Captain Fantastic

Viggo Mortensen and family go off the grid

"...Directed by: Matt Ross. Starring: Viggo Mortensen, George MacKay, Kathryn Hahn, Steve Zahn, Samantha Isler,..."

July 22, 2016 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Green Book

Jim Crow road trip may be simplistic, but it's heartfelt

"...Directed by: Peter Farrelly. Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini, Sebastian Maniscalco, Dimiter D...."

Nov. 21, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Eastern Promises

In Cronenberg's film about the Russian mob in London, the director and star Viggo Mortensen relates a corker of a story.

"...Directed by: David Cronenberg. Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Sinéad Cusack,..."

Sept. 21, 2007 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Road

Cormac McCarthy's bleak, end-of-days novel survives the transition to the screen with remarkable veracity.

"...Directed by: John Hillcoat. Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Charlize Theron, Robert Duvall, Guy Pearce..."

Nov. 27, 2009 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Appaloosa

Ed Harris takes a turn behind the camera again in this Western in which he co-stars with Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, and Jeremy Irons.

"...Directed by: Ed Harris. Starring: Ed Harris, Viggo Mortensen, Renée Zellweger, Jeremy Irons and Timothy Spall. We've..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hidalgo

Old-time adventure in which both man and steed look good.

"...Directed by: Joe Johnston. Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson, Omar Sharif, Louise Lombard, Adam Alexi-Malle,..."

March 5, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

A Dangerous Method

David Cronenberg forgoes his customary viscera for the more unknowable id as Drs. Jung and Freud hash out the origins of our unconscious impulses.

"...Directed by: David Cronenberg. Starring: Keira Knightley, Michael Fassbender, Viggo Mortensen, Vincent Cassel and Sarah Gadon...."

Dec. 23, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

A Walk on the Moon

"...Kavner, Bobby Boriello, Tovah Feldshuh, Anna Paquin, Liev Schreiber, Viggo Mortensen and Diane Lane. The summer of '69 …..."

April 9, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Josh Kupecki’s Top 10 Films of 2016

"...You had me at leftist survivalist Viggo Mortensen raising his six children in the deep woods..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Josh Kupecki

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King

The saga ends (and ends) back in the Shire where it began.

"...Peter Jackson. Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Andy Serkis, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Liv Tyler,..."

Dec. 19, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Psycho

"...Van Sant. Starring: Vince Vaughn, Anne Heche, Julianne Moore, Viggo Mortensen, William H. Macy, Robert Forster, Philip Baker Hall,..."

Dec. 11, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Daylight

"...Directed by: Rob Cohen. Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Amy Brenneman, Viggo Mortensen, Dan Hedaya, Jay O. Sanders, Karen Young, Claire..."

Dec. 6, 1996 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Thirteen Lives

Ron Howard's breathtaking recounting of the Tham Luang cave rescue

"...Directed by: Ron Howard. Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, Nophand 'Aon' Boonya, Tom..."

Aug. 5, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Boiling Point

"...B. Harris. Starring: Wesley Snipes, Dennis Hopper, Lolita Davidovich, Viggo Mortensen, Dan Hedaya and Valerie Perrine. Gerald Petievich's novels..."

April 23, 1993 Movie Review by Louis Black

Crimes of the Future

Cronenberg's return to body horror is, well, Cronenbergian

"...Directed by: David Cronenberg. Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Léa Seydoux, Kristen Stewart, Don McKellar, Scott Speedman,..."

June 3, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

G.I. Jane

"...Directed by: Ridley Scott. Starring: Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, Anne Bancroft, Jason Beghe, Daniel Von Bargen, Kevin..."

Aug. 22, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Leave No Trace

Into the woods in this moving family drama

"...Fantastic and Cormac McCarthy’s The Road, both curiously starring Viggo Mortensen, or perhaps Kelly Reichardt’s small dramas set in..."

July 13, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Patricia Highsmith

The crime writer's dark world is stranger than (literary) fiction

"...a film of The Two Faces of January starring Viggo Mortensen and Kirsten Dunst opening stateside this fall, Todd..."

July 25, 2014 Arts Feature by Amy Gentry

Film News

Local production heats up, and a UT professor makes it to the Oscar doc short list

"...Harris. Also in the cast are Renée Zellweger and Viggo Mortensen. The bulk of the project was shot in..."

Nov. 30, 2007 Screens Column by Joe O'Connell

Roll 'Em

March

"...D: Tony Goldwyn; with Diane Lane, Viggo Mortensen, Liev Schreiber, Anna Paquin...."

Feb. 26, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Scanlines

The Hunt for Red October

"...D: Tony Scott (1995) w/ Denzel Washington, Gene Hackman, Viggo Mortensen, George Dzundza Das Boot (The Boat)..."

Jan. 15, 1999 Screens Feature

A History of Violence

Cronenberg's new horror film implicitly tackles the old question of nature vs. nurture: What are we born with and what do we acquire from our environment?

"...Directed by: David Cronenberg. Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Maria Bello, Ed Harris, William Hurt and Ashton..."

Sept. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

At once a fanboy's wet dream and an engaging, emotionally supercharged epic adventure

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson. Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Liv Tyler, Billy Boyd, Christopher Lee,..."

Dec. 20, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

The first film in Jackson's Tolkien trilogy stays true to the spirit and logistics of the novels, but is also a breathtaking and beautiful work of art on its own.

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson. Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Liv Tyler, Billy Boyd, John Rhys-Davies,..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Albino Alligator

"...Starring: Matt Dillon, Faye Dunaway, Gary Sinise, William Fichtner, Viggo Mortensen, John Spencer, Skeet Ulrich, M. Emmett Walsh and..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

28 Days

"...28 DaysD: Betty Thomas (2000); with Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen, Steve Buscemi, Dominic West, Diane Ladd, Elizabeth Perkins...."

Nov. 17, 2000 Screens Review by Mike Emery

The Prophecy

"...with Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz, Viggo Mortensen,Amanda Plummer. VHS Home Video..."

July 12, 1996 Screens Feature

The Bulgarian Chainsaw Massacre

David Blue Garcia proves you can take Leatherface out of Texas in the new Netflix horror Texas Chainsaw Massacre

"...theatrical version, and even then only for a young Viggo Mortensen, and stunt god Kane Hodder briefly under the..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Alamo Drafthouse Reunites Lord of the Rings Cast

Austin cinema chain shares exclusive Q&As with global theatres

"...Blanchett, Orlando Bloom, and Liv Tyler, plus itinerant ranger Viggo Mortensen. Wrapping up the trilogy, of course, is Return..."

March 4, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Danielle White’s Top 10 Films of 2018

"...Viggo Mortensen (Green Book), Rami Malek (Bohemian Rhapsody), Timothée Chalamet..."

Dec. 28, 2018 Screens Feature by Danielle White

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