliet sequel heads to London. For reasons.

"...years past its sell-by date, and 12 years after Sacha Baron Cohen made audiences cringe at his swimsuit choices...."

March 30, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa

Johnny Knoxville unleashes jackassery on unsuspecting bystanders while dressed as 86-year-old Irving Zisman and accompanied by his equally brazen 8-year-old grandson.

"...plate-glass window. These exchanges have a softer edge than Sacha Baron Cohen’s hidden-camera work, however, which is more likely..."

Oct. 25, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Texarkana on the Gay-Bating Side

Sacha Baron Cohen pokes cage fight fans.

"...Apparently, the show was all a part of Sacha Baron Cohen's latest schtick in preparation of his latest..."

July 9, 2008 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Madagascar

Animated zoo animals head back to the wild

"...king (voiced by no less than Ali G, aka Sacha Baron Cohen). It’s a kick watching Lion, Zebra, Giraffe,..."

May 27, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Trial of the Chicago 7

The famous anti-protestor show trial recounted

"...Directed by: Aaron Sorkin. Starring: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Sacha Baron Cohen, Daniel Flaherty, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Keaton, Frank..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Alice Through the Looking Glass

Although it has visual panache, this new story is lifeless

"...Bobin. Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Anne Hathaway, Rhys Ifans, Lindsay Duncan and..."

May 27, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

DVD Watch: 'Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa'

Johnny Knoxville gets sentimental with his hidden camera comedy

"...racist brushstrokes of the other modern hidden camera provocateur Sacha Baron Cohen. But then Baron Cohen has the added..."

Jan. 28, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film

Daily reviews and interviews

"...producer Stephen Feder worked on Brüno. The comparisons to Sacha Baron Cohen's oeuvre are clear – a fake character..."

March 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Top 10 Most Read Film Reviews of 2020

The pandemic picks you wanted to read about

"...to know about Rudy Giuliani's, er, tucking habits. When Sacha Baron Cohen announced he was returning as Kazakhstan's number..."

Dec. 19, 2020 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Public Notice: Troll Wars

A social media bullying story

"...our part – kind of like going on the Sacha Baron Cohen show unaware. Given how bad that format..."

July 27, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Passion & Paradox of Father John Misty

Charged Austin City Limits taping rivals a TED talk

"...capacity, committing to the bit like Andy Kaufman or Sacha Baron Cohen, makes it work. That and perfectly crafted..."

Aug. 23, 2017 Music Post by Doug Freeman

From the Vaults: Reheating Old Dishes

The studios serve up a sequel and a spinoff for Thanksgiving audiences

"...king doing the robot.” That lemur was voiced by Sacha Baron Cohen (before his film breakout in Borat), and..."

Nov. 27, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Les Misérables

This extravagant adaptation of the monster-hit musical is a little pitchy, but it's still a potent piece of cinema.

"...Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Samantha Barks, Aaron Tveit, Daniel Huttlestone, Colm..."

Dec. 28, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austin Fashion Week: Get Out and Shop

Austin's inaugural Fashion Week

"...premiere of Brüno, in which flamboyant Austrian fashionista Brüno (Sacha Baron Cohen) takes his show to America. Guests were..."

July 14, 2009 Design Post by Anne Harris

Queer Queer Queer Movies

SXSW films for homos, films for this homo.

"...Lamar 1) Bruno Sneak Peek So if you're a Sacha Baron Cohen fan, then you already know about his..."

March 13, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Andy Campbell

Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Tim Burton's adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim classic shows just how dull violent retribution can be when it's all someone ever talks (or, in this case, sings) about.

"...Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jamie Campbell Bower, Laura Michelle Kelly and..."

Dec. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Horse Boy

This locally produced film is an intimate and endlessly inspiring look at one family's struggle to cope with autism.

"...doing. Experts such as the University of Cambridge’s Simon Baron-Cohen (cousin to comedian Sacha) and Temple Grandin, the animal..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones