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The Instigators: Damon and Affleck Are Imperfect… but Entertaining

The Instigators: Damon and Affleck Are Imperfect… but Entertaining

By Liz Braun

ReviewJim SlotekAugust 5, 2024The Instigators, Doug Liman, Casey Affleck, Chuck MacLean, Matt Damon, Hong Chau, AppleTV +Comment

Oppenheimer: The "Father of the A-Bomb" is Ready for His Extremely Long Close-Up

Oppenheimer: The "Father of the A-Bomb" is Ready for His Extremely Long Close-Up

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 20, 2023The development of the A bomb, Oppenheimer, Christopher Nolan, Cillian Murphy, Los Alamos Manhattan Project scientists, Kenneth Branagh, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr.Comment

Air: An Inspirational Commercial for a Commercial? Shut Up and Take My Money!

Air: An Inspirational Commercial for a Commercial? Shut Up and Take My Money!

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekApril 3, 2023Nike Air Jordans, Air, Ben Affleck, Billion dollar sports merchandising, Michael Jordan, Matt Damon, Viola Davis, Phil Knight, Chris Tucker, Jason BatemanComment

The Last Duel: Ridley Scott's Medieval Tale of Elusive Truth Turns History into Riveting Filmmaking

The Last Duel: Ridley Scott's Medieval Tale of Elusive Truth Turns History into Riveting Filmmaking

By Thom Ernst

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 13, 2021Ridley Scott, The Last Duel, Medieval intrigue, Sir Jean de Carrouges, Jacques Le Gris, Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Pierre d'Alençon, Ben Affleck Comment

Stillwater: Working-class Bill Goes to Marseilles and It’s No Emily in Paris

Stillwater: Working-class Bill Goes to Marseilles and It’s No Emily in Paris

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekJuly 29, 2021Stillwater, Drama, Amanda Knox case, Matt Damon, Tom McCarthy, Aligail Breslin, Set in France, American, JusticeComment

Original-Cin Q&A: Noah Jupe on playing a young Shia LaBeouf and stickhandling Hollywood

Original-Cin Q&A: Noah Jupe on playing a young Shia LaBeouf and stickhandling Hollywood

By Bonnie Laufer

InterviewJim SlotekNovember 26, 2019Noah Jupe, Suburbicon, Wonder, A Quiet Place, A Quiet Place: Part II, Ford v Ferrari, Christian Bale, Matt Damon, Honey Boy, Shia LaBeouf, Alma Har'e, Lucas Hedges, Autobiographical dramas, Child actors, Toronto International Film FestivalComment

Your weekend preview: What to see (and what to miss) in the theatres

Ford v Ferrari: Boys and their toys offer an experiential jolt in this battle of car giants at Le Mans

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekNovember 12, 2019Ford v Ferrari, James Mangold, Henry Ford II, Enzo Ferrari, Matt Damon, Rush, Senna, Christian Bale, Le Mans, Racing movies, Ken Miles, Carroll Shelby, Leo Beebe, Josh LucasComment

Shadow: Zhang Yimou regains his martial arts mojo after Matt Damon's not-so-Great Wall

By Liam Lacey

ReviewJim SlotekMay 10, 2019Zhang Yimou, Shadow, Red Sorghum, Gong Li, Matt Damon, The Great Wall, Hero, House of Flying Daggers, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Deng Chao, Guan Xiaotong, Sun Li, Lao Zai, LoudboyComment

Original-Cin's bests and worsts of '17: The good, the bad & the fugly

By Jim Slotek, Kim Hughes, Liam Lacey, Karen Gordon and Bonnie Laufer

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 26, 2017Year end 2017, Best and worst movies 2017, Guillermo del Toro, Tom Cruise, The Emoji Movie, Matt Damon, Frances McDormand, Get OUt

Alexander Payne's Downsizing: Big ideas, little payoff

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekDecember 23, 2017Alexander Payne, Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Hong Chau, Science fiction, Global warming

Suburbicon: Clooney directs the Coens' script, fish directs bicycle

By Jim Slotek

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 25, 2017George Clooney, Matt Damon, Julianne Moore, Coen Brothers, Oscar Isaac, Civil Rights, 1950s