Silent Hill: Revelation

Watch out for the demons that inhabit Silent Hill.

"...J. Bassett. Starring: Adelaide Clemens, Kit Harington, Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Carrie-Anne Moss, Malcolm McDowell, Martin Donovan and Deborah..."

Nov. 2, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Hitcher

This remake of Robert Harmon's original 1986 horror semiclassic serves as a primer in how not to generate suspense.

"...Directed by: Dave Meyers. Starring: Sean Bean, Sophia Bush, Zachary Knighton, Kyle Davis and Neal..."

Jan. 26, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Don't Say a Word

"...Directed by: Gary Fleder. Starring: Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy, Jennifer Esposito, Skye Mccole Bartusiak, Famke..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Casino Royale

This is the James Bond origin story wherein we get to discover, along with incoming blond Bond Daniel Craig, where 007 got his suave daredeviltry and love of fast cars, vodka martinis, and highest-stakes cardsharpery.

"...Layer Cake, is equally mesmerizing here; you can see Sean Connery in his future, and it looks just about..."

Nov. 17, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Wolfwalkers

Gorgeous Irish animation speaks to the power of finding your pack

"...stated, but implicit in her accent and reinforced by Sean Bean as her father, Bill, a widowed English hunter..."

Nov. 13, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Jupiter Ascending

The Wachowskis' space opera starring Mila Kunis and Channing Tatum is a visual dazzler but a narrative splice-and-dice.

"...Wachowski and Lana Wachowski. Starring: Mila Kunis, Channing Tatum, Sean Bean, Douglas Booth, Eddie Redmayne, Tuppence Middleton, James D’Arcy..."

Feb. 6, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TV Eye: Let the Bloodletting Begin

Feeling lukewarm about Ice and Fire kick-starter Game of Thrones

"...this comes when the patriarch of the Stark family (Sean Bean as Lord Eddard "Ned" Stark) sits beneath a..."

April 15, 2011 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...THE CROSSING GUARDD: Sean Penn; with Jack Nicholson, David Morse, Anjelica Huston, Robin..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Knights of the Zodiac

Overstuffed adaptation of smash manga Saint Seiya

"...Directed by: Tomasz Bagiński. Starring: Madison Iseman, Mackenyu, Sean Bean, Famke Janssen and Mark Dacascos...."

May 19, 2023 Movie Review by Alejandra Martinez

Silent Hill

Eerie but ultimately unengaging film adaptation of Konami's smash series of video games has a pitch-perfect score and unnervingly nightmarish imagery.

"...Directed by: Christophe Gans. Starring: Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean, Laurie Holden, Jodelle Ferland, Deborah Kara Unger and..."

April 28, 2006 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

National Treasure

Odd casting and unimaginative, workmanlike direction make the painfully overlong National Treasure an exercise in mediocrity.

"...Jon Turteltaub. Starring: Nicolas Cage, Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, Sean Bean, Jon Voight, Harvey Keitel and Christopher Plummer. Absurdism..."

Nov. 19, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Ronin

"...Reno, Jonathan Pryce, Natascha Mcelhone, Stellan Skarsgärd, Skipp Sudduth, Sean Bean and Michel Lonsdale. Trying to find a first-rate..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...GOLDENEYED: Martin Campbell; with Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco, Famke Janssen, Joe Don Baker, Robbie..."

Nov. 17, 1995 News Feature

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The first film in Jackson's Tolkien trilogy stays true to the spirit and logistics of the novels, but is also a breathtaking and beautiful work of art on its own.

"...Peter Jackson. Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Liv Tyler, Billy Boyd, John Rhys-Davies, Cate Blanchett,..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Fall Film Previews

September

"...D: Tommy O'Haver; with Sean P. Hayes, Brad Rowe, Richard Ganoung, Meredith Scott Lynn,..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

Scanlines

The Player

"...D: Paul Anderson; with Sadie Frost, Jude Law, Sean Pertwee, Fraser James, Sean Bean, Marianne Faithfull, Jonathan Pryce...."

April 4, 1997 Screens Feature

Film Reviews

Recommended

"...GOLDENEYED: Martin Campbell; with Pierce Brosnan, Sean Bean, Izabella Scorupco, Famke Janssen, Joe Don Baker, Robbie..."

Jan. 5, 1996 News Feature

Mr. Smarty Pants Knows

"...Examples of actors with Yorkshire accents include Patrick Stewart, Sean Bean, Michael Palin, and Judi Dench...."

Oct. 4, 2024 Column by Mr. Smarty Pants

Possessor Uncut

Identity melts in this psychotropic assassination brainblender

"...Brandon Cronenberg. Starring: Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Tuppence Middleton, Sean Bean, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Tiio Horn and Rossif Sutherland...."

Oct. 2, 2020 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Young Messiah

Anne Rice's novel about the childhood of Jesus Christ is now a movie

"...Nowrasteh. Starring: Adam Greaves-Neal, Vincent Walsh, Sara Lazzaro and Sean Bean. Not reviewed at press time. Anne Rice's novel,..."

March 11, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Martian

Circumstances force Matt Damon to become a wily Robinson Crusoe on Mars

"...Ejiofor, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Aksel Hennie, Sebastian Stan, Sean Bean and Mackenzie Davis...."

Oct. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Pixels

Ever wish you could pixelate Adam Sandler?

"...Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad, Matt Lintz, Brian Cox, Sean Bean, Jane Krakowski, Ashley Benson and Denis Akiyama...."

July 24, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Boob Tubistry

ATX Television Festival caters to – and initiates – a new kind of fandom

"...of Guillermo del Toro's sci-fi/horror thriller The Strain, and Sean Bean vehicle Legends all still listed as TBA, it's..."

June 6, 2014 Screens Feature by Amy Gentry

Film Flam

Hollywood endings

"...based on the book by Robert Littell and starring Sean Bean as an undercover FBI agent. The spy drama..."

May 7, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Ca$h

A suitcase full of loot that falls into the wrong (or maybe right?) hands.

"...Directed by: Stephen Milburn Anderson. Starring: Sean Bean, Chris Hemsworth, Victoria Profeta, Mike Starr and Glenn..."

April 9, 2010 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Red Riding: 1974

This is the first of three absorbing adaptations (filmed concurrently by different directors) of David Peace’s linked novels about crime and corruption in Yorkshire, England.

"...Directed by: Julian Jarrold. Starring: Andrew Garfield, Sean Bean, Rebecca Hall, Eddie Marsan, David Morrissey, John Henshaw,..."

March 19, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

A teenager's Greek mythology book comes to life and thrusts him into an adventure to recover Zeus' stolen lightning bolt.

"...Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan, Steve Coogan, Rosario Dawson, Melina Kanakaredes,..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Four for the Weekend

Rules of the Game remastered; a Bruno S. double feature; and The Hitcher reaches its destination

"...Meyers' remake of The Hitcher – starring a scary Sean Bean, a fit Sophia Bush, and a dashing Zachary..."

Jan. 19, 2007 Screens Feature

Film News

In Austin and abroad: action

"...Bush (One Tree Hill) as a couple terrorized by Sean Bean (Silent Hill). Meanwhile, Robert Rodriguez is back in..."

June 23, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Film News

Touchdown! Cue the band and fireworks or whatever; plus, all 'Quiet' on the Burnt Orange front, and more

"...of the Rings geeks, prepare to freak. Boromir, aka Sean Bean, has been tapped as The Hitcher's serial killer..."

June 9, 2006 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

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