Matt Damon
Trailer Trashin’: It’s Raiders of the Lost Art in The Monuments Men
At long last, this Friday sees the American release of The World’s End, my last must-see film of the summer. And with the end of August less than two weeks away, it’s high time we start looking ahead to the movies coming our way in the fall and winter. In that spirit, this week’s Trailer Trashin’ column looks at what could be one of the big films of the Christmas season, Ge...[Read More]
Trailer Trashin’: Neill Blomkamp is Back with Elysium
We’re midway through April, and I hope that everyone made it through tax day with their sanity intact. And there’s only about two weeks left before the summer movie season finally gets underway. This week’s Trailer Trashin’ examines our first look at one of my most anticipated lower-profile films of the summer, writer/director Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium. Premise: In the...[Read More]
Movie Review: Contagion
Let me get this out of the way first: ignore all the trailers and advertisements for this movie. They don’t really tell you what it’s really about. Contagion is not an action/horror film, nor is it a George Romero-esque tale of oppressive government fear mongers and shadowy dealings (or even zombies). It is a Steven Soderbergh film, meaning it is more of an ensemble piece with lots of dialogue tha...[Read More]