Joining an already dynamic SXSW Film & TV Conference lineup is a foundational pioneer of modern cinema. The creator of Jaws, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park, Schindler’s List, and countless other cultural pieces, Steven Spielberg is set to take the SXSW 2026 stage for a Keynote* conversation. This will be a live episode of The Big Picture podcast with host Sean…
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Epic Historical Drama/Stars: Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley, Ralph Fiennes, Caroline Goodall, Jonathan Sagall, Embeth Davidtz, Małgorzata Gebel, Mark Ivanir, Beatrice Macola, Andrzej Seweryn, Friedrich von Thun, Jerzy Nowak, Norbert Weisser, Albert Misak, Michael Gordon, Aldona Grochal, Uri Avrahami, Michael Schneider, Miri Fabian, Anna Mucha, Adi Nitzan, Jacek…
MPAA Rating: PG/Genre: Epic Coming-of-Age War Drama/Stars: Christian Bale, John Malkovich, Miranda Richardson, Nigel Havers, Joe Pantoliano, Leslie Phillips, Masatō Ibu, Emily Richard, Rupert Frazer, Peter Gale, Takatarō Kataoka, Ben Stiller, Robert Stephens, Guts Ishimatsu, Burt Kwouk, Paul McGann, Marc de Jonge, Eric Flynn, James Greene, Paula Hamilton, Tony Boncza,…
MPAA Rating: PG/Genre: Supernatural Horror/Stars: Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams, Beatrice Straight, Dominique Dunne, Oliver Robins, Heather O’Rourke, Michael McManus, Virginia Kiser, Martin Casella, Richard Lawson, Zelda Rubinstein, James Karen, Dirk Blocker, Lou Perry, Sonny Landham/Runtime: 114 minutes I think it’s safe to start this review off by letting you…
MPAA Rating: PG/Genre: Adventure Comedy/Stars: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Ke Huy Quan, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, John Matuszak, Robert Davi, Joe Pantoliano, Anne Ramsey, Mary Ellen Trainor, Keith Walker, Lupe Ontiveros, Curt Hanson, Steve Antin, Paul Tuerpe, George Robotham, Michael Paul Chan/Runtime: 114 minutes It might…
MPAA Rating: PG/Genre: Sci-Fi Drama/Stars: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Bob Balaban, J. Patrick McNamara, Warren Kemmerling, Roberts Blossom, Philip Dodds, Cary Guffey, Lance Henriksen, Merrill Connally, George DiCenzo, Gene Dynarski, Josef Sommer, Carl Weathers, David Abraham Cheulkar/Runtime: 137 minutes If there is one thing which I…
MPAA Rating: PG-13/Genre: Sci-Fi Noir/Stars: Tom Cruise, Max von Sydow, Colin Farrell, Samantha Morton, Neal McDonough, Patrick Kilpatrick, Michael Dickman, Matthew Dickman, Lois Smith, Kathryn Morris, Mike Binder, Steve Harris, Jessica Harper, Tim Blake Nelson, Daniel London, Peter Stormare, Jessica Capshaw, Tyler Patrick Jones, Jason Antoon, Nancy Linehan Charles, Victor…
MPAA Rating: R/Genre: Biographical Drama/Stars: Carey Mulligan, Bradley Cooper, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman, Michael Urie, Brian Klugman, Gideon Glick, Sam Nivola, Miriam Shor, Alexa Swinton, Josh Hamilton, June Gable/Runtime: 129 minutes In a departure from how I normally start these reviews, I think I will start this one…
MPAA Rating: PG-13/Genre: Action-Adventure/Stars: Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Denholm Elliott, Alison Doody, John Rhys-Davies, Julian Glover, River Phoenix, Michael Byrne, Kevork Malikyan, Robert Eddison, Paul Maxwell, Pat Roach, Richard Young, Eugene Lipinski/Runtime: 127 minutes I think it is safe to say that at the time of its release in the…
MPAA Rating: PG-13/Genre: War Drama/Stars: Jeremy Irvine, Peter Mullan, Emily Watson, Niels Arestrup, David Thewlis, Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Céline Buckens, Toby Kebbell, Patrick Kennedy, Leonard Carow, David Kross, Matt Milne, Robert Emms, Eddie Marsan, Nicolas Bro, Rainer Bock, Hinnerk Schönemann, Gary Lydon, Geoff Bell, Liam Cunningham, Sebastian Hulk, Gerard…