Viggo Mortensen Looks Homeward in The Dead Don’t Hurt

How his Western centers women’s struggles over men’s wars

"...seen from a different perspective. But that doesn’t interest Viggo Mortensen...."

May 30, 2024 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

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

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

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

Austin Film Festival Snags Widows

High profile and local features fill out the schedule

"...(directed by Peter Farrelly, and starring Mahershal Ali and Viggo Mortensen on a road trip across the Jim Crow..."

Sept. 25, 2018 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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

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

Steve Davis’ Top 10 Films of 2016

"...by the Sea), Ben Foster (Hell or High Water), Viggo Mortensen (Captain Fantastic), Ryan Reynolds (Deadpool), Michael Shannon (Nocturnal..."

Dec. 30, 2016 Screens Feature by Steve Davis

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

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

DVD Watch: 'Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake'

Cartoon Network's surrealist fantasy does crossplay

"...The long-forgotten low-budget shocker that launched the careers of Viggo Mortensen (Lord of the Rings, Eastern Promise) and Renny..."

Feb. 23, 2013 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Letters at 3AM: James Hillman (1926-2011)

Remembering James Hillman

"...In David Cronenberg's film A Dangerous Method, Viggo Mortensen's Freud says to Michael Fassbender's Jung, "I assure..."

Jan. 13, 2012 Column by Michael Ventura

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

Haven't Seen Film, But Knows Reviewer Is Wrong

"...checking out the work of veteran artists such as Viggo Mortensen, McCarthy, and Robert Duvall...."

Nov. 28, 2009 Postmarks

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

There Will Be Film

"...Be Blood), Javier Bardem (No Country for Old Men), Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises)..."

Jan. 4, 2008 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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

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

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

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

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

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Extended Edition

"...Directed by: Peter Jackson. Starring: Elijah Wood, Sean Astin, Viggo Mortensen, Ian McKellen, Cate Blanchett and Liv Tyler. Tolkien's..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Movie Review

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

Wintry Mix

The holiday film forecast

"...Lee as production artist, casting actors such Ian McKellen, Viggo Mortensen, Ian Holm, Cate Blanchett, and Elijah Wood (as..."

Nov. 23, 2001 Screens Feature by Robert Faires

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

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