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.

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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

Rush

September 17, 2013

A re-creation of the merciless 1970s rivalry between Formula One rivals James Hunt and Niki Lauda.

Film #396

Rating: 5 out of 5

Shame

September 15, 2013

In New York City, Brandon’s carefully cultivated private life – which allows him to indulge his sexual addiction – is disrupted when his sister arrives unannounced for an indefinite stay.

Film #395

Rating: 4 out of 5

Don Jon

September 13, 2013

A New Jersey guy dedicated to his family, friends, and church, develops unrealistic expectations from watching porn and works to find happiness and intimacy with his potential true love.

Film #394

Rating: 3 out of 5

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

September 8, 2013

A bored married couple is surprised to learn that they are both assassins hired by competing agencies to kill each other.

Film #393

Rating: 2 out of 5

Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World

September 2, 2013

During the Napoleonic Wars, a brash British captain pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.

Film #392

Rating: 4 out of 5

State of Play

September 1, 2013

A team of investigative reporters work alongside a police detective to try to solve the murder of a congressman’s mistress.

Film #391

Rating: 4 out of 5

The Pit

August 31, 2013

Follows a scrappy group of commodities traders as they try to make a living trading coffee on the New York Board of Trade before electronic trading threatens to make their way of life obsolete.

Film #390

Rating: 4 out of 5

The Flaw

August 29, 2013

People all over the world are still struggling with the aftermath of the greatest financial crisis since the Wall Street Crash of 1929. We all know what the effects have been but what exactly were the causes?

Film #389

Rating: 3 out of 5

Zeitgeist: The Movie

August 23, 2013

Mythology and belief in society today, presenting uncommon perspectives of common cultural issues.

Film #388

Rating: 3 out of 5

Barney's Version

August 21, 2013

The picaresque and touching story of the politically incorrect, fully lived life of the impulsive, irascible and fearlessly blunt Barney Panofsky.

Film #387

Rating: 5 out of 5