Under the Skin

Scarlett Johansson is the blank alien who prowls for earthmen in this spare and disorienting genre smash-up.

"...Directed by: Jonathan Glazer. Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Paul Brannigan, Krystof Hádek, Jeremy McWilliams and Jessica..."

April 18, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ghost in the Shell

Scar Jo as cybernetic warrior

"...Directed by: Rupert Sanders. Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche and Michael..."

April 7, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Lucy

Scarlett Johansson goes totally badass in this far-fetched but riveting Luc Besson action film.

"...Directed by: Luc Besson. Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Morgan Freeman, Choi Min-sik and Amr Waked...."

July 25, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Girl With a Pearl Earring

Bona fide "art" movie starring this season's It Girl, Scarlett Johansson, is as flat and enigmatic as the titular portrait by Vermeer.

"...Directed by: Peter Webber. Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Colin Firth, Tom Wilkinson, Judy Parfitt, Cillian Murphy,..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Her

In the near future, Theodore upgrades his operating system and subsequently falls in love; Spike Jonze conceives the romance, Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlet Johansson sell it.

"...Theodore and the audience’s perception. (Samantha is voiced by Scarlett Johansson, cozy but with a kick, like toasted marshmallow..."

Jan. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Coachella 2007

"...Weeman escorting a young woman into a Porta Potti, Scarlett Johansson joining the Jesus & Mary Chain, Explosions in..."

May 1, 2007 Music Post by Austin Powell

The Perfect Score

The movie that gives new meaning to the phrase, "taking the SATs": felonious breaking and entering.

"...Directed by: Brian Robbins. Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Erika Christensen, Chris Evans, Darius Miles, Leonardo Nam,..."

Jan. 30, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hail, Caesar!

The Coen brothers celebrate and eviscerate old Hollywood

"...Starring: Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Alden Ehrenreich, Ralph Fiennes, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Channing Tatum, Frances McDormand, Jonah Hill,..."

Feb. 5, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Nanny Diaries

An awful lot of good talent was squandered on this by-the-numbers film version of the bestselling tell-all about the child-rearing habits of the rich.

"...Directed by: Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini. Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney, Paul Giamatti, Alicia Keys, Nicholas Art,..."

Aug. 24, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

One of the better offerings from Marvel’s growing multimedia omniverse, this film gives fans plenty to chew on.

"...and Joe Russo. Starring: Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Cobie Smulders,..."

April 4, 2014 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

An American Rhapsody

"...Directed by: Éva Gárdos. Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Kelly Endresz-Banlaki, Nastassja Kinski, Tony Goldwyn, Mae Whitman,..."

Aug. 31, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Scoop

Woody Allen's second British film with Scarlett Johansson finds the director falling back into the rut he carved for himself with every forgettable comedy since the underrated Deconstructing Harry.

"...Directed by: Woody Allen. Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Woody Allen, Hugh Jackman and Ian McShane. Woody..."

July 28, 2006 Movie Review by Brian Clark

The Other Boleyn Girl

The Other Boleyn Girl, with Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson, is an engagingly sordid meditation on protofeminism.

"...Directed by: Justin Chadwick. Starring: Natalie Portman, Scarlett Johansson, Eric Bana, Jim Sturgess, Mark Rylance, Kristin Scott..."

Feb. 29, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Horse Whisperer

"...Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Dianne Wiest, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Cooper, Cherry Jones, Ty Hillman and Kate..."

May 15, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Marriage Story

Driver and Johansson are note perfect as a couple falling apart

"...Directed by: Noah Baumbach. Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Azhy Robertson, Laura Dern, Ray Liotta,..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Woody Allen's newest is by no means a bad film, but it’s irrefutable evidence that Allen has aged – or cloistered – himself into irrelevance.

"...Directed by: Woody Allen. Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Patricia Clarkson,..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Good Woman

Oscar Wilde's Lady Windermere's Fan is here set among Jazz Age expatriates cold-chillin' on the Italian coast, and the result is not quite as dishy as one might hope.

"...Directed by: Mike Barker. Starring: Helen Hunt, Scarlett Johansson, Stephen Campbell Moore, Mark Umbers, Milena Vukotic and..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Lost in Translation

Sofia Coppola spins a unique tale about a yearning, indelible love-affair-that-isn’t between characters played by Bill Murray and this season's It Girl Scarlett Johansson.

"...Directed by: Sofia Coppola. Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Bill Murray, Giovanni Ribisi and Anna Faris. Recently..."

Sept. 26, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Manny & Lo

"...Directed by: Lisa Krueger. Starring: Mary Kay Place, Scarlett Johansson, Aleksa Palladino and Paul Guilfoyle. Families, as we..."

Sept. 20, 1996 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Jojo Rabbit

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

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

Oct. 25, 2019 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Moviegoers Assemble!

"...Whedon. Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, James Spader, Aaron Taylor-Johnson,..."

May 1, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

Marvel's The Avengers

Excelsior! This Marvel adventure knocks it out of the universe.

"...by: Joss Whedon. Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy..."

May 4, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

We Bought a Zoo

Matt Damon is a widower with two kids who buys a zoo after his wife bought the farm in Cameron Crowe's latest movie.

"...Directed by: Cameron Crowe. Starring: Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Colin Ford, Maggie Elizabeth Jones,..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Island

If you like Maxim, you'll love this latest from adrenaline fiend Michael Bay.

"...Directed by: Michael Bay. Starring: Ewan McGregor, Scarlett Johansson, Djimon Hounsou, Steve Buscemi, Sean Bean and Michael..."

July 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

In Good Company

In Good Company is a sincere but serviceable-at-best dramedy from Paul Weitz, one-half of the fraternal team that has already brought us two studies about the human male: American Pie and About a Boy.

"...Directed by: Paul Weitz. Starring: Dennis Quaid, Topher Grace, Scarlett Johansson, Marg Helgenberger, David Paymer, Clark Gregg, Philip Baker..."

Jan. 14, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

Before the God of Thunder rocks the skies, every MCU film reviewed

"...Favreau. Starring Jon Favreau, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson, Mickey Rourke,..."

July 7, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

DVDanger: NSFW

The return of Eurosex with 'Nymphomaniac' and 'Under the Skin'

"...our interview with director Bong Joon-ho here), and now Scarlett Johansson turns art house heads in Under The Skin..."

July 19, 2014 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Marjorie Baumgarten’s Top 10 Films of 2019

"...Scarlett Johansson (Marriage Story), Scarlett Johansson (Jojo Rabbit), Emma Thompson..."

Dec. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Joseph Gordon-Levitt and the Naked Truth

For his first turn in the director's seat, JGL tackles pornography ... sort of

"...is pulled between three magnetic poles in his life: Scarlett Johansson as Barbara, the seemingly perfect woman he meets..."

Sept. 27, 2013 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Hitchcock

Anthony Hopkins and Helen Mirren keep things interesting but there's more here about the marriage and partnership of Hitchcock and Alma Reville rather than a good backstage look at the making of Psycho.

"...Directed by: Sacha Gervasi. Starring: Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, Scarlett Johansson, Danny Huston, Toni Collette, Michael Stuhlbarg, Michael Wincott,..."

Dec. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

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