Talent Matt Damon

Two women, one with short blonde hair and the other with dark hair, sitting in front of a yellow wall with lightning bolt shapes.
Review

Oppenheimer review – Cillian Murphy’s finest hour

by David Jenkins

This combustible and relentlessly-paced biography of the “father of the the atomic bomb” is a contender for Christopher Nolan’s best film.

4
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
5
In Retrospect
A man wearing blue-tinted glasses and a red and blue jacket sits at a desk in a room with framed photos on the wall.
Review

Air

by Hannah Strong

Ben Affleck returns to the director's chair, fictionalising the fascinating story of how an iconic shoe was born.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
A knight in chainmail armour, looking stoically off into the distance.
Review

The Last Duel

by Rafa Sales Ross

Matt Damon, Adam Driver and Jodie Comer star in Ridley Scott’s blunt-edged tale of masculinity and betrayal in the 14th century.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two figures, a man and a young boy, standing on stone steps in an urban setting.
Review

Stillwater

by Hannah Strong

Matt Damon fights for his daughter’s freedom in Tom McCarthy’s turgid drama based on the murder of Meredith Kercher.

3
Anticipation
2
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
A group of men standing around a red sports car, one holding a trophy aloft. The men are smiling and appear to be celebrating a victory or achievement.
Review

Le Mans ’66

by David Jenkins

The might of Ford takes on the magic of Ferrari in this full-throttle motoring drama from James Mangold.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
A man sits at a kitchen table, pensive expression on his face, surrounded by household items.
Review

Downsizing

by Trevor Johnston

Matt Damon gets miniature in writer/director Alexander Payne’s daffy sci-fi parable.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
4
In Retrospect
Man in a wheelchair next to vintage car in darkness
Review

Suburbicon

by Ed Gibbs

George Clooney adds a dark directorial flourish to the Coen brothers’ tale of murder and moral panic in smalltown USA.

3
Anticipation
4
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Man in police uniform riding motorcycle at night, lights illuminating street.
Review

Jason Bourne

by Manuela Lazic

Matt Damon’s black ops action man returns in a sequel primed for our social media-obsessed times. Uh-oh…

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
An astronaut in an orange spacesuit sitting on a desert landscape.
Review

The Martian

by David Jenkins

Matt Damon cracks wise on Mars in Ridley Scott’s rose-tinted paean to human endeavour.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
2
In Retrospect
Two people, a man in a green coat and a woman in a black coat, standing in front of wooden crates or crates in a building.
Review

The Monuments Men

by Adam Woodward

George Clooney socks it to the Nazis in this rambling adventure yarn with an all-star cast.

3
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two heavily armed and armoured soldiers in combat gear engaging in close-quarters fighting.
Review

Elysium

by Adam Woodward

Matt Damon suits up for Neill Blomkamp’s high-tech celestial epic. But we’re left wanting more.

4
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect
Two people, a woman in a green jacket and a man in a black coat, walking together in a park with trees and fencing in the background.
Review

We Bought a Zoo

by Dan Stewart

The type of old-fashioned family entertainment that Generation Xers would’ve tossed their stale bong water at.

2
Anticipation
3
Enjoyment
3
In Retrospect

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