Tag Archives: Matt Damon

Film review | Contagion – An all-star disaster movie to send chills down your spine

Posted on 21 October 2011 by Jason Best

With clinical precision and chilling plausibility, Steven Soderbergh’s compelling disaster movie Contagion depicts the terrifying progress of a deadly virus as it wreaks havoc around the globe. First off, Gwyneth Paltrow’s blithe executive picks up the lurgi in Hong Kong. … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 21 July 2011 by Dean & Ellen

Battle: Los Angeles Space invaders… This explosive sci-fi action thriller follows a marine platoon as they mount a final stand against an alien invasion. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 14 July 2011 by Dean & Ellen

The Adjustment Bureau Dangerous liaison… Matt Damon and Emily Blunt play lovers on the run from mysterious forces in this fast-paced thriller. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need to install … Continue reading →

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DVD review | True Grit

Posted on 22 June 2011 by Jason Best

Jeff Bridges steps into John Wayne’s oversize boots to play the larger-than-life role of whiskey-soaked, one-eyed marshal Rooster Cogburn in the Coen Brothers’ splendid Western remake True Grit. He’s the ornery lawman who’s hired by a precocious 14-year-old frontier girl … Continue reading →

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Posted on 24 March 2011 by Dean & Ellen

Rango Karma chameleon… This Gore Verbinski-helmed animation features the vocal talents of Johnny Depp as a chameleon accidentally drawn to help the residents of the water-starved Wild West town of Dirt. If you can see this, then you might need … Continue reading →

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Big Screen – this week’s top ten at the cinema…

Posted on 18 March 2011 by Dean & Ellen

Battle: Los Angeles Space invaders… This explosive sci-fi action thriller follows a marine platoon as they mount a final stand against an alien invasion. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you need … Continue reading →

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Oscars Muse – Best Feature Documentary nominations

Posted on 12 February 2011 by Adele Craciun

Don’t you just love a good documentary? One of those that really inspire you, stir your emotions or even make you want to get off your butt and make a difference. The last documentary I saw was at the London … Continue reading →

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True Grit – The Dude fills the Duke’s boots for straight-shooting Coens

Posted on 11 February 2011 by Jason Best

Jeff Bridges steps into John Wayne’s oversize boots to play the larger-than-life role of whiskey-soaked, one-eyed marshal Rooster Cogburn in the Coen Brothers’ Western True Grit. Rapturously received in the US by critics and public alike, the Coens’ film sticks … Continue reading →

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Small Screen – this week’s top ten DVDs…

Posted on 4 February 2011 by Dean & Ellen

The Other Guys Imperfect pairing… Funny man Will Ferrell joins forces with Mark Wahlberg in this action comedy about two mismatched New York City detectives. If you can see this, then you might need a Flash Player upgrade or you … Continue reading →

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Hereafter – The Big Sleep: Clint Eastwood’s soporific movie ponders the afterlife

Posted on 28 January 2011 by Jason Best

Clint Eastwood’s latest movie opens with a spectacular natural disaster, an awesome scene (inspired by a real event) that takes the viewer’s breath away. After that, disappointingly, this earnest drama about the afterlife is a bit of a plod as … Continue reading →

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