Safe Men

A talentless singing duo become even less-talented safecrackers in this inspired comedy.

"...Directed by: John Hamburg. Starring: Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Paul Giamatti, Michael Lerner, Harvey Fierstein,..."

Aug. 7, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Bucking Categorization

Character actor Sam Rockwell slips into a new guise in the goofy comedy Gentlemen Broncos

"...If Sam Rockwell's exuberantly outlandish turn as Bronco/Brutus in Jared Hess'..."

Nov. 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Don Verdean

Fourth comedy feature from the pair who made Napoleon Dynamite

"...Directed by: Jared Hess. Starring: Sam Rockwell, Amy Ryan, Jemaine Clement, Danny McBride, Will Forte,..."

Dec. 11, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Sitter

Jonah Hill plays the world's most irresponsible babysitter in this new movie from David Gordon Green.

"...Starring: Jonah Hill, Max Records, Kevin Hernandez, Landry Bender, Sam Rockwell, Ari Graynor, J.B. Smoove and Kylie Bunbury. I..."

Dec. 16, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Joshua

The privileged nuclear family becomes a hellish dystopia as a result of a 9-year-old child's subtle, nuanced, unspoken manipulations.

"...Directed by: George Ratliff. Starring: Sam Rockwell, Vera Farmiga, Jacob Kogan, Celia Weston, Dallas Roberts..."

July 13, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Moon

A man (Sam Rockwell) and his computer (voiced pitch-perfectly by Kevin Spacey) – alone on a moon-based work station of the future – plumb the depths of identity and inner space.

"...Directed by: Duncan Jones. Starring: Sam Rockwell, Dominique McElligott, Kaya Scodelario, Matt Berry, Benedict Wong..."

July 10, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Lawn Dogs

"...Directed by: John Duigan. Starring: Mischa Barton, Sam Rockwell, Kathleen Quinlan, Christopher McDonald, Bruce McGill, Eric Mabius..."

July 10, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Poltergeist

They're here … again. But why?

"...Directed by: Gil Kenan. Starring: Sam Rockwell, Rosemarie DeWitt, Kennedi Clements, Kyle Catlett, Saxon Sharbino,..."

May 29, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

The Way, Way Back

In this indie comedy, a young teen finds confidence at a local water park after suffering emotional abuse from his insensitive, would-be stepfather.

"...Jim Rash. Starring: Liam James, Steve Carell, Toni Collette, Sam Rockwell, Allison Janney, Maya Rudolph, AnnaSophia Robb, Rob Corddry..."

July 12, 2013 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Box of Moonlight

"...Directed by: Tom Dicillo. Starring: John Turturro, Sam Rockwell, Catherine Keener, Lisa Blount and Annie Corely. Al..."

Sept. 19, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Best of Enemies

Unlikely alliances grow as conversation finds common ground in this historical true-life drama

"...Directed by: Robin Bissell. Starring: Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Anne Heche, Babou Ceesay, Wes Bentley, Nick Searcy,..."

April 5, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Conviction

Hilary Swank and Sam Rockwell star in this real-life legal drama in which a woman goes to law school in an attempt to exonerate her brother.

"...Directed by: Tony Goldwyn. Starring: Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Minnie Driver, Melissa Leo, Peter Gallagher, Juliette Lewis,..."

Oct. 29, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

"...Directed by: George Clooney. Starring: Sam Rockwell, George Clooney, Rutger Hauer, Julia Roberts and Drew..."

Jan. 24, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Laggies

Keira Knightley stars with Chloë Grace Moretz in Lynn Shelton's likable but aimless film about arrested adolescence.

"...by: Lynn Shelton. Starring: Keira Knightley, Chloë Grace Moretz, Sam Rockwell, Mark Webber, Ellie Kemper, Jeff Garlin and Gretchen..."

Nov. 7, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Choke

Choke, a forgettable adaptation of Chuck Palahniuk’s 2001 novel, features Sam Rockwell as a man of many hats, all of them off-putting.

"...Directed by: Clark Gregg. Starring: Sam Rockwell, Anjelica Huston, Kelly Macdonald, Brad William Henke, Clark..."

Sept. 26, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Snow Angels

Filmmaker David Gordon Green guides his cast, headed by Sam Rockwell and Kate Beckinsale, through a fumbling world of nursed grudges and blown opportunities.

"...Directed by: David Gordon Green. Starring: Sam Rockwell, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Angarano, Griffin Dunne, Nicky Katt,..."

April 4, 2008 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

Sitting in a Tin Can, Where Hell Is Still Other People

Pondering the existential self in writer/director Duncan Jones' Moon

"...the location of this psychological science-fiction thriller, which stars Sam Rockwell in one or multiple roles – depending on..."

July 10, 2009 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Screens Top 10s

"...'MOON' The buddy picture of the year! No, really: Sam Rockwell's one-man-in-a-tin-can is an unshowy masterwork, and supporting players..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Guidance for Parentals Suggested

George Ratliff on Joshua

"...You really scored with the actors – everyone from Sam Rockwell and Vera Farmiga in the leads as the..."

July 13, 2007 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...of big popcorn pushers but not nearly in the same frequency overload as last year. More surprising is that..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Martin McDonagh on Directing Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

The film, starring Frances McDormand, could hardly be more timely or controversial

"...Bruges and the Broadway production of The Pillowman), and Sam Rockwell, who starred in McDonagh's first America-set play, 2010's..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Blue Iguana

Trans-Atlantic diamond heist flick wth additional hijinks

"...Directed by: Hadi Hajaig. Starring: Sam Rockwell, Ben Schwartz, Phoebe Fox, Simon Callow, Frances Barber..."

Aug. 24, 2018 Movie Review

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri

Frances McDormand gives a searing performance as vengeance personified

"...Directed by: Martin McDonagh. Starring: Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Lucas Hedges, Peter Dinklage, Caleb Landry Jones, John..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Top Gear: Seasons 11 and 12

There's a joyous skin-of-their-teeth incompetency any time Top Gear's hapless hosts get near a steering wheel

"...Moon (Sony Pictures, $27.99): Sam Rockwell, Sam Rockwell, and Sam Rockwell make a great..."

Jan. 15, 2010 Screens Review by Richard Whittaker

Screens Top 10s

"...3) 'MOON' Sam Rockwell redeems himself for the ill-conceived Gentlemen Broncos by..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

The Green Mile

"...Hunt, Graham Greene, Michael Jeter, James Cromwell, Doug Hutchison, Sam Rockwell, Barry Pepper and Harry Dean Stanton. Oh, the..."

Dec. 10, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

All Wrapped Up

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

"...Ripley, and plays by August Strindberg (Miss Julie) and Sam Shepard (Simpatico)...."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...D: Peter Duncan; with Judy Davis, Sam Neill, F. Murray Abraham, Geoffrey Rush...."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

See How They Run

Playful whodunit spoofs the greatest mystery in theatre

"...Directed by: Tom George. Starring: Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Adrien Brody, David Oyelowo, Reece Shearsmith,..."

Sept. 16, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

FX Miniseries Fosse/Verdon Puts On a Hell of a Show

Williams & Rockwell dramatize the partnership of director & dancer

"...In adapting Sam Wasson’s 2013 Fosse biography, the creative team behind Fosse/Verdon..."

April 8, 2019 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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