Oppenheimer
Cillian Murphy plays the Father of the Atomic Bomb in Oppenheimer, or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (and Then Hate the Bomb Again). Christopher Nolan’s […]
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Stillwater
Hot on the tail of Pig comes another movie subverting the Hollywood action-thriller, this time digging not for truffles but oil, redemption and justice. Loosely based on the Amanda Knox […]
Ocean’s Twelve
Some time after Ocean (George Clooney) and his gang of thieves pulled off their epic casino heist, casino owner Terry Benedict (Andy Garcia) is hunting them down for his money […]
Ocean’s Eleven
Danny Ocean (George Clooney) celebrates his release from prison by robbing three Las Vegas casinos, not including the Trump Casino because there’s presumably no money in it. Ocean’s Eleven is […]
The Talented Mr. Ripley
We look back on The Talented Mr. Ripley to celebrate Gwyneth’s Paltrow’s engagement, which she’s been plugging profusely on Goop. She’s always plugging something profusely. But sadly never her mouth. Appropriately enough, this […]
Downsizing
Matt “but what about the men who aren’t sexual predators” Damon shrinks in Downsizing, conspicuously absent from an awards season that’s already honoured The Greatest Showman for one of its songs. […]
The Great Wall
I’ve actually visited the Great Wall of China, but to my embarrassment, I never realised that it was built to keep out alien monsters. Set in 11th century China, this […]
Jason Bourne
Matt Damon is Bourne again in this fourth or fifth instalment, depending on whether you remember The Bourne Legacy, starring Jeremy Renner. Some legacy. Jason Bourne’s story was resolved at the […]
On iPlayer: Behind the Candelabra
Currently available on iPlayer, Behind the Candelabra sees the young Scott Thorson (Matt Damon) hired by Las Vegas superstar Liberace (Michael Douglas), whose controlling behaviour consumes their relationship. Like Foxcatcher, but not repressed. Not […]
The Departed
The story of an undercover cop (Leonardo DiCaprio) and a mob insider (Matt Damon), The Departed is the best film about a rat and a mole since The Wind in […]
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