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Articles tagged "matt damon" DVD Film ReviewYouth Without Youthby Matt Mazur[5.Jun.08] :. "You learn more quickly, more profoundly in dreams" -- the audience becomes a part of the hallucinations.  DVD Film ReviewThe Bourne Ultimatumby Boyd Williamson[7.Jan.08] :. The Bourne Ultimatum is one of the most enjoyable documents of cultural paranoia and political alienation you’ll see this year.  Film ReviewYouth Without Youthby Cynthia Fuchs[19.Dec.07] :. Based on the writings of Mircea Eliade, Francis Ford Coppola's first movie in 10 years is goofy, contrived, and self-absorbed.  NewsLights, camera, ACTION: Matt Damon’s back as Bourneby Barry Koltnow [The Orange County Register (MCT)][5.Aug.07] :. BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Lunch at the legendary Polo Lounge in Beverly Hills has to end precisely at 1 p.m. because Matt Damon has a date. His 13-month-old daughter Isabella is asleep in an upstairs... Film ReviewThe Bourne Ultimatumby Bill Gibron[4.Aug.07] :. The Bourne Ultimatum lives and dies by its car chases and fisticuffs, and it has to be said that some of the best examples in the genre exist in this electrifying film. PopMatters Pick Film ReviewThe Bourne Ultimatumby Cynthia Fuchs[3.Aug.07] :. Bourne is the logical product of the secret CIA program that made him, the dark routes by which a desire for surveillance and security gives way to brutal dominion and extreme measures. Oceans Thirteen (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[8.Jun.07] :. Every time George Clooney or Bernie Mac admits to the lameness of Number Two, the third film in the franchise can't help but promise improvement. Featured Article Film FeatureShallow Gravesby Michael Patrick Brady[21.Feb.07] :. Martin Scorsese's hotly tipped Oscar fave, The Departed, plumbs the depths of the psychological and sociological motives of violence, loyalty, and duty. The Departed (2006)by Cynthia Fuchs[6.Oct.06] :. The Departed's understanding of identity is deeply rooted in place and culture -- South Boston, Irish Catholicism, masculine rituals. The Brothers Grimm (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[9.Jan.06] :. 'This is why I love DVDs,' says Terry Gilliam. 'I can completely destroy the illusion of my film.'" Syriana (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[23.Nov.05] :. This Middle Eastern spy thriller is complex and earnest, a film that repays close attention. The Brothers Grimm (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[26.Aug.05] :. Will worries out loud, 'Nothing makes sense here, it's like being inside Jake's head.'" Project Greenlight 3by Michael Buening[28.Mar.05] :. The drama that erupts when these high-profile overachievers are put in the same room is far more entertaining than the movies they produce. The Bourne Supremacy (2004)by Cynthia Fuchs[22.Jul.04] :. Embodying the ruthlessness of the eat-its-own CIA (as well as the entertainment industry), Bourne isn't seeking revenge in the usual sense. Stuck on You (2003)by Bill Gibron[7.Jun.04] :. While the initial twins material is weak, the Hollywood lampoon barely gets off the ground, and the love story is so lightweight, it practically floats. Stuck on You (2003)by Jesse Hassenger[18.Dec.03] :. Draggy as its comedy can be, Stuck on You's humanity is always sprightly and engaging. Project Greenlightby Frances Katz[14.Jul.03] :. The new directors press on and are, by turns, stupid, silly, arrogant, conciliatory, and astonishingly clever. Gerry (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[20.Feb.03] :. By turns daunting and absorbing, the film is about movement that seems hopeless, that takes you nowhere, that's increasingly slowed but also increasingly urgent. The Bourne Identity (2002)by Cynthia Fuchs[13.Jun.02] :. The CIA here is an intensely low-down, sinister, and duplicitous organization. All the Pretty Horses (2000)by Cynthia Fuchs'All the Pretty Horses'... offers Penelope Cruz as the repeatedly slow-motioned, flowing-haired object of desire for would-be riders. As Alejandra, Cruz is less a character than an irresistible image, the Marlboro Man's wet dream -- she rides horses, swims naked, and pouts adorably when she's mad at her daddy. Dogma (1999)by Todd R. RamlowKevin Smith's recent offering, Dogma, is truly the cinematic equivalent of Michael Stipe's over-burdened generational angst and swollen lyrics. The Legend of Bagger Vance (2000)by Cynthia FuchsThe image of lanky, boyishly handsome Will Smith sauntering through the misty dark toward the camera is no doubt a lovely one, but it bodes all kinds of ill for director Robert Redford’s new... Ocean’s Eleven (2001)by Cynthia FuchsThe background surf, unbuttoned shirt, and look away from the camera -- all this demonstrates just how movie-starness is done. The plot, like I say, is beside the point. Syriana (2005)by Cynthia FuchsIf you come away with nothing else from Syriana, it's that this concept -- winning -- is an illusion, at least in any sort of long run. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)by Cynthia FuchsOn first hearing this voice-over at the beginning of Anthony Minghella's The Talented Mr. Ripley, you might think you're going to see a film about regret or guilt, or perhaps a refined kind of melancholy. But it's not long before you realize that for the speaker, Tom Ripley, such emotion - any emotion - is a performance. The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)by jserpicomidst all the hoopla shouting of the probable Oscar proliferation showering upon The Talented Mr. Ripley; the ongoing comparisons (of the original series of novels by Patricia, the French film Purple Noon, and Anthony Minghella's creation); and glowing appreciation for Minghella's assembly of the most fashionable young and beautiful, there lie hidden a few very nasty notions regarding homosexuality. |
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