Tag: Matt Damon
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Oppenheimer (*****) – Everything, even light
So if this is a victory, it is a small one. It’s a ray of hope in the shadow within which the power resides
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The Last Duel (***): Good Will Rashomon
The hard thing about period pieces is those who make them are subject to the sensibilities of the time they are being made.
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Ford v Ferrari (****) it’s Miles’ car now
“This movie feels like something relatable to people who don’t expect films to be relatable anymore. ”
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The Ocean’s Films: Then, Then and Now
Hopefully, once they get past the #metoo stain, they can include Damon and the rest of the cast in a future film.
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Downsizing (***1/2) You may find yourself…
As for me, the best parts of the film, the idea of my thousands of dollars becoming millions and living a life of tiny luxury, are cut short by the reality that Payne never seems to be able to shed himself. It’s really depressing at times. But not as depressing as you’d think.
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Jason Bourne (**1/2): It all ends tonight…until the next movie
“This is not like Bond. We aren’t just changing locales, women and suits here. It’s not as gadgetty or as funny as the Mission:Impossible films became after the 2nd one, either. While those film franchises used the intensity of the Bourne franchise to catapult into something better, Damon and Greengrass took the reputation well earned…
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The Martian (****1/2) – The good of the one…
The Martian – 2015 Director Ridley Scott Screenplay Drew Goddard based on the book by Andy Weir Starring Matt Damon, Jessica Chastain, Kristen Wiig, Jeff Daniels, Michael Peña, Kate Mara, Sean Bean, Sebastian Stan, Aksel Hennie, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Benedict Wong In a time in which one person taking the lives of many others gets so much attention, it is nice to see a work of art…
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The Monuments Men: Thankful for those with vision
The Monuments Men – 2014 Director George Clooney Starring Clooney, Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, Bob Balaban, John Goodman, Bill Murray, Hugh Bonneville, Jean Dujardin Screenplay Grant Heslov and Clooney based on the book by Robert M. Edsel Monuments Men tells the story of those who paid attention in the midst of a war. So many people displaced, wounded and…
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Elysium has no more than one answer to the world’s ills
Elysium – 2013 Written and Directed by Neill Blomkamp Starring Matt Damon, Jodie Foster, Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Diego Luna, William Fichtner, Wagner Moura, Faran Tahir Alice Braga is one of the most beautiful women in the world. Her beauty is breathtaking. I spent much of Elysium wondering how in the world it was that Max De…
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Promised Land plays scientist, judge, jury, etc…
Promised Land – 2012 Director Gus Van Sant Starring Matt Damon, John Krasinski, Frances McDormand, Rosemarie DeWitt, Scoot McNairy, Titus Welliver, Terry Kinney, Hal Holbrook Written by Damon, Krasinski, Chris Moore Promised Land is perhaps the laziest script I have seen make it to the big screen. It takes a debatable subject, bends one side, to make it…
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