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 28, 2013
Michael Moore’s view on what happened to the United States after September 11; and how the Bush Administration allegedly used the tragic event to push forward its agenda for unjust wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Film #271
Rating: 3 out of 5
March 27, 2013
A documentary on Al Gore’s campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.
Film #270
Rating: 4 out of 5
March 25, 2013
In a time when America’s economy was crumbling and sense of community was in question, one guy left everything behind to see if he could survive solely on the support and goodwill of the 21st century’s new town square - Craigslist.
Film #269
Rating: 4 out of 5
March 25, 2013
A married couple’s life is turned upside down when the wife is accused of a murder.
Film #268
Rating: 5 out of 5
March 23, 2013
A look at how the intense relationship between Carl Jung and Sigmund Freud gives birth to psychoanalysis.
Film #267
Rating: 2 out of 5
March 22, 2013
In the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.
Film #266
Rating: 5 out of 5
March 22, 2013
Three trappers protect a British Colonel’s daughters in the midst of the French and Indian War.
Film #265
Rating: 3 out of 5
March 21, 2013
Working in a Boston homeless shelter, Nick Flynn re-encounters his father, a con man and self-proclaimed poet. Sensing trouble in his own life, Nick wrestles with the notion of reaching out yet again to his dad.
Film #264
Rating: 3 out of 5
March 20, 2013
The music of the Beatles and the Vietnam War form the backdrop for the romance between an upper-class American girl and a poor Liverpudlian artist.
Film #263
Rating: 2 out of 5
March 19, 2013
A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out and find them.
Film #262
Rating: 3 out of 5