Better Call Saul: Season 1
April 8, 2015
The trials and tribulations of criminal lawyer, Saul Goodman, in the time leading up to establishing his strip-mall law office in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Reel Matt
This blog started as my movie marathon — watching a movie a day for a whole year — and has continued as a place for me to write reviews about movies, TV, and various other items.
This is still a work in progress as I migrate from my old platform at Tumblr. For now, you can still access the whole backlog of posts there at http://reelmatt.tumblr.com
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
April 8, 2015
Set during World War II, a story seen through the innocent eyes of Bruno, the eight-year-old son of the commandant at a concentration camp, whose forbidden friendship with a Jewish boy on the other side of the camp fence has startling and unexpected consequences.
Film #516
Rating: 4 out of 5
Valkyrie
April 6, 2015
A dramatization of the 20 July assassination and political coup plot by desperate renegade German Army officers against Hitler during World War II.
Film #515
Rating: 4 out of 5
Brooklyn's Finest
April 5, 2015
Three unconnected Brooklyn cops wind up at the same deadly location after enduring vastly different career paths.
Film #514
Rating: 2 out of 5
Training Day
April 3, 2015
On his first day on the job as a Los Angeles narcotics officer, a rookie cop goes on a 24-hour training course with a rogue detective who isn’t what he appears.
Film #513
Rating: 5 out of 5
Cape Fear (1991)
April 2, 2015
A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.
Film #512
Rating: 4 out of 5
Gangster Squad
March 30, 2015
It’s 1949 Los Angeles, the city is run by gangsters and a malicious mobster, Mickey Cohen. Determined to end the corruption, John O'Mara assembles a team of cops, ready to take down the ruthless leader and restore peace to the city.
Film #511
Rating: 3 out of 5
CHAPPiE
March 7, 2015
In the near future, crime is patrolled by an oppressive mechanized police force. When one police droid, Chappie, is stolen and given new programming, he becomes the first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself.
Film #510
Rating: 2 out of 5
Requiem for a Dream
March 2, 2015
The drug-induced utopias of four Coney Island people are shattered when their addictions become stronger.
Film #509
Rating: 2 out of 5
Topic: 2014 Boston 48 Hour Film Project
February 23, 2015