Pawn Sacrifice

Fictionalized tale of famed chess bout between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky

"...Directed by: Edward Zwick. Starring: Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber, Peter Sarsgaard, Lily Rabe, Michael Stuhlbarg,..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Amazing Spider-Man

The Amazing Spider-Meh might be a better name for this dullish retread.

"...superior trilogy. Brit Garfield, taking over the role from Tobey Maguire, redefines the arachno-human Peter Parker as part put-upon..."

July 6, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Spider-Man

"...Willem Dafoe, Rosemary Harris, Cliff Robertson, Kirsten Dunst and Tobey Maguire. It must have seemed like a terrific gamble..."

May 10, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Seabiscuit

"...Directed by: Gary Ross. Starring: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, Gary Stevens..."

July 25, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Brothers

This drama is inferior in practically every way to Danish director Susanne Bier’s original – but now with more U2!

"...Directed by: Jim Sheridan. Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire, Sam Shepard, Mare Winningham, Bailee Madison, Taylor Geare..."

Dec. 11, 2009 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Labor Day

An escaped convict finds a family of sorts in this new drama by Jason Reitman.

"...Jason Reitman. Starring: Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Tobey Maguire and Clark Gregg...."

Jan. 31, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Cats & Dogs

"...Susan Sarandon, Sean Hayes, Michael Clark Duncan, Alec Baldwin, Tobey Maguire, Alexander Pollock, Elizabeth Perkins and Jeff Goldblum. The..."

July 6, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Don't Everybody Panic, but Online Sketch Troupe Backpack Picnic Has Definitely Gone What They Call 'Viral' and Is Also About to Contaminate the Alamo Drafthouse

Online sketch troupe Backpack Picnic has definitely gone viral

"...AC: Have you ever noticed how Tobey Maguire has a scar on his right cheek that..."

May 2, 2008 Screens Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

The Cider House Rules

"...Directed by: Lasse Hallström. Starring: Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Michael Caine, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd,..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

All Wrapped Up

From biopics to end-of-day thrillers, a look at the films you'll be standing in line for this Christmas.

"...D: Lasse Hallström; with Tobey Maguire, Charlize Theron, Michael Caine, Delroy Lindo, Paul Rudd...."

Nov. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Great Gatsby

A great American novel does not always a great movie make, but Baz Lurhmann, a director of delirious excess, certainly seems an apt fit for the Roaring Twenties.

"...Directed by: Baz Luhrmann. Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Joel Edgerton, Amitabh Bachchan, Elizabeth Debicki,..."

May 10, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Boss Baby: Family Business

Why is a movie about a talking baby this convoluted?

"...Ted’s big brother, Tim Templeton (voiced by Marsden, replacing Tobey Maguire), is now a married, stay-at-home dad to two..."

July 2, 2021 Movie Review by Steve Davis

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

More proves to be less for Spidey this time out.

"...in 2012, a mere decade after Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire delivered a perfectly good rendition in 2002 –..."

May 2, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Spider-Man 2

Even superheroes have to do their own laundry in Sam Raimi's truly spectacular vision that combines human pathos and breathtaking action.

"...Directed by: Sam Raimi. Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Alfred Molina, Rosemary Harris..."

July 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Savlov Doesn't Get Comic Book Movies?

"...The Amazing Spider-Man [Film Listings, July 6]. He praises Tobey Maguire's subtlety and accuses the current character of being..."

July 9, 2012 Postmarks

Spider-Man 3

When cascading through the cityscape, Spider-Man 3 still makes us gasp with delight, but on Earth those gasps come solely in reaction to the cynical dreariness of the script.

"...Directed by: Sam Raimi. Starring: Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, James..."

May 4, 2007 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Ride With the Devil

"...Baker-Denny, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Jewel, Jeffrey Wright, Skeet Ulrich and Tobey Maguire. Clarity of vision degrades over distance, and so..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Movie Review by Russell Smith

Pleasantville

"...H. Macy, Joan Allen, Jeff Daniels, Reese Witherspoon and Tobey Maguire. Pleasantville is indeed a technical marvel to behold,..."

Oct. 30, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Ice Storm

Emotional deep freeze during a 1973 Thanksgiving weekend in Connecticut.

"...Starring: Kevin Kline, Joan Allen, Sigourney Weaver, Christina Ricci, Tobey Maguire, Jamey Sheridan, Adam Hann-Byrd, Elijah Wood and Henry..."

Nov. 14, 1997 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Film Society Premieres Z for Zachariah

AFS brings Sundance hit to Texas

"...even before he stumbled upon Z for Zachariah. Originally, Tobey Maguire was attached to play the role of Loomis,..."

Aug. 24, 2015 Screens Post by Neha Aziz

Fall Film Previews

September

"...D: Gary Ross; with Tobey Maguire, Jeff Daniels, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy, Joan..."

Sept. 11, 1998 Screens Feature

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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

"...Tom Holland, Zendaya, Marisa Tomei, Jacob Batalon, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield..."

May 5, 2022 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

AFF Snags Jon Stewart’s Rosewater

The Humbling, The Last 5 Years tapped for opening night

"...Fischer/Boris Spassky 1972 “Match of the Century” and starring Tobey Maguire and Liev Schreiber). Zwick’s work as a producer..."

Sept. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Alamo Drafthouse Goes All Out for Gatsby Opening

Dress up, drink up, and party like it's 1929

"...With Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, and Carey Mulligan in the cast, Luhrmann's take..."

May 7, 2013 Food Post by Gracie Salem

DVD Watch: 'Dinotasia'

'Aguirre, the Wrath of God' meets 'Jurassic Park'

"...said, Andrew Garfield is a much better Spidey than Tobey Maguire ever was. Don't debate me on this. Read..."

Nov. 6, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

After a Fashion

Oh, who didn't Your Style Avatar see?

"...course, Bruce Springsteen, Joe Ely, Robert Plant, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Lukas Haas, Kevin Connolly, T.I., B.O.B., Matthew McConaughey..."

March 16, 2012 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

What Happened to the Big Idea in Music Technology?

"...if its author made mixtapes for his cinematic stand-in, Tobey Maguire...."

March 2, 2012 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

The Ice Storm Song

Email exchange with ‘The Ice Storm’ author/musician Rick Moody

"...having a specific soundtrack and you making tapes for Tobey Maguire. You also said you were working on a..."

Feb. 28, 2012 Music Post by Raoul Hernandez

The Ice Storm

Revisiting Ang Lee's The Ice Storm and its survey of the moral dissolution of American life through the Nixon era

"...a striking prescience to a youth ensemble that includes Tobey Maguire, Elijah Wood, and Katie Holmes (in her first..."

March 28, 2008 Screens Review by John Davidson

Off the Record

Greg Ginn and SST Records start fresh in Taylor, Possessed by Paul James stars as The Folk Singer, and KOOP Radio catches fire (again)

"...only 45 minutes northeast of the capital, is like Tobey Maguire entering Pleasantville. "It's a different world down here,"..."

Jan. 11, 2008 Music Column by Austin Powell

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