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"...boss of a paper company. Played by Leo actor Steve Carell, he was notoriously self-centered and obnoxious. However, there..."

March 29, 2024 Column by Rob Brezsny

The American Analog Set’s Heavy Return and Seven More Songs From Austin Artists

New music picks from Pelvis Wrestley, NOOK Turner, the Teeta, and more

"...turn. It's a bit unsettling at first, like watching Steve Carell as a villain in Foxcatcher, but it leaves..."

Nov. 3, 2023 Music Column by Austin Powell

Asteroid City

Wes Anderson is at his most enigmatic in a UFO tale within a tale

"...Friend, Tom Hanks, Jeffrey Wright, Tilda Swinton, Liev Schreiber, Steve Carell, Jarvis Cocker, Bob Balaban, Maya Hawke, Hope Davis..."

June 23, 2023 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Minions: The Rise of Gru

Kevin, Stuart, yee Bob nama bok, yee ba veela doegab tadtee de Otto!

"...helping and hindering an 11-year-old Gru (squeakily voiced by Steve Carell) enact his dreams of joining the exclusive villain..."

July 1, 2022 Movie Review by Jenny Nulf

The Chronicle’s Complete Guide to the Minions

Your yellow pals, from Despicable Me to Rise of Gru

"...players in the madcap exploits of supervillain-turned-unlikely father Gru (Steve Carrell) and become megastars in their own right...."

June 30, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Irresistible

"Can't we all just get along?"-style political comedy from The Daily Show veterans

"...Directed by: Jon Stewart. Starring: Steve Carell, Chris Cooper, Rose Byrne, Mackenzie Davis, Natasha Lyonne,..."

June 26, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Richard Linklater Constructs a Frustrated Architect in Where’d You Go, Bernadette

Cate Blanchett's character is the opposite of Frank Lloyd Wright, but no less complicated

"...also has Last Flag's maturing melancholy. In that film, Steve Carell's Vietnam veteran must find a way to live..."

Aug. 16, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Welcome to Marwen

Outsider artist's harrowing true story gets a misguided Hollywood sheen

"...Directed by: Robert Zemeckis. Starring: Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Diane Kruger, Merritt Wever, Janelle Monáe,..."

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Vice

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

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

Dec. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Beautiful Boy

Steve Carell soars above this overly-earnest addiction biography

"...Directed by: Felix Van Groeningen. Starring: Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney, Amy Ryan and Christian..."

Oct. 26, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Last Flag Flying

Three veterans embark on a road trip in Linklater's latest

"...Directed by: Richard Linklater. Starring: Bryan Cranston, Laurence Fishburne, Steve Carell, Cicely Tyson, J. Quinton Johnson, Yul Vazquez and..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Richard Linklater on His New Film Last Flag Flying

Cranston, Carell, and Fishburne star in the director’s most mature film to date

"...defining character trait – while the mild-mannered "Doc" Shepherd (Steve Carell) is their old Navy buddy, a sailor who..."

Nov. 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Your Weekend in Film

Staying strong is the best medicine

"...Emma Stone and Steve Carell, as Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, pick..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Screens Post by The Screens Staff

Battle of the Sexes

Billie Jean King takes on Bobby Riggs

"...by: Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris. Starring: Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Austin Stowell,..."

Sept. 29, 2017 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The House

They say the house always wins, but sometimes ...

"...Date Night, which co-starred comedy titans Tina Fey and Steve Carell and was directed by Night at the Museum..."

July 7, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The World Is Watching J. Quinton Johnson

The UT alumnus left Austin to be in "the room where it happens": in Hamilton on Broadway

"...Last Flag Flying, opposite Laurence Fishburne, Bryan Cranston, and Steve Carell. And then there was this little stage musical..."

April 7, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Quinton, Meet Hamilton

UT alum J. Quinton Johnson joins Hamilton cast tonight

"...in which Johnson will be acting alongside Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell, and Laurence Fishburne. Moreover, he'll be in the..."

Jan. 6, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

The Best Little Arthouse in Texas

The Austin Film Society expands and asks you to help

"...in Richard Linklater's next film, Last Flag Flying, starring Steve Carell and Bryan Cranston. Gifts of $1,000 or more..."

Nov. 4, 2016 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

Café Society

A lesser Woody Allen film, but not without its pleasures

"...Directed by: Woody Allen. Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Steve Carell, Blake Lively, Jeannie Berlin, Ken Stott, Corey Stoll,..."

July 29, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Tina Fey becomes a war correspondent in her new comedy

"...direction of funnymen Jim Carrey in Phillip Morris and Steve Carell in Crazy, Stupid, Love., middlingly successful though these..."

March 11, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Big Short

The financial meltdown of 2008 is treated with terrific comic spin

"...Directed by: Adam McKay. Starring: Steve Carell, Christian Bale, Ryan Gosling, Brad Pitt, Marisa Tomei,..."

Dec. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Freeheld

Julianne Moore and Ellen Page are adrift in this gay-rights drama

"...Peter Sollett. Starring: Julianne Moore, Ellen Page, Michael Shannon, Steve Carell, Josh Charles, Luke Grimes, Gabriel Luna, Kelly Deadmon,..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Pitch Perfect 2

Lightning may not be rebottled the second time around, but it's still a toe-tapping good time

"...Kendrick, Wilson, and Steinfeld. (Remember when Anchorman second banana Steve Carell had to have his own romantic subplot in..."

May 15, 2015 Movie Review by William Goss

SXSW Film: Saturday Red Carpets and Panels

"...Hayes MacArthur, Nancy Carell, Steve Carell, and Rashida Jones on the red carpet..."

March 15, 2015 Photo Gallery

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Schumer’s collaboration Trainwreck and Headliner screenings like Alex Gibney’s Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, the Will Ferrell..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Boyhood Nominated for Six Oscars

Academy singles out Linklater, Adair, Arquette, Hawke

"...nine nominations, including Best Picture (Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, and Jeremy Dawson), Best Director (Wes Anderson), Best..."

Jan. 15, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Foxcatcher

The performances by Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo anchor this drama, which nearly sinks from its weightiness.

"...Directed by: Bennett Miller. Starring: Channing Tatum, Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave, Sienna Miller, Anthony Michael..."

Dec. 19, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations Announced

Boyhood, Kumiko earn multiple nods

"...Jon Kilik Writers: E. Max Frye, Dan Futterman Actors: Steve Carell, Mark Ruffalo, Channing Tatum..."

Nov. 25, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

This pleasant throwback to the live-action Disney films of yore provides brisk fun for all.

"...Directed by: Miguel Arteta. Starring: Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, Ed Oxenbould, Dylan Minnette, Kerris Dorsey,..."

Oct. 10, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

TIFF Files: Fest Dibs, Good for Squibs?

Fest competition for bragging rights benefits journalists

"...already caught buzzy films like Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher, starring Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, and Mark Ruffalo at Telluride (or..."

Sept. 10, 2014 Screens Post by Marjorie Baumgarten

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