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

The Internship

June 6, 2013

Two salesmen whose careers have been torpedoed by the digital age find their way into a coveted internship at Google, where they must compete with a group of young, tech-savvy geniuses for a shot at employment.

Film #340

Rating: 4 out of 5

The Campaign

June 5, 2013

In order to gain influence over their North Carolina district, two CEOs seize an opportunity to oust long-term congressman Cam Brady by putting up a rival candidate. Their man - naive Marty Huggins, director of the local Tourism Center.

Film #339

Rating: 3 out of 5

The Kings of Summer

June 4, 2013

Three teenage friends, in the ultimate act of independence, decide to spend their summer building a house in the woods and living off the land.

Film #338

Rating: 5 out of 5

Half Nelson

June 3, 2013

An inner-city junior high school teacher with a drug habit forms an unlikely friendship with one of his students after she discovers his secret.

Film #337

Rating: 4 out of 5

Lars and the Real Girl

June 2, 2013

A delusional young guy strikes up an unconventional relationship with a doll he finds on the Internet.

Film #336

Rating: 5 out of 5

All Good Things

June 1, 2013

Mr. David Marks was suspected but never tried for killing his wife Katie who disappeared in 1982, but the truth is eventually revealed.

Film #335

Rating: 4 out of 5

This is the End

May 31, 2013

While attending a party at James Franco’s house, Seth Rogen, Jay Baruchel and many other celebrities are faced with the apocalypse.

Film #334

Rating: 3 out of 5

Donnie Darko

May 30, 2013

A troubled teenager is plagued by visions of a large bunny rabbit that manipulates him to commit a series of crimes, after narrowly escaping a bizarre accident.

Film #333

Rating: 3 out of 5

Soylent Green

May 29, 2013

In an overpopulated futuristic Earth, a New York police detective finds himself marked for murder by government agents when he gets too close to a bizarre state secret involving the origins of a revolutionary and needed new foodstuff.

Film #332

Rating: 4 out of 5

Babel

May 28, 2013

Tragedy strikes a married couple on vacation in the Moroccan desert, touching off an interlocking story involving four different families.

Film #331

Rating: 4 out of 5