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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Matt's Movie Reviews
Matt Easterbrook
George Clooney is the man.
7/10
10
7
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6
10
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1,803
Pay It Forward
Matt's Movie Reviews
Matt Easterbrook
An excellent film that should be a finalist for the top ten lists of many critics come year's end.
9/10
10
9
10
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8
10
1
1,803
The Perfect Storm
Matt's Movie Reviews
Matt Easterbrook
Pretty much a character study with lots of special effects
8/10
10
8
10
false
7
10
1
1,803
Quills
Matt's Movie Reviews
Matt Easterbrook
Watch this one for the performances, but bring a pillow.
7/10
10
7
10
false
6
10
1
1,803
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Matt's Movie Reviews
Matt Easterbrook
Raiders Of The Lost Ark was the first in the Indiana Jones trilogy, and it can be argued that it changed the course of filmmaking for the better part of a decade.
10/10
10
10
10
false
9
10
1
1,803
Save the Last Dance
Matt's Movie Reviews
Matt Easterbrook
Quite a bit smarter, and more entertaining, than the majority of what some people call teenybopper flicks.
8/10
10
8
10
false
7
10
1
1,803
The Sixth Sense
Matt's Movie Reviews
Matt Easterbrook
It'll be interesting to see if Willis can keep up the good acting.
8/10
10
8
10
false
7
10
1
1,803
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Matt's Movie Reviews
Matt Easterbrook
It's an extremely enjoyable movie, blending imagination with technology and creating visual eye candy, wrapped up in a lightweight but enjoyable story.
8/10
10
8
10
false
7
10
1
1,803
State and Main
Matt's Movie Reviews
Matt Easterbrook
A wonderful film with equal parts romance and cynicism.
10/10
10
10
10
false
9
10
1
1,803
Sugar & Spice
Matt's Movie Reviews
Matt Easterbrook
It was such a traumatic experience that I really don't want to talk about it for very long.
2/10
10
2
10
false
1
10
1
1,803
Tigerland
Matt's Movie Reviews
Matt Easterbrook
All the actors bring their characters to life, especially Colin Farrell as Bozz and Shea Whigham as the maniacal Wilson.
8/10
10
8
10
false
7
10
1
1,803
What Women Want
Matt's Movie Reviews
Matt Easterbrook
A wonderfully sweet comedy which I would definitely pay to see again.
8/10
10
8
10
false
7
10
1
1,803
Crazy/Beautiful
Matt's Movie Reviews
Matt Easterbrook
"so bland it makes Pablum seem like hot curry"
0.5/4
4
0.5
4
true
1
9
2
1,804
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Matt's Movie Reviews
Matt Easterbrook
There are a lot of funny scenes in this film, although about halfway through it seems to drag a little bit.
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
true
7
9
2
1,804
A Futile and Stupid Gesture
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Most biopics are not good, and guess what.
C+
long_letter
null
null
false
11
18
1
1,805
A Kind of Murder
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Less cat-and-mouse than cat-and-mirror. The movie just sits there, proud to look pretty, not really doing anything.
C-
long_letter
null
null
false
9
18
1
1,805
A Star Is Born
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
You can't be a one-named artist if your name is not something like Beyonce, Rihanna, Prince or Adele. You just can't.
C+
long_letter
null
null
false
11
18
1
1,805
Adrift
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Does little more than bob alongside every other title in the human vs. sea genre.
C
long_letter
null
null
false
10
18
1
1,805
American Animals
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Observes a cocktail of boredom, ambition and peer pressure, topped off with romanticizing the first two-thirds of a movie and shrugging off the inevitable downfall.
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
1,805
Banana Split
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Underrated ambitious, and fun as hell.
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
1,805
Beauty and the Beast
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Not cute. Weird. Really weird.
D+
long_letter
null
null
false
8
18
1
1,805
Before I Fall
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
A story about as wise as a studio that makes a movie set on Valentine's Day weekend that bites from Groundhog Day and then releases it in March.
D
long_letter
null
null
false
7
18
1
1,805
Blockers
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
An obnoxious and embarrassing teen sex comedy that is sometimes a sincere and winning character study of friendship and family.
B-
long_letter
null
null
false
12
18
1
1,805
Booksmart
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
A moving, modern view of teenage life that's both very funny and draped in kindness and vulnerability.
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
1,805
Free Solo
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
What type of risks make life worthwhile? And how many times can you say "Oh my god oh my god oh my god" to yourself while watching a movie?
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
1,805
Game Night
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
There are interesting realities just outside the edges of the film, which would rather move the pieces than tip them over.
B-
long_letter
null
null
false
12
18
1
1,805
Greener Grass
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Hypnotically bizarre, Greener Grass is Pleasantville bent at the angle of a sports injury you almost can't bear to watch.
A-
long_letter
null
null
false
15
18
1
1,805
Half Magic
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Half Magic has its heart in the right place. Its head needs work.
C
long_letter
null
null
false
10
18
1
1,805
Hearts Beat Loud
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Someone would have to be pretty soft to buy the whole thing, and awfully hard not to fall at all.
B-
long_letter
null
null
false
12
18
1
1,805
High Flying Bird
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
A reflective, angry wake-up call.
B+
long_letter
null
null
false
14
18
1
1,805
I Feel Pretty
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Qualifies as a sort of 100-calorie pack of truth and uplift, with laughs sold separately.
C
long_letter
null
null
false
10
18
1
1,805
I Used to Go Here
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
The kind of movie that your brain pokes at while your heart feels it still.
B
long_letter
null
null
false
13
18
1
1,805
Kong: Skull Island
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
This sequel/reboot/doesitevenmatteranymore preaches about a world in which monsters are real and, crucially, has the visual boom to back it up.
B
long_letter
null
null
false
13
18
1
1,805
Leave No Trace
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Delivers something so full of strength and sadness that anyone who calls it slow should have to take a 100-level course in humanity.
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
1,805
Marriage Story
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Startling, complex, funny, heartbreaking. The year's best movie.
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
1,805
Midnight Sun
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
It would be nice if movies stopped trying to make young girls aspire to be princesses.
C-
long_letter
null
null
false
9
18
1
1,805
My Life as a Zucchini (Ma vie de courgette)
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
A bit like an animated Short Term 12, focused on the residents instead of the staff. But it's also its own lovely little thing.
B
long_letter
null
null
false
13
18
1
1,805
Once Upon a Time In Hollywood
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Might be the filmmaker's most precise examination of the relationship between art and reality.
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
1,805
Paddleton
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
A more daring movie might have strived to really rock the foundation of this central relationship and see what shakes loose as a result.
C+
long_letter
null
null
false
11
18
1
1,805
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (Portrait de la jeune fille en feu)
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
A tremendously intimate, gradual burn of forbidden love.
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
1,805
Sandy Wexler
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Once again, the actor is pathetic, and the movie is gross.
D
long_letter
null
null
false
7
18
1
1,805
The 15:17 to Paris
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
It is safe to say that few heard about this incident and wondered what kind of gelato these guys prefer, or what they talk about when connecting on Skype.
D
long_letter
null
null
false
7
18
1
1,805
The Art of Racing in the Rain
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
An excruciating, manipulative dose of Lifetime movie emotion delivered through a daily calendar of competitive driving metaphors.
D
long_letter
null
null
false
7
18
1
1,805
The Day Shall Come
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
As underwhelming as its predecessor was impressive.
C
long_letter
null
null
false
10
18
1
1,805
The Death of Stalin
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Labors inside the sort of buffoonery that Burn After Reading achieved with much more cohesive performances and comic richness.
C
long_letter
null
null
false
10
18
1
1,805
The Discovery
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
You'd think a sci-fi concept like this would take a more nuanced view of suicide than just 'It's not the answer,' but alas.
C
long_letter
null
null
false
10
18
1
1,805
The Front Runner
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Approaches something important and refuses to be interesting.
C-
long_letter
null
null
false
9
18
1
1,805
The Party
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
No matter how juicy the banter, the strings are always showing.
C+
long_letter
null
null
false
11
18
1
1,805
The Rental
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Lean and crisp like an envelope, and just as capable of piercing the skin.
B
long_letter
null
null
false
13
18
1
1,805
The Wife
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
As flimsy as the marriage it depicts.
C
long_letter
null
null
false
10
18
1
1,805
The Wrong Missy
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
A laugh riot if your favorite word is "pubes."
D
long_letter
null
null
false
7
18
1
1,805
Velvet Buzzsaw
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Feels exhausting before the body count even begins.
D
long_letter
null
null
false
7
18
1
1,805
Vice
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
All "what" and no "how" or "why," Vice is the most disappointing movie in I don't know how long. Man, I cannot believe how bad it is.
D
long_letter
null
null
false
7
18
1
1,805
Vox Lux
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Fascinating and daring, isolating small bursts of consolation in a deeply upsetting time while asking how enduring joy can exist for kids brought up on relentless heartache.
A
long_letter
null
null
false
16
18
1
1,805
When We First Met
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
A Netflix-and-chill selection you may watch to the end.
B
long_letter
null
null
false
13
18
1
1,805
Win It All
MattPais.com
Matt Pais
Just should've been about the Cubs.
C+
long_letter
null
null
false
11
18
1
1,805
Notorious
Maxim [UK]
null
Although guilty of assuming too much pre-knowledge on the viewer's part, it's a solid rap opus that snarls down Eminem's 8 Mile with heavyweight confidence.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
1,806
Sin Nombre
Maxim [UK]
null
A hard-hitting tragi-masterpiece that jolts from tender sentimentality to gritty real-life violence .
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
1,806
Antichrist
Maxim [UK]
null
Like David Lynch's Eraserhead, it's perhaps impossible that this flick will truly ENTERTAIN, but provided you can hang onto your sanity, its creepy mood and twisty f**ked-up ending will spin in your conscious for weeks to come.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
1,806
2012
Maxim [UK]
null
[Emmerich's] most cliched, predictable, overblown, special FX-milking EPIC yet.
2/5
5
2
5
false
1
5
1
1,806
Avatar
Maxim [UK]
Russell Clark
It's all nonsense of course, but in the best possible way; pure Hollywood entertainment at it's best. Take the misses or take your mates, see it at the cinema and see it in 3D. This is, after all, what cinema was made for.
5/5
5
5
5
false
4
5
1
1,806
Che: Part Two (Guerrilla)
Maxim [UK]
null
Meticulous in its showing of the nuts-and-bolts of jungle warfare, it may be the closest we'll ever get to an art-house action movie. As a tribute to Che, it beats a T-shirt.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
1,806
District 9
Maxim [UK]
null
As a sci-fi blockbuster, it will dazzle your eyeballs and have you cheering from your seat. As a social commentary, it makes for uneasy viewing, and wears its pro-humanity message proudly on its sleeve.
4/5
5
4
5
false
3
5
1
1,806
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Maxim [UK]
null
One of the year's most unique films.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
1,806
Perrier's Bounty
Maxim [UK]
Stuart Messham
Half comic tour de force and half "urban western," Perrier's Bounty is a 90-minute treat and, in case you hadn't gathered this by now, we recommend it.
5/5
5
5
5
false
4
5
1
1,806
Watchmen
Maxim [UK]
null
All the emotional investment you have in them comes from your familiarity with the book, meaning newcomers may be a little lost. It really does look beautiful, though.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
1,806
Where the Wild Things Are
Maxim [UK]
Stephen Daultrey
His visualisation is a joy on the eyeballs.
3/5
5
3
5
false
2
5
1
1,806
Made in Heaven
McClatchy News Service
Joe Baltake
The setup in Made in Heaven is stunning, with one intricate, memorable moment following another. It is unabashedly romantic, dangerously romantic, devastatingly romantic. It's a valentine to that great adventure -- life.
3/4
4
3
4
false
2
4
1
1,807
Broadcast News
McClatchy News Service
Joe Baltake
The film has savvy and it has an edge, but there s not a trace of cruelty or cheap-shot, easy humor in it. Much of it, in fact, is startlingly warm and heartfelt. This is important; it's what makes this movie so easy to watch.
4/4
4
4
4
false
3
4
1
1,807
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
McClatchy News Service
Joe Baltake
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! a gift from the crew that gave us the original Airplane! is a charmingly unstable comedy whose "everything-but-the-kitchen-sink" approach to shtick is downright surreal.
3/4
4
3
4
false
2
4
1
1,807
A Fantastic Woman (Una mujer fantástica)
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
A great character study about a woman who has to fight for rights that, for other people, couldn't be more basic. [Full review in Spanish]
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
1,808
Atomic Blonde
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
It's not very original, but it's presented with enough style and acted with enough dedication to be intriguing, exciting and entertaining. [Full review in Spanish]
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,808
Bright
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
The world-building is credible, but the plot couldn't be any more stereotypical and predictable. [Full review in Spanish]
2/4
4
2
4
false
2
7
2
1,808
Call Me by Your Name
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
...a fascinating study of fleeting love, proving that a lot can be done when you favor characterisation and atmosphere over traditional narrative. [Full review in Spanish]
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
1,808
Coco
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
A simple but very humane story, full of memorable and adorable characters, and a really impressive visual style. [Full Review in Spanish]
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
1,808
Den of Thieves
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
...and entertaining cop movie, an exercise in action and suspense that could've been better if Gudegast had removed some of the "fat" to the story. [Full review in Spanish]
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,808
Die Hard
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
Exciting, tense, expertly edited and directed, full of well-constructed characters and lots of action. [Full review in Spanish]
4/4
4
4
4
false
6
7
2
1,808
Ghost in the Shell
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
An excellent science fiction story that has a lot to say about human nature. [Full review in Spanish]
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
1,808
Ghost in the Shell
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
An effective sci-fi story that has a lot to say about identity, consent, and what make us humans, differing from machines and robots. [Full review in Spanish]
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,808
Gifted
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
It may not be a... well, exceptional movie, but it definitely does its job. It's refreshing to see a simple, relatively small, but intellectually and emotionally stimulating film in theatres. [Full review in Spanish]
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,808
Good Time
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
I wouldn't say I had a "good time" watching this film, but I definitely recommend it to those who want to see an stylised and hypnotising thriller. [Full review in Spanish]
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
1,808
It Comes At Night
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
...a horror experience that's mature, dark, and disturbing to the bone. [Full review in Spanish]
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
1,808
King Arthur: Legend Of The Sword
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
A very funny film, a unique interpretation of King Arthur's legend that I doubt will be imitated in the near future. [Full review in Spanish]
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,808
Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
"Mark Felt" is pretty fascinating, and it should complement perfectly with films such as "All The President's Men" or "Nixon".
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,808
mother!
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
It's unique, different and obtuse, no doubt about it; but that doesn't mean it works. [Full review in Spanish]
2/4
4
2
4
false
2
7
2
1,808
Phantom Thread
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
...an excellent character study, a movie that depends more on characterisation and interaction, than on a traditional narrative...[Full review in Spanish]
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
1,808
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
An OK blockbuster that looks expensive but lacks truly epic or visually spectacular moments. [Full review in Spanish]
2/4
4
2
4
false
2
7
2
1,808
Red Sparrow
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
...a graphic and brutal espionage tale, a movie that isn't afraid of using sensitive themes or showing us the consequences of an intense torture...[Full review in Spanish]
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,808
Santa & Andrés
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
An interesting but disappointingly irregular study of two people during the Cuban revolution in the 1980s. [Full review in Spanish]
2.5/4
4
2.5
4
false
3
7
2
1,808
T2 Trainspotting
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
T2: Trainspotting is inferior to its predecessor, but that doesn't mean that it's not an excellent drama with comedic touches and great performances. [Full review in Spanish]
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,808
The Big Sick
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
It's a pity that "The Big Sick" didn't get released in Peruvian theatres; I'm sure people looking for something different, entertaining, intelligent and deeply personal would have enjoyed it. [Full review in Spanish]
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
1,808
The Disaster Artist
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
The story of Greg Sestero and Tommy Wiseau is quite special, and I don't regret experiencing it --at all-- either in book form, or through this excellent film. [Full Review in Spanish]
3.5/4
4
3.5
4
false
5
7
2
1,808
The Foreigner
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
...the way it treats its female characters is questionable, but apart from that, [The Foreigner] is an above-average thriller; intense, smart and intriguing. [Full Review in Spanish]
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,808
The Hitman's Bodyguard
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
It may not be art --it's not even close--, but it's definitely light, violent, hilarious, vulgar and well-made entertainment. [Full review in Spanish]
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,808
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
...if you consider it as a symbolic exercise, and not as a story that must be taken literally, it turns into a disturbingly hypnotising movie. [Full review in Spanish]
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,808
The Lost City of Z
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
Yes, it's an entertaining product, very well acted and impeccably filmed, but having read the source material, I can't help but think that it could have been much more. [Full review in Spanish]
3/4
4
3
4
false
4
7
2
1,808
Transformers: The Last Knight
Me gusta el cine
Sebastian Zavala Kahn
...noisy, incoherent, and stupid as a bag of rocks. [Full review in Spanish]
1/4
4
1
4
false
0
7
2
1,808
Black Mass
MediaMikes
Michael A. Smith
...as real-life mobster James "Whitey" Bulger, Depp may have found his greatest performance.
4.5/10
10
4.5
10
false
7
19
2
1,809
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Mediasharx
Caffeinated Clint
Easily the most captivating couple of hours you're likely to have at the movies all year, "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind" is brilliant cinema - don't miss it
8/10
10
8
10
false
7
10
1
1,810
Gallipoli
Mediasharx
Caffeinated Clint
One of the best war films ever made....a triumph for the AFI
4/5
5
4
5
false
6
9
2
1,811