The Various Columns

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Showing posts with label Matt Damon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Matt Damon. Show all posts
Sunday, July 12, 2020

Every Best Picture Nominee of the 2010's Ranked: #70-74

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Scene from Joker (2019) As 2019 reached its end, another decade of cinema had passed. It's amazing to think about how things have evolve...
Thursday, February 6, 2020

"Ford V Ferrari" and the Power of Good Editing

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Scene from Ford v Ferrari On the surface, director James Mangold's work on Ford v Ferrari  doesn't seem that impressive. After ...
Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Review: "Ford V Ferrari" Gears Up for a Good Time

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Scene from Ford V Ferrari In recent years, no film has captured American ingenuity quite like director James Mangold's Ford V Ferra...
Monday, June 3, 2019

The First "Ford v. Ferrari" Trailer Looks to Speed Things Up This Oscar Season

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Scene from Ford v. Ferrari As the summer months warm up, it's time to start looking forward to Oscar season. While it has become mo...
Friday, October 27, 2017

Review: "Suburbicon" is Messy and Mean-Spirited Satire With Fleeting Moments of Inspiration

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Scene from Suburbicon When one thinks of the 1950's American suburbs, there's a certain image that comes to mind. It's the ...
Wednesday, September 13, 2017

The First "Downsizing" Trailer Shrinks Anticipation Just a Little

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Scene from Downsizing There's something curious about Alexander Payne's latest movie Downsizing . Whereas he generally has made...
Saturday, August 5, 2017

A Quick Rundown of Trailers for Potential Oscar Season Front Runners

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Scene from Suburbicon Once again, I apologize for being a little quieter than normal on this blog. While I have been doing regular cove...
Thursday, April 27, 2017

Theory Thursday: "Saving Private Ryan" Should've Won Best Picture

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Scene from Saving Private Ryan Welcome to a weekly column called Theory Thursdays, which will be released every Thursday and discuss my...
Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Was Jimmy Kimmel a Good Oscar Host?

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Jimmy Kimmel Now that the ceremony has passed and the tension of what will win has been resolved, there is one issue that needs to be a...
Thursday, October 6, 2016

Theory Thursday: Jack Nicholson Deserved an Oscar Nomination for "The Departed"

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Jack Nicholson in The Departed Welcome to a weekly column called Theory Thursdays, which will be released every Thursday and discuss my...
Thursday, July 28, 2016

Theory Thursday: Paul Greengrass is Overrated

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Matt Damon in Jason Bourne Welcome to a weekly column called Theory Thursdays, which will be released every Thursday and discuss my ...
Saturday, January 16, 2016

Review: "The Martian" is an Awe-Inspiring Ride Through Space

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Matt Damon in The Martian For most of the 20th century, there was something alluring about looking towards the skies and imagining the ...
Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Nothing But the Best: "The Departed" (2006)

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Left to right: Leonardo DiCaprio and Jack Nicholson Welcome to the series Nothing But the Best in which I chronicle all of the Academy ...
Saturday, June 13, 2015

A Look at New Trailers From Potential Oscar Nominees

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Matt Damon in The Martian Before I dive in, I want to personally apologize for this unexplained absence over the past week. This was ca...
Monday, February 17, 2014

Review: "The Monuments Men" is a Safe Look at Art's Influence on Culture

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George Clooney After being moved to 2014 due to need for more post-production work, director George Clooney's The Monuments Men  f...
Tuesday, October 22, 2013

Now "The Monuments Men" Gets Moved to 2014

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George Clooney It has been quite a day for movies getting switched around. Earlier today, The Wolf of Wall Street confirmed that it was...
Friday, August 9, 2013

Review: "Elysium" May Have a Few Gears Missing, But it is Always Interesting

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Matt Damon Before I begin, I would like to state that yes, I know that director Neill Blomkamp's Elysium  is very low in terms of c...
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Thursday, August 8, 2013

"The Monuments Men" Debuts with an Exciting, Star-Studded Trailer

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Left to right: Matt Damon and George Clooney It seems like we're in a recent winning streak with trailers right now. In the past we...