Saying a film feels like it could’ve come out 15 years ago can either be a compliment or insult; here, it’s the former. “IF” follows a young girl (Cailey Fleming) who, with the help of her neighbor (Ryan Reynolds), sets out to reunite a group of imaginary friends (led by the voices of Phoebe Waller-Bridge,… Continue reading ‘IF’ Review: A Cute and Charming Family Throwback
A director getting a $100 million budget to produce a three-hour adult drama with an ensemble cast? Yeah, I’m thinking movies are back! (and of course I saw this as part of the Barbenheimer double feature) “Oppenheimer” follows the titular theoretical physicist who was pivotal in developing the first nuclear weapon during World War II. Cillian… Continue reading ‘Oppenheimer’ Review: Christopher Nolan Returns to Theaters With a Bang
This has nothing to do with the film or review, but I just want it on the record that Michael Jordan is the GOAT over LeBron James every day of the week, and twice on Sunday. “Air” is the fifth directorial effort from Ben Affleck (and his first since 2016’s “Live by Night”), and follows… Continue reading ‘Air’ Review: Not the GOAT Sports Drama, Just Good Old-Fashion Fun
I feel a film like this, a big-budget adult drama released to theaters instead of streaming, is something we’ll eventually never see again… “The Last Duel” stars Matt Damon as a 14th-century French knight who challenges his squire (Adam Driver) to a duel after his wife (Jodie Comer) accuses Driver of raping her; Ben Affleck… Continue reading ‘The Last Duel’ Review: A Grand and Epic Whodunit
“Stillwater” stars Matt Damon as an Oklahoman oil rig worker who travels to France and, with the help of a local woman (Camille Cottin), attempts to get his teen daughter (Abigail Breslin) out of prison for a crime she says she didn’t commit. Tom McCarthy directs a script he co-wrote. Matt Damon has done more… Continue reading ‘Stillwater’ Review: A Pretty Slow and Genre-Confused Miss
This marks the second film to premiere at the Venice Film Festival to have a great director, talented writing team and a cast headed by Matt Damon to end up falling flat on its face. “Downsizing” stars Matt Damon and Kristen Wiig as a couple who decide to undergo a medical procedure that will shrink… Continue reading It May be About Small People, but ‘Downsizing’ is One Big Disappointment
What an absolute baffling train wreck of a dumpster fire… “Suburbicon” follows a mild-mannered father living in a 1959 suburb with his wife and son. After a home invasion leaves his wife dead, things begin to get crazy in the town. Or something like that, the plot of this film is a mess. Julianne Moore… Continue reading ‘Suburbicon’ is a Misfire of Hilarious Proportions
Well Casey Affleck may not be as cool or Batman-y as his older brother Ben, but he’ll be able to hold a Best Actor Oscar over him once awards season wraps up… “Manchester by the Sea” stars Affleck as a Boston janitor who becomes the guardian of his nephew after the death of his brother.… Continue reading ‘Manchester by the Sea’ Emotionally-Layered and Darkly Amusing
I kept thinking two things while watching this: (1) Alicia Vikander is unfairly attractive and (2) I still can’t believe that Matt Damon and “The Martian” won Best Comedy at the Globes last year… “Jason Bourne” is the fifth installment of the Bourne franchise and the first one to feature Damon since 2007’s “Ultimatum.” This… Continue reading ‘Jason Bourne’ Too Familiar, Sloppy To Fully Enjoy
Well, at least this is better than “Exodus: Gods and Kings;” whatever that’s worth. “The Martian” is based on the bestselling novel and stars Matt Damon as Mark Watney, an astronaut who is left behind on Mars after his team must perform an emergency evacuation. He must then both find a way to grow food… Continue reading ‘The Martian’ is Overlong, Underwhelming
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