I Saw the Light

The sad but mercurial life of Hank Williams is put to screen

"...Directed by: Marc Abraham. Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, Bradley Whitford, Cherry Jones, Maddie Hasson,..."

April 1, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Marvel's The Avengers

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

"...Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Ruffalo, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, Gwyneth Paltrow..."

May 4, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Crimson Peak

Guillermo del Toro goes Gothic, but falls short

"...by: Guillermo del Toro. Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain, Tom Hiddleston, Charlie Hunnam, Jim Beaver, Burn Gorman, Leslie Hope,..."

Oct. 16, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Only Lovers Left Alive

In this hypnotic love story, Jim Jarmusch gives us vampires who are bohemian outsiders and not blood-sucking freaks.

"...Directed by: Jim Jarmusch. Starring: Tilda Swinton, Tom Hiddleston, Mia Wasikowska, John Hurt, Anton Yelchin and Jeffrey..."

April 25, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Thor: The Dark World

The Marvel cinematic universe opens its gates once again, and The Dark World does not disappoint.

"...Directed by: Alan Taylor. Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Christopher Eccleston, Idris Elba, Kat Dennings,..."

Nov. 8, 2013 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Chronicle Guide to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

As the Guardians of the Galaxy gather once more, every MCU film reviewed

"...Kenneth Branagh. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston..."

May 5, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Avengers: Infinity War

Earth's mightiest heroes face their greatest, most nuanced threat

"...Cumberbatch, Josh Brolin, Zoe Saldana, Chris Evans, Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Elizabeth Olsen, Scarlett Johansson, Paul Bettany, Mark Ruffalo,..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Kong: Skull Island

The big ape is back

"...Directed by: Jordan Vogt-Roberts. Starring: Brie Larson, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, Tian Jing, John..."

March 17, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Gulf Coast Jamboree

Wimberley mandolin prodigy interviews the Houston Kid

"...Music Festival in Michigan. You brought along the actor Tom Hiddleston...."

April 15, 2016 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Fantastic Fest 2015: High-Rise

J.G. Ballard adaptation becomes Wheatley's first masterpiece

"...Renaissance performance), surrounded by sycophants and manipulators. At the bottom, the working classes. And, in the middle, Dr. Laing..."

Sept. 27, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Thor

Marvel Comics' muscle-bound mook with delusions of demi-godhood is well-played by Chris Hemsworth.

"...Kenneth Branagh. Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Anthony Hopkins, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Kat Dennings, Clark Gregg, Idris Elba,..."

May 6, 2011 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Cold Skin

Imperialism and isolation pervade this monster movie

"...the grisly shock of his 2007 New French Extremity stomach-churner Frontier(s), or from the gruesome amorality of his postapocalyptic..."

Sept. 7, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Our Kind of Traitor

Stellan Skarsgård and Damien Lewis rock this John le Carré adaptation

"...with travel porn and regular pop-ups of a shirtless Tom Hiddleston? Or bone-dry, like the delectably brittle, proudly alienating..."

July 1, 2016 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Austin Film Festival Announces First Wave of Titles

Lineup drops the latest from Todd Haynes and a Hank Williams biopic

"...I Saw the Light, the Hank Williams biopic starring Tom Hiddleston as the music icon and Elizabeth Olsen as..."

Aug. 19, 2015 Screens Post by Josh Kupecki

SXSW Film Releases Full Feature Lineup

Slate includes everyone from Wes Anderson to the Zellners

"...Australian Federal Police with lethal narcotics hidden in his stomach. Caught, "The Mule" makes a desperate choice to defy..."

Jan. 30, 2014 Screens Post by Monica Riese

How Fantastic Fest Is Shaping the Genre Film Scene

Fifteen years in and still fantastic

"...List to directing Brie Larson in Free Fire, and Tom Hiddleston in High Rise). The festival has hosted a..."

Sept. 20, 2019 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

What's Fantastic at Fantasia

Highlights from the Canadian genre fest, plus films you may see soon

"...the grisly shock of his 2007 New French Extremity stomach-churner Frontier(s), or from the gruesome amorality of his post-apocalyptic..."

Aug. 14, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Comics Writer Donny Cates Casts Spells on Doctor Strange

Marvel's Sorcerer Supreme and big bad Thanos get a local scribe

"...Loki, like Thanos, has been just a villain. But Tom Hiddleston's screen portrayal of the Asgardian made Loki a..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Arts Feature by Richard Whittaker

Thor: Ragnarok

The Marvel Universe's funniest movie to date

"...Directed by: Taika Waititi. Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Cate Blanchett, Idris Elba, Jeff Goldblum, Tessa Thompson,..."

Nov. 3, 2017 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Fantastic Fest Wave 2: The Martian, The Witch, and More

New Ridley Scott flick, plus dozens more added to fest

"...eagerly awaited The Martian, Patrick Stewart in Green Room, Tom Hiddleston in High-Rise, and the year's most hotly anticipated..."

Aug. 26, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Tilda Swinton and Jim Jarmusch Go Together Like Cream

The actress dishes on ‘Only Lovers Left Alive'

"...and so AC: Your character is named Eve and Tom Hiddleston’s character is named Adam. Is that supposed to..."

April 24, 2014 Screens Post by Marc Savlov

Trailer Park: SXSW Film Day 6

Three picks (and clips) from today's screenings

"...this decidedly unconventional love story starring Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston, at least until it returns to theatres for..."

March 12, 2014 SXSW Post by Monica Riese

DVD Watch: ‘Augustine’

Female hysteria, or just hot and bothered in Victorian times?

"...it stars Brit heavyweight thesps Patrick Stewart, Jeremy Irons, Tom Hiddleston, and Ben Whishaw...."

Sept. 17, 2013 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Trailer Park Is All Over the Map

Superheroes, punks, and animated monsters

"...respectively), plenty of Mjølnir, and one tiny glimpse of Tom Hiddleston's Loki. In his third turn as the thunderous..."

April 26, 2013 Screens Post by Monica Riese

War Horse

A stylistic throwback to classic studio movies, Spielberg's film about war as seen through a horse's experience of it rarely rises to the occasion.

"...Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, Niels Arestrup, David Thewlis, Tom Hiddleston and Benedict Cumberbatch...."

Dec. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten