January 4, 2013 – Mat's Entertainment

Harrowing tale well told in ‘The Impossible’

Harrowing tale well told in ‘The Impossible’ Disaster movies have become such a Hollywood staple that it seems we can't go a year without the…

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January 4, 2013

Flaws undermine ‘The Promised Land’

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Flaws undermine ‘The Promised Land’

Flaws undermine ‘The Promised Land’ I think it is important that we establish right off the bat that "Promised Land" is a good movie. Things…

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January 4, 2013

Peel back the layers of ‘Glass Onion’
November 18, 2022
“Looking through the bent-backed tulipsTo see how the other half liveLooking through a glass onion.” – The Beatles In “Knives Out,” writer/director Rian Johnson introduced …Read More »
‘Wakanda Forever’ keeps the Black Panther legacy alive
November 10, 2022
The death of actor Chadwick Boseman in 2020 was shocking not only because he was a relatively young man, but also because he kept his …Read More »
Successfully dodging ‘The Take Out Move’
November 4, 2022
“The Take Out Move” is not a movie, at least not in the conventional sense. Instead it is a series of bits filmed against the …Read More »
Be on the lookout for ‘I’ll Find You’
October 21, 2022
Love in wartime is a common dramatic theme because it represents hope in the darkest of times. The movie “I’ll Find You” is a solid …Read More »
Buy the ‘Ticket to Paradise,’ take the ride
October 20, 2022
Credit to a movie that knows exactly what it is and stays in its lane, even if that lane pretty well-worn and predictable. Such is …Read More »
Everybody should see ‘Everybody Dance’
October 13, 2022
There are many rites of passage that parents of neurotypical kids take for granted. The humble dance recital is one such event where the biggest …Read More »
Take the highway to hell to ‘Hadestown’
October 12, 2022
Sometimes, the oldest stories are the best stories. The new musical “Hadestown” dips way back into Greek mythology for its inspiration and delivers one of …Read More »
‘Amsterdam’ gets lost chasing windmills
October 5, 2022
Ingredients are essential to any recipe, but they can only take you so far. Imagine one of the finest chefs in the world was going …Read More »
‘Bros’ shares the love and the laughs
September 29, 2022
Representation matters in movies, especially for people who rarely see their own stories on screen. While the LGBTQ+ community has definitely seen an uptick over …Read More »
Sign up for ‘The Greatest Beer Run Ever’
September 23, 2022
Whatever the hot-button issue of the day is, we all have our opinions and we’re all convinced we are right. Most of us enjoy the …Read More »