Argylle

Bryce Dallas Howard and Sam Rockwell get into double-identity spy trouble

"...Directed by: Matthew Vaughn. Starring: Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Rockwell, Henry Cavill, Catherine O'Hara Samuel L. Jackson, Bryan..."

Feb. 2, 2024 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

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

SXSW Film Goes Right to the Moon

Apollo 10 1/2, Sandra Bullock, and more join movie list

"...Lee Eddy, Bill Wise, Natalie L'Amoreaux, Jessica Brynn Cohen, Sam Chipman, Danielle Guilbot (World Premiere)..."

Feb. 2, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Open the Crypt Door to The Mortuary Collection

How two days of filming in Austin saved Ryan Spindell's horror anthology

"...Rooster Teeth's Day Five), and, under the slasher's mask, Sam Eidson (Zero Charisma, 68 Kill). [inset-1-right]..."

April 23, 2021 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Richard Jewell

Eastwood's latest assault on the establishment mangles its own history

"...Directed by: Clint Eastwood. Starring: Paul Walter Hauser, Sam Rockwell, Kathy Bates, Jon Hamm, Olivia Wilde, Nina Arianda,..."

Dec. 13, 2019 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Ha-Ha-Hitler: The Importance of Mocking Nazis in Jojo Rabbit

Taika Waititi, Stephen Merchant dissect hate in anti-Nazi satire

"...In New Zealand growing up, there were the same shows, and there were people who fought in the..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Jojo Rabbit

Anti-hate satire in the ruins of the Reich finds heart and humor in the chaos

"...Waititi, Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Scarlett Johansson and Sam Rockwell...."

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fantastic Fest Review: Jojo Rabbit

Taika Waititi takes on hate and Hitler with humor and pathos

"...Buoyed by scene-stealing turn from Sam Rockwell as a deceptively buffoonish local Wehrmacht officer with..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

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

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

Vice

Unsubtle Dick Cheney bio-pic is the political bludgeon we deserve

"...Adam McKay. Starring: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Jesse Plemons, Alison Pill, Lily Rabe, Eddie Marsan,..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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

SXSW Unleashes Massive Film List

High-concept horror A Quiet Place to open fest

"...seek fame, fortune, and human connection, ultimately finding the same promises and perils online as in their real lives...."

Jan. 31, 2018 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2017

"...Your Name), Robert Pattinson (Good Time), Javier Cámara (Truman), Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Barry Keoghan (The..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

Marc Savlov’s Top 10 Films of 2017

"...Staggeringly excellent across-the-board work from all involved (kudos to Sam Rockwell), this mélange of grief, vengeance, and small-town life..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Richard Whittaker’s Top 10 Films of 2017

"...Jones (Kaleidoscope), Mark Hamill (Star Wars: The Last Jedi), Sam Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri), Woody Harrelson (LBJ;..."

Dec. 29, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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

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

Report From the Toronto International Film Festival

Pass the popcorn (and the awards)

"...busman's holiday. Not only does one engage in the same activity undertaken every day throughout the working year, the..."

Sept. 22, 2017 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Screen Shots

A miscellany of film news and events

"...he's in pretty good company with co-stars Kris Kristofferson, Sam Rockwell, and Alia Shawkat. Hawke based the film on..."

Feb. 17, 2017 Screens Column by Josh Kupecki

From the Archive: The Charlie Kaufman Canon

As Anomalisa opens in Austin, we revisit interviews and reviews

"...Caden's inamorata and a prospective home owner (played by Samantha Morton), sensibly assesses a house on fire (she worries..."

Jan. 15, 2016 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

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

Digging for Fire

Joe Swanberg's latest adds some flourish to his usual marital themes

"...Starring: Jake Johnson, Rosemarie DeWitt, Orlando Bloom, Brie Larson, Sam Rockwell, Chris Messina, Anna Kendrick, Judith Light, Sam Elliott,..."

Aug. 28, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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

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

The Grand Seduction

In this Canadian comedy, a down-on-its-luck fishing village spruces up to try to lure a big-city doctor to town.

"...St. John’s. When his wife chooses to do the same, Murray French (Gleeson) is shaken out of inaction. It..."

July 4, 2014 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

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

Nominees for Independent Spirit Awards Announced

Matthew McConaughey's golden run continues

"...Sam Rockwell, Seven Psychopaths..."

Nov. 27, 2012 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Seven Psychopaths

A knockout cast of oddball actors seize the reins in Martin McDonagh's smart comedy about dumb people doing really awful things.

"...Directed by: Martin McDonagh. Starring: Colin Farrell, Woody Harrelson, Sam Rockwell, Christopher Walken, Tom Waits, Abbie Cornish, Olga Kurylenko,..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

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

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