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

Jeff, Who Lives At Home

July 25, 2013

Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his widowed mother, slacker Jeff might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his unhappily married brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.

Film #376

Rating: 3 out of 5

Safety Not Guaranteed

July 24, 2013

Three magazine employees head out on an assignment to interview a guy who placed a classified ad seeking a companion for time travel.

Film #375

Rating: 4 out of 5

Friends with Benefits

July 21, 2013

While trying to avoid the clichés of Hollywood romantic comedies, Dylan and Jamie soon discover however that adding the act of sex to their friendship does lead to complications.

Film #374

Rating: 4 out of 5

Fever Pitch

July 20, 2013

Lindsay is stuck in the middle of her relationship with Ben and his passion for the Boston Red Sox.

Film #373

Rating: 4 out of 5

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

July 17, 2013

After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.

Film #372

Rating: 3 out of 5

Battleship

July 14, 2013

A fleet of ships is forced to do battle with an armada of unknown origins in order to discover and thwart their destructive goals.

Film #371

Rating: 4 out of 5

Battle: Los Angeles

July 14, 2013

A squadron of U.S. Marines becomes the last line of defense against a global extra-terrestrial invasion.

Film #370

Rating: 1 out of 5

The Book of Eli

July 11, 2013

A post-apocalyptic tale, in which a lone man fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that holds the secrets to saving humankind.

Film #369

Rating: 2 out of 5

Pacific Rim

July 9, 2013

When an alien attack threatens the Earth’s existence, giant robots piloted by humans are deployed to fight off the menace.

Film #368

Rating: 4 out of 5

The Road

July 6, 2013

A post-apocalyptic tale of a man and his son trying to survive by any means possible.

Film #367

Rating: 4 out of 5