Matt has written 198 reviews for films during 2013.
2013
Well that was all kinds of not good, huh?
I wasn't a huge fan of DISTRICT 9, but at least that film found a central sci-fi metaphor that worked. ELYSIUM starts from a promising idea -- this future of haves and have nots, with the wealthy above on this satellite of love and magical healing machines, and the poor left to rot below -- but Blomkamp clearly put the cart before the metaphorse. The whole plot is jury-rigged with deus…
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1940
Liked 2
Not feeling well, so I did my usual sicky routine of staying in bed and taking care of classic movie blind spots. (I started this in college when I had mono; I watched GONE WITH THE WIND and THE BRIDGE ON THE RIVER KWAI and any long movie I could get my hands on. It was great.) Earlier I did UGETSU and after a nap I watched THE GREAT DICTATOR. Probably a better act of defiance than a movie --…
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2013
This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.
The good:
-The Rock. Even though he's totally miscast as an everyman completely out of his depth in the world of Mexican drug cartels -- my favorite scene is the one where he's escorted into a drug den full of dirty money by ten "bad dudes" and he's TALLER AND WIDER THAN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM -- he gives a surprisingly soulful performance. He's working in a darker and more serious vein than I typically like to see him…
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2002
Liked 3
"Don’t you never come in here empty-handed again. You gotta pay for the pleasure of my company.”
College course proposal: "A History of America, According to Martin Scorsese." All of Scorsese's historical films, screened chronologically (by subject, not release date). I think it'd be a fruitful class.
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2002
Liked 5
"Dear Dad, you always told me that an honest man has nothing to fear, so I'm trying my best not to be afraid."
I have fond memories of seeing this movie in the theater (with my family, as I recall, on Christmas Day 2002). But that's about it; I hadn't seen it once in the eleven (!!) years since, and wouldn't have put it on a list of my favorite Spielberg movies, or favorite Tom Hanks movies, or favorite Leonardo…
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2013
Liked Watched
"Adam McKay’s movies tend to play better on the 10th viewing than the first. His humor is so surreal and unpredictable, it sometimes takes a couple of tries to fully appreciate its quirks and eccentricities. No wonder his aesthetic lends itself so well to a sequel; faithful fans of the first ANCHORMAN already understand the rules of THE LEGEND CONTINUES’ universe, and they’re all the more prepared to indulge McKay and star/co-writer Will Ferrell in their inspired flights of comedic…
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2013
Liked 4
Was curious to see how this would hold up to a second viewing. Given that I cried MORE this time, I'm gonna say it held up pretty well. I definitely underrated John Gallagher Jr. the first time around, he's definitely on par with Brie Larson in this movie.
Screw it, I'm giving it the extra half star.
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