Spotlight

This terrific newspaper movie gets all the elements right

"...Directed by: Tom McCarthy. Starring: Mark Ruffalo, Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Liev..."

Nov. 20, 2015 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Amateurs and Old Friends

Tom McCarthy works both angles in his winning third film. Make that Win Winning.

"...grew into Win Win, a comic drama co-conceived by Tom McCarthy and Joe Tiboni. Yes, it's about high school..."

April 8, 2011 Screens Feature by Joe O'Connell

Win Win

Paul Giamatti stars in this dark comedy from the director of The Station Agent and The Visitor.

"...Directed by: Tom McCarthy. Starring: Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Alex Shaffer, Bobby..."

April 8, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Visitor

The writer/director of The Station Agent is back with another interpersonal drama that is strangely both predictable and unpredictable.

"...Directed by: Tom McCarthy. Starring: Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Jekesai Gurira,..."

April 25, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Station Agent

Award-winning indie favorite shows how human beings form emotional connections – despite their best efforts not to.

"...Directed by: Tom McCarthy. Starring: Peter Dinklage, Patricia Clarkson, Bobby Cannavale, Paul..."

Nov. 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Stillwater

Torn-from-the-headlines thriller never matches Matt Damon’s everyman

"...Directed by: Tom McCarthy. Starring: Matt Damon, Abigail Breslin, Camille Cottin, Deanna..."

July 30, 2021 Movie Review by Trace Sauveur

Death Watch: Texas Court Declines to Consider Final Appeal

McCarthy would be 500th inmate and 5th woman to be executed

"...consider an appeal brought by death row inmate Kimberly McCarthy, slated for execution tonight. McCarthy would become the 500th..."

June 26, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Weekend at Bernie's II

"...Directed by: Robert Klane. Starring: Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Terry Kiser, Barry Bostwick and Tom Wright...."

July 16, 1993 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

SXSW Film: The Whole Enchilada

Red-hot and really long list of all the titles to date

"...WIN WIN Director: Tom McCarthy, Writers: Tom McCarthy & Joe Tiboni Tom McCarthy,..."

Feb. 2, 2011 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Leave No Trace

Into the woods in this moving family drama

"...Will (Foster) and his daughter Tom (Harcourt McKenzie) live off the land in a nature..."

July 13, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Million Dollar Arm

Jon Hamm stars in this story of a sports agent who hits on the idea of turning Indian cricket bowlers into talented baseball stars.

"...is a real bummer – and the script by Tom McCarthy (The Station Agent) has an unhurried, unprogrammatic feel..."

May 16, 2014 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Gimme Shelter

Vanessa Hudgeons stars in this bland exercise in very serious and meaningful young-adult drama.

"...home, Apple tracks down her successful Wall Street father, Tom Fitzpatrick (Fraser), who lives with his picture-book-perfect family –..."

Jan. 24, 2014 Movie Review by Louis Black

Austin Critics Announce Award Nominees

Carol leads nominations with seven nods

"...Fury Road Spotlight Trumbo Best Director Todd Haynes, Carol Tom McCarthy, Spotlight Adam McKay, The Big Short George Miller,..."

Dec. 16, 2015 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Christopher Robin

Back to the Hundred Acre Wood in this live-action sequel

"...It's a seeming change of pace for Spotlight director Tom McCarthy to take script duties here, but makes complete..."

Aug. 10, 2018 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

SXSW 2011 Film Reviews

"...Win Win 
Headliners 
D: Tom McCarthy; with Paul Giamatti, Amy Ryan, Bobby Cannavale, Jeffrey..."

March 18, 2011 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Friggin' Genius

SXSW Film announces feature film lineup

"...Los Angeles. Cast: John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, Catherine Keener, Matt Walsh..."

Feb. 4, 2010 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Flags of Our Fathers

The first half of the film continues Clint Eastwood's ongoing deconstruction of America's hero myths but then detours into some uncharacteristically sentimental mulch.

"...Robert Patrick, Neal McDonough, Melanie Lynskey, Judith Ivey and Tom McCarthy. When Eastwood’s new film about the heroes of..."

Oct. 20, 2006 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Marjorie Baumgarten's Top 10 Films of 2015

"...Most Underrated Irrational Man, By the Sea, Bone Tomahawk..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Feeling an Elephant

The Toronto International Film Festival's inexhaustible breadth

"...puppets (voiced by Jennifer Jason Leigh, David Thewlis, and Tom Noonan) are used in stop-motion animation to tell a..."

Sept. 25, 2015 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Down From the Mountain

There was no snow at Sundance this year, but a strong slate nonetheless.

"...HBO was there with Normal, starring Jessica Lange and Tom Wilkinson in this effectively rendered story about a longtime..."

Jan. 31, 2003 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Josh Kupecki's Top 10 Films of 2015

"...Best Director Myroslav Slaboshpytskiy (The Tribe), Tom McCarthy (Spotlight), László Nemes (Son of Saul)..."

Jan. 1, 2016 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

From Westeros to College Station

George R. R. Martin to give milestone book to Texas A&M

"...Perry and Fed Up!? Robert Earl Keen and Cormac McCarthy's The Road? How about Game of Thrones' George R...."

Jan. 29, 2015 Books Post by Robert Faires

SXSW Film Announces Lineup

It's a Win Win for everybody

"...our Picture in Picture blog (austinchronicle.com/pip), but highlights include Tom McCarthy's Win Win, fresh off big-time buzz at Sundance,..."

Feb. 4, 2011 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Longlist for Man Booker Prize Announced

A dozen authors - including some repeat performers - make the cut

"...Tom McCarthy: C (Random House - Jonathan Cape)..."

July 27, 2010 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

SXSW Film Announces 2015 Lineup

Circling the Thunderdome

"...Top to bottom, it’s a pretty nifty-looking lineup. There are the big..."

Feb. 3, 2015 Screens Post by Kimberley Jones

Days of Being Wild: ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead Reflects on Source Tags & Codes

Twenty years after its release, the band and producer look back ... while always looking forward

"...invite to Sussex for the Scottish post-rockers inaugural All Tomorrow's Parties festival in April. A small clutch of other..."

March 4, 2022 Music Feature by Julian Towers

8 Heads in a Duffel Bag

"...Directed by: Tom Schulman. Starring: Joe Pesci, Andy Comeau, Kristy Swanson, Todd..."

April 18, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

TCB

The Back Room's curtain call after almost 33 years, live music crosses the gay divide at Chain Drive, and a sore groin foils Beck's secret Continental Club show

"...been sold to an unnamed developer, general manager Sean McCarthy said Tuesday. "I'm sure something this big has been..."

June 30, 2006 Music Column by Christopher Gray

Oil's Well That Ends Well

"...Chocolate Lizards: A Novel by Cole Thompson St. Martin's..."

May 7, 1999 Books Feature

Making Lists

"...The 50+ Best Books on Texas by A.C. Greene..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Books Feature by Dick Holland

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