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

Dan in Real Life

April 11, 2013

A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother’s girlfriend.

Film #280

Rating: 5 out of 5

Date Night

April 10, 2013

In New York City, a case of mistaken identity turns a bored married couple’s attempt at a glamorous and romantic evening into something more thrilling and dangerous.

Film #279

Rating: 4 out of 5

42

April 9, 2013

The life story of Jackie Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers under the guidance of team executive Branch Rickey.

Film #278

Rating: 4 out of 5

The 40 Year Old Virgin

April 7, 2013

Goaded by his buddies, a nerdy guy who’s never “done the deed” only finds the pressure mounting when he meets a single mother.

Film #277

Rating: 3 out of 5

Jurassic Park

April 3, 2013

During a preview tour, a theme park suffers a major power breakdown that allows its cloned dinosaur exhibits to run amok.

Film #276

Rating: 5 out of 5

Little Miss Sunshine

April 2, 2013

A family determined to get their young daughter into the finals of a beauty pageant take a cross-country trip in their VW bus.

Film #275

Rating: 4 out of 5

Top Films: Days 181-270

March 31, 2013

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

March 30, 2013

A documentary on 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, his business in the basement of a Tokyo office building, and his relationship with his son and eventual heir, Yoshikazu.

Film #274

Rating: 4 out of 5

United 93

March 29, 2013

A real time account of the events on United Flight 93, one of the planes hijacked on 9/11 that crashed near Shanksville, Pennsylvania when passengers foiled the terrorist plot.

Film #273

Rating: 5 out of 5

Fahrenhype 9/11

March 29, 2013

A documentary which refutes and debunks ‘facts’ made by Michael Moore in his hit film Fahrenheit 9/11.

Film #272

Rating: 4 out of 5