Kill Bill: Vol. 2

Revenge is a dish best served bold – and deliciously, by Quentin and Uma.

"...Directed by: Quentin Tarantino. Starring: Uma Thurman, David Carradine, Michael Madsen, Daryl Hannah, Gordon Liu,..."

April 16, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

High-concept farce crashes down pretty low: Think Fatal Attraction meets X-Men and you basically have the gist.

"...Directed by: Ivan Reitman. Starring: Uma Thurman, Luke Wilson, Anna Faris, Eddie Izzard and Wanda..."

July 28, 2006 Movie Review by Toddy Burton

Paycheck

Affleck and Uma race to descramble the past in this futuristic thriller based on a Philip K. Dick short story and directed by John Woo.

"...Directed by: John Woo. Starring: Ben Affleck, Aaron Eckhart, Uma Thurman, Paul Giamatti, Colm Feore, Joe Morton and Michael..."

Jan. 2, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Kill Bill: Vol. 1

Quentin Tarantino goes into overdrive with this story about the bride who was left for dead on her wedding day and seeks revenge against them that done her wrong.

"...Directed by: Quentin Tarantino. Starring: Uma Thurman, Lucy Liu, Vivica A. Fox, Michael Madsen, Daryl..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Tape

Tape is a confined microcosm: three characters, one room, and a whole lot of head-trippery. Old high school friends reunite years later in a dingy Michigan motel room for a night of tricky revelations.

"...Directed by: Richard Linklater. Starring: Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Robert Sean Leonard. I'm not sure what..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Avengers

"...Directed by: Jeremiah Chechik. Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Uma Thurman, Sean Connery, Jim Broadbent, Fiona Shaw, Eddie Izzard,..."

Aug. 21, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Jennifer Eight

"...Directed by: Bruce Robinson. Starring: Andy Garcia, Uma Thurman and Lance Henriksen. The story behind Jennifer 8..."

Nov. 13, 1992 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Life Before Her Eyes

Although Uma Thurman and Evan Rachel Wood deliver strong performances, this film from the director of House of Sand and Fog is a muddled affront.

"...Directed by: Vadim Perelman. Starring: Uma Thurman, Evan Rachel Wood, Eva Amurri, Brett Cullen, Gabrielle..."

April 25, 2008 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Be Cool

The follow-up to Elmore Leanard's Get Shorty is rife with star talent but short on inspiration.

"...Directed by: F. Gary Gray. Starring: John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Vince Vaughn, Cedric the Entertainer, André Benjamin, Steven..."

March 4, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Golden Bowl

"...Directed by: James Ivory. Starring: Uma Thurman, Kate Beckinsale, Jeremy Northam, Nick Nolte, Anjelica Huston..."

May 25, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

The Truth About Cats and Dogs

"...Directed by: Michael Lehmann. Starring: Janeane Garofalo, Uma Thurman, Ben Chaplin, Jamie Foxx, James Mccaffrey, Richard Coca..."

April 26, 1996 Movie Review by Alison Macor

A Month by the Lake

"...Directed by: John Irvin. Starring: Vanessa Redgrave, Edward Fox, Uma Thurman, Alida Valli, Carlo Cartier and Allessandro Gassman. In..."

Oct. 13, 1995 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Final Analysis

"...Directed by: Phil Joanou. Starring: Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Uma Thurman, Paul Guilfoyle, Keith David and Eric Roberts. If..."

Feb. 14, 1992 Movie Review by Kathleen Maher

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

A teenager's Greek mythology book comes to life and thrusts him into an adventure to recover Zeus' stolen lightning bolt.

"...Melina Kanakaredes, Catherine Keener, Kevin McKidd, Joe Pantoliano and Uma Thurman. There are many reasons to check out this..."

Feb. 19, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Prime

With genuine sparks between its two lovestruck leads and a delightfully flinchy performance from Meryl Streep, this comedy is just what its title implies: prime.

"...Directed by: Ben Younger. Starring: Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep, Bryan Greenberg, Jon Abrahams and Annie..."

Oct. 28, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Les Miserables

"...Directed by: Bille August. Starring: Liam Neeson, Geoffrey Rush, Uma Thurman, Claire Danes, Hans Matheson, Reine Brynolfsson and Peter..."

May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Batman & Robin

"...Directed by: Joel Schumacher. Starring: George Clooney, Chris O'Donnell, Uma Thurman, Alicia Silverstone,..."

June 20, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Even Cowgirls Get the Blues

"...Directed by: Gus Van Sant. Starring: Uma Thurman, John Hurt, Rain Phoenix, Noriyuki “Pat” Morita, Keanu..."

May 20, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

E Is for Everything

Actor / director / novelist Ethan Hawke is Richard Linklater's No. 1 fan.

"...That "frustrated" wife, actress Uma Thurman, was also on hand for the screening and..."

Nov. 16, 2001 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Dangerous Liaisons, Jennifer Eight

"...Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer, Swoosie Kurtz, Keanu Reeves, Uma Thurman.Jennifer EightD: Bruce Robinson (1992); with Andy Garcia, Lance..."

Nov. 5, 1999 Screens Review by Sarah Hepola

Playing for Keeps

In this all-too-predictable romantic comedy/drama, Gerard Butler plays an ex-soccer star who ultimately reunites with his ex-wife and son, whose team he coaches.

"...Butler, Jessica Biel, Dennis Quaid, Judy Greer, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Uma Thurman and Noah Lomax...."

Dec. 7, 2012 Movie Review by Louis Black

Hot Movie Previews

Sneaking Into Summer

"...Arnold Schwarzenegger and Uma Thurman in Batman & Robin D: Joel Schumacher; with..."

May 23, 1997 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar asks, "What's black & white and splooged all over …???" And keep your eyes peeled locally, kids, in the next few weeks, Austin becomes celebrity central.

"...new movie Kill Bill here, among other locations, starring Uma Thurman, Warren Beatty, Michael Madsen, Lucy Liu, and possibly..."

March 1, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

After a Fashion

You'd think we'd be all star-f***ed out after SXSW, but here it is, Oscar-time and we are just beside ourselves with the bold type and the dropped names! What? No silly. We said "fawned."

"...dress was pretty, but it did her no favors. Uma Thurman (oops, there's that name dropping into my column..."

March 29, 2002 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

Summer Sneaks

Apocalypse Whenever: Movies in the Season of Armageddon

"...Jim Carrey's provocative meditation on media totalitarianism in The Truman Show, Robert Redford's intelligent reworking of romantic pulp fiction..."

May 22, 1998 Screens Feature

Unbelievable Summers at the Paramount

The most unforgettable moments from this year’s classics of cinema

"...7pm, Paramount Pulp FictionD: Quentin Tarantino; with John Travolta, Uma Thurman, and Bruce Willis (1994)..."

May 18, 2018 Screens Feature by Chronicle staff

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Poseiden's son and his pals reunite to retrieve the Golden Fleece, but only the film's special effects grabbed our attention.

"...but the first film’s roster of adult thespians – Uma Thurman, Steve Coogan, Pierce Brosnan – are for the..."

Aug. 9, 2013 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Page Turner

In this quiet, French revenge film, a creeping malevolence wreaks havoc on an otherwise normal bourgeois family.

"...resentment, and the results are unnerving enough to make Uma Thurman wrap up her samurai sword, put her spandex..."

May 25, 2007 Movie Review by Josh Rosenblatt

A World Slowly Liquefying

Rocky Schenck comes home for celebrations of his dreamlike art photography.

"...looking across a field dotted with small white shapes (presumably flowers) toward massing black trees that lower over a..."

Nov. 7, 2003 Arts Feature by Katherine Catmull

After a Fashion

Whose hair made Stephen say, "DHOH!" at the GG's this year, and who was TLWIH? And that's just the national scene. … Locally, which partygoers were also BOAers and who counts as Stephen's NBF??? U must read 2 C!!

"...if it was very Sept. 10. Other knockouts were Uma Thurman, Nicole Kidman, Renée Zellweger (aka "The Luckiest Woman..."

Feb. 7, 2003 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

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