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
March 7, 2014
Henry Roth is a man afraid of commitment up until he meets the beautiful Lucy. They hit it off and Henry think he’s finally found the girl of his dreams, until he discovers she has short-term memory loss and forgets him the very next day.
Film #433
Rating: 3 out of 5
March 3, 2014
In a world divided by factions based on virtues, Tris learns she’s Divergent and won’t fit in. When she discovers a plot to destroy Divergents, Tris and the mysterious Four must find out what makes Divergents dangerous before it’s too late.
Film #432
Rating: 4 out of 5
March 2, 2014
March 2, 2014
In the antebellum United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery.
Film #431
Rating: 5 out of 5
February 22, 2014
A world-weary political journalist picks up the story of a woman’s search for her son, who was taken away from her decades ago after she became pregnant and was forced to live in a convent.
Film #430
Rating: 4 out of 5
February 20, 2014
Fresh from prison, a street racer who was framed by a wealthy business associate joins a cross country race with revenge in mind. His ex-partner, learning of the plan, places a massive bounty on his head as the race begins.
Film #429
Rating: 3 out of 5
February 15, 2014
A look at the life of Jiro Horikoshi, the man who designed Japanese fighter planes during World War II.
Film #428
Rating: 4 out of 5
February 13, 2014
A burglar falls for an heiress as she dies in his arms. When he learns that he has the gift of reincarnation, he sets out to save her.
Film #427
Rating: 2 out of 5
February 9, 2014
An unlikely World War II platoon are tasked to rescue art masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their owners.
Film #426
Rating: 3 out of 5
February 7, 2014
In 1985 Dallas, electrician and hustler Ron Woodroof works around the system to help AIDS patients get the medication they need after he is himself diagnosed with the disease.
Film #425
Rating: 4 out of 5