Samuel L Jackson

What links Whitney Houston to Raiders of the Lost Ark – and Stanley Tucci’s recipes?
From a biopic of the singer to the adventures of the whip-cracking archaeologist, all via a galaxy far, far away
Larry Ryan
24, Dec, 2022 @1:00 PM

‘Wow, Samuel L Jackson is here!’ – how Yorkshire became Marvel’s go-to location
Why did the superhero franchise descend on the moors? What made Tom Cruise film Mission: Impossible nearby, and Shane Meadows follow suit? We report from new screen star hotspot Halifax – now being renamed Haliwood
Hollie Richardson
16, Nov, 2022 @5:14 PM

The Piano Lesson review – August Wilson revival hits a bum note
John David Washington and Samuel L Jackson star in a tonally misjudged drama oddly played for awkward laughs
Gloria Oladipo
14, Oct, 2022 @1:30 AM

Jackie Brown review – Tarantino’s most romantic film is a stone-cold classic
Pam Grier and Samuel L Jackson are explosively good in this stylish crime thriller, with superb supporting turns from Robert Forster, Robert De Niro and Bridget Fonda
Peter Bradshaw
15, Sep, 2022 @8:00 AM

Samuel L Jackson criticises Oscars for sidelining Poitier and losing mystique
The actor, who received an honorary Oscar this year, spoke out against the producers’ handling of the in memoriam section, as well as the choice of presenters
Catherine Shoard
15, Jun, 2022 @12:46 PM

A Rage in Harlem by Chester Himes audiobook review – vintage crooks and conmen
Samuel L Jackson’s narration does full justice to this grimly comic novel from the mid-century master of New York crime
Fiona Sturges
08, Apr, 2022 @11:00 AM

‘This is going to be cherished’: Samuel L Jackson and Elaine May receive honorary Oscars
Liv Ullmann and Danny Glover also honoured at Governors Awards, on night when Hollywood lavishes praise on beloved stars for lifetime achievements
Lois Beckett
26, Mar, 2022 @10:58 AM

The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey review – this is Samuel L Jackson’s career-best performance
Poignant, vulnerable, unsparing: the actor’s portrayal of a man with dementia in this new drama is clearly a passion project – and it carries the show
Lucy Mangan
10, Mar, 2022 @4:41 PM

The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard review – a nausea whack
This action comedy sequel is even more cliched and crass than the original
Wendy Ide
20, Jun, 2021 @10:00 AM

The Long Kiss Goodnight: a masterful performance from Geena Davis obliterates nonsensical plot
Samuel L Jackson’s low-rent private eye pairs up with Davis’s schoolteacher when her former assassin identity starts violently reemerging in this 90s action thriller
Greta Parry
13, Jun, 2021 @5:30 PM

The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard review – Ryan Reynolds back in a tiresome sequel
Reynolds returns as bodyguard Michael Bryce, with Samuel L Jackson as an assassin, Salma Hayek as his badass wife and Antonio Banderas as a Greek supervillain. Please stop
Peter Bradshaw
11, Jun, 2021 @3:51 PM

Samuel L Jackson’s 20 best films – ranked!
Soon to be seen in The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, the actor has a CV taking in dancing losers, choric narrators, a Bible-misquoting killer – and Marvel’s coolest middleman
Peter Bradshaw
03, Jun, 2021 @11:00 AM
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