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Matt Damon

weekend watchlist: a sci-fi mood piece of eeriness, ookiness, and dread

Tue, Sep 27, 2022
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Plus a snarky heist, a two-century-old energy crisis, and more. (First published August 27th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)

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weekend watchlist: a prophetic dystopia (that is also rather comforting)

Tue, May 17, 2022
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Plus iconic performances from Jessica Chastain and Bruce Willis. (First published April 15th, 2022, on Substack and Patreon.)

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Le Mans ’66 (aka Ford v Ferrari) movie review: when “circle back” meant something else in corporatespeak

Thu, Nov 14, 2019
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A winning (if overearnest) depiction of manly friendship, with some pretty thrilling (if only technically so) racing stuff. But it doesn’t see its potential to be actually culturally significant.

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curated: as long as Hollywood is dominated by white men…

Thu, Aug 02, 2018
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…white men’s stories will dominate Hollywood.

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Downsizing movie review: let’s get small (LFF 2017)

Wed, Dec 20, 2017
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Absolutely stupendous: smart, funny, poignant, a true original. A thrilling odyssey of ideas that takes its sci-fi concept to the very edges of extrapolation.

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The Great Wall movie review: not to be torn down

Fri, Feb 17, 2017
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Plain pure fun. At its best, it’s Lord of the Rings meets Aliens, with incredible imaginative grandeur and genuinely breathtaking 3D depth.

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from Facebook: Matt Damon as a Chinese hero?

Mon, Aug 01, 2016
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Jason Bourne movie review: Bourne again, but why?

Tue, Jul 26, 2016
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Everything looks great on paper here: Damon’s brawny presence; the smartly staged action, etc. And it’s not unfun. But it feels less black ops than old hat.

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my predictions for Oscars 2016 (88th Academy Awards for 2015’s films)

Mon, Feb 29, 2016
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Now updated with all the winners…

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AWFJ 2015 EDA Awards winners announced

Tue, Jan 12, 2016
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Spotlight takes four awards, including Best Film…

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