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

When Harry Met Sally...

February 5, 2013

Harry and Sally have known each other for years, and are very good friends, but they fear sex would ruin the friendship.

Film #223

Rating: 4 out of 5

Side Effects

February 5, 2013

Emily and Martin are a successful New York couple whose world unravels when a new drug prescribed by Emily’s psychiatrist - intended to treat anxiety - has unexpected side effects.

Film #222

Rating: 5 out of 5

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

February 3, 2013

A middle-aged husband’s life changes dramatically when his wife asks him for a divorce. He seeks to rediscover his manhood with the help of a newfound friend, Jacob, learning to pick up girls at bars.

Film #221

Rating: 5 out of 5

Groundhog Day

February 3, 2013

A weatherman finds himself living the same day over and over again.

Film #220

Rating: 4 out of 5

Mamma Mia!

February 1, 2013

The story of a bride-to-be trying to find her real father told using hit songs by the popular ’70s group ABBA.

Film #219

Rating: 2 out of 5

Les Misérables

February 1, 2013

In 19th-century France, Jean Valjean, who for decades has been hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert after he breaks parole, agrees to care for factory worker Fantine’s daughter, Cosette. The fateful decision changes their lives forever.

Film #218

Rating: 4 out of 5

The Artist

January 30, 2013

A silent movie star meets a young dancer, but the arrival of talking pictures sends their careers in opposite directions.

Film #217

Rating: 5 out of 5

Warm Bodies

January 30, 2013

After R (a highly unusual zombie) saves Julie from an attack, the two form a relationship that sets in motion a sequence of events that might transform the entire lifeless world.

Film #216

Rating: 3 out of 5

Midnight in Paris

January 28, 2013

While on a trip to Paris with his fiancé’s family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.

Film #215

Rating: 4 out of 5

Annie Hall

January 27, 2013

Neurotic New York comedian Alvy Singer falls in love with the ditsy Annie Hall.

Film #214

Rating: 4 out of 5