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
December 6, 2014
Bilbo and Company are forced to engage in a war against an array of combatants and keep the terrifying Smaug from acquiring a kingdom of treasure and obliterating all of Middle-Earth.
Film #495
Rating: 3 out of 5
December 5, 2014
A literature college professor and high stakes gambler runs afoul of a loan shark and his bodyguard-like gangsters while he has an affair with one of his students.
Film #494
Rating: 3 out of 5
December 4, 2014
Wrestler Mark Schultz forms a relationship with his new sponsor, millionaire John du Pont, as they train for the 1988 games in Seoul - a union that leads to unlikely circumstances as both men feel inferior to Mark’s revered brother, Dave.
Film #493
Rating: 5 out of 5
December 4, 2014
December 3, 2014
When Katniss destroys the games, she goes to District 13 after District 12 is destroyed. She meets President Coin who convinces her to be the symbol of rebellion, while trying to save Peeta from the Capitol.
Film #492
Rating: 4 out of 5
November 20, 2014
A Navy S.E.A.L. recounts his military career, which includes more than 150 confirmed kills.
Film #491
Rating: 3 out of 5
November 19, 2014
A washed-up actor who once played an iconic superhero must overcome his ego and family trouble as he mounts a Broadway play in a bid to reclaim his past glory.
Film #490
Rating: 4 out of 5
November 15, 2014
A pair of aging stickup men try to get the old gang back together for one last hurrah before one of the guys takes his last assignment — to kill his comrade.
Film #489
Rating: 3 out of 5
November 11, 2014
A group of explorers use a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer an interstellar endeavor.
Film #488
Rating: 4 out of 5
November 8, 2014
Dale, Kurt and Nick decide to start their own business but things don’t go as planned because of a slick investor, prompting the trio to pull off a harebrained and misguided kidnapping scheme.
Film #487
Rating: 5 out of 5