SXSW 2025 Heads to The Studio With Seth Rogen

New films from Ben Affleck, Nicole Kidman, Nic Cage added to fest

"...The Studio, the new Apple TV+ half-hour series from Seth Rogen and just one of the over 100 features..."

Jan. 22, 2025 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Film Cops to Seth Rogen and More

SXSW Film announces the premiere of a new Seth Rogen comedy, as well as new panelist and docs

"...off, there’s Centerpiece comedy Observe and Report, which stars Seth Rogen as a mall security cop embroiled in a..."

Jan. 12, 2009 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

This Is the End

Be mindful when partying at James Franco's house: You could get stuck there for the apocalypse with Seth Rogen and Co.

"...Directed by: Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen. Starring: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jonah Hill, Jay..."

June 14, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

Seth Rogen learns that girls just want to have fun

"...Directed by: Nicholas Stoller. Starring: Seth Rogen, Zac Efron, Rose Byrne, Chloë Grace Moretz, Ike..."

May 20, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Neighbors

Lively performances from Seth Rogen and others brighten an otherwise perfunctory revenge comedy.

"...Directed by: Nicholas Stoller. Starring: Seth Rogen, Rose Byrne, Zac Efron, Dave Franco, Ike Barinholtz,..."

May 9, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Drillbit Taylor

This mediocre tween comedy that stars Owen Wilson comes from some very talented people – Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen – who appear to be experiencing a delayed sophomore slump.

"...(Knocked Up) name hovering comedy-god-like over the titles and Seth Rogen (Superbad) credited as co-writer – not to mention..."

March 21, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Never Goin' Back

Augustine Frizell ingeniously revamps the stoner buddy comedy

"...with a light but knowing touch. And instead of Seth Rogen knockoffs, Frizzell’s stoner buds happen to be two..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Interview

See how a goofy comedy can spark an international incident.

"...Directed by: Evan Goldberg and Seth Rogen. Starring: James Franco, Seth Rogen, Lizzy Caplan, Randall..."

Jan. 2, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

50/50

50/50 accomplishes the near-impossible: It's a feel-good cancer comedy.

"...Directed by: Jonathan Levine. Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick, Anjelica Huston and Bryce Dallas Howard...."

Sept. 30, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Sausage Party

An animated film for adults from Seth Rogen and friends

"...With a story idea credited to Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, longtime screenwriting and producing partners,..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Paul

Two comic-book geeks (played by Simon Pegg and Nick Frost) encounter an alien (voiced by Seth Rogen) in Area 51.

"...more than superficial resemblance to Superbad’s screenwriters, childhood friends Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg). Paul, written by longtime mates..."

March 25, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Pineapple Express

A winning "bromance" between stoners, played by reigning comedy king Seth Rogen and James Franco, is at the heart of this shaggy pot story.

"...Directed by: David Gordon Green. Starring: Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny McBride, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez,..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Knocked Up

Although it’s extremely funny in bursts, Judd Apatow's new comedy flirts once too often with schmaltz before toppling into melodrama in its third act.

"...Directed by: Judd Apatow. Starring: Seth Rogen, Katherine Heigl, Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Jason Segel,..."

June 1, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

The Green Hornet

This Hornet's a cheesy and borderline-boring cream puff of a vigilante.

"...Directed by: Michel Gondry. Starring: Seth Rogen, Jay Chou, Cameron Diaz, Tom Wilkinson, Christoph Waltz,..."

Jan. 14, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Funny People

With this story about comedians which stars Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen, filmmaker Judd Apatow rewrites his own songbook in the key of James L. Brooks, a tricky mix of humor and heartfelt.

"...Directed by: Judd Apatow. Starring: Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman,..."

July 31, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Long Shot

Timely political rom-com finds new common ground for opposites attracting each other

"...Directed by: Jonathan Levine. Starring: Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Andy Serkis, June..."

May 3, 2019 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Guilt Trip

Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen are a mother and son on a road trip but the humor's mostly on autopilot.

"...Directed by: Anne Fletcher. Starring: Barbra Streisand, Seth Rogen, Kathy Najimy, Colin Hanks and Nora Dunn...."

Dec. 21, 2012 Movie Review by Louis Black

Observe and Report

With more of a resemblance to The Cable Guy than Paul Blart: Mall Cop, this Seth Rogen comedy about a bipolar mall security guard is decidedly dark.

"...Directed by: Jody Hill. Starring: Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Michael Peña, Ray Liotta, Celia Weston,..."

April 10, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Zack and Miri Make a Porno

Kevin Smith finds a new soulmate in actor Seth Rogen, who stars in this movie that blends Smith's telltale comedic raunch with large dollops of sweetness.

"...Directed by: Kevin Smith. Starring: Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Traci Lords, Jason Mewes, Ricky Mabe,..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSW Film Review: Long Shot

Rogen and Theron are charming in charmless political rom-com

"...Seth Rogen’s patented brand of protracted-adolescence stoner comedy is the..."

March 10, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

The Night Before

Three guys look for fun on a Christmas Eve that turns into one crazy night

"...Directed by: Jonathan Levine. Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anthony Mackie, Jillian Bell, Lizzy Caplan, Ilana Glazer,..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Take This Waltz

Sarah Polley's sophomore film, starring Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen, is an inquiry into commitment and carnal desire, and the hard choices we make when the two don’t align.

"...Directed by: Sarah Polley. Starring: Michelle Williams, Luke Kirby, Seth Rogen and Sarah Silverman...."

Aug. 17, 2012 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film: Long Shot Red Carpet and Premiere

"...Director Jonathan Levine, Producer Evan Goldberg, and Seth Rogen..."

March 10, 2019 Photo Gallery

SXSW Film: The Disaster Artist Red Carpet

"...Seth Rogen and James Franco..."

March 13, 2017 Photo Gallery

For Mature Audiences Only

How did Kevin Smith prep to make a movie about two kids making a porn? Years of research.

"...and Dogma, that's saying a lot. Elizabeth Banks and Seth Rogen play best friends from childhood who, desperate for..."

Oct. 31, 2008 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film: Good Boys Red Carpet

"...Seth Rogen..."

March 12, 2019 Photo Gallery

Stars and Sounds From SXSW 2025 So Far

"...Seth Rogen before the premiere of The Studio at Paramount..."

March 13, 2025 Photo Gallery

SXSW Adds 102 Movies to 2019 Film Festival Lineup

After Us, what else does the film fest have in store?

"...first glimpse at the (so far) untitled comedy from Seth Rogen and Charlize Theron. Elsewhere on the comedy front,..."

Jan. 16, 2019 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Superbad

Cera and Hill are comic gold in this comedy, which is from the Judd Apatow stable and which has credits populated with refugees from Arrested Development.

"...Cera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Emma Stone, Martha MacIsaac, Seth Rogen and Bill Hader. Now that Judd Apatow has..."

Aug. 17, 2007 Movie Review by Shawn Badgley

The 40-Year-Old Virgin

A standout, a gross-out comedy that makes its audience go "awwww" as much as it goes "ewwww."

"...Starring: Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen, Elizabeth Banks, Leslie Mann, Jane Lynch, Gerry Bednob..."

Aug. 19, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

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