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
November 8, 2015
In the aftermath of a family tragedy, an aspiring author is torn between love for her childhood friend and the temptation of a mysterious outsider. Trying to escape the ghosts of her past, she is swept away to a house that breathes, bleeds - and remembers.
Film #540
Rating: 3 out of 5
October 23, 2015
During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive.
Film #539
Rating: 4 out of 5
August 10, 2015
Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet, eradicating the Syndicate - an International rogue organization as highly skilled as they are, committed to destroying the IMF.
Film #538
Rating: 4 out of 5
July 30, 2015
After the stunning events in the first season finale that found all the survivors of the Ark attempting to return to the surface, and The 100 in an epic battle with the Grounders, there are plenty of questions for Season Two. Foremost - who are the mysterious Mountain Men? Who survived the battle with the Grounders? And what’s with that mysterious while room in Mt. Weather?
Rating: 4 out of 5
July 28, 2015
A young Amish boy is sole witness to a murder; policeman John Book goes into hiding in Amish country to protect him until the trial.
Film #537
Rating: 3 out of 5
July 19, 2015
A chef who loses his restaurant job starts up a food truck in an effort to reclaim his creative promise, while piecing back together his estranged family.
Film #536
Rating: 4 out of 5
July 16, 2015
Ninety-seven years ago, Earth was devastated by a nuclear apocalypse, with the only survivors being the inhabitants of orbiting space stations at the time. Three generations later, resources are running out. Taking ruthless steps to ensure their future, a group of 100 juvenile prisoners are exiled to the Earth’s surface to test whether it’s habitable. No one has set foot on the planet until now.
Rating: 4 out of 5
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