Matt Damon

‘Oppenheimer’ is an epic, but not quite the bomb

“Oppenheimer” is the most important piece of cinematic homework of 2023, something that would be invaluable to civics classes learning about the back rooms of

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‘Air’ an engrossing chronicle of Nike’s side of the legendary MJ deal

“Air” (Amazon Prime) cleverly and crisply chronicles Nike’s 1984 signing of Michael Jordan to the now-legendary basketball shoe contract. It’s not a chronicle of Jordan

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Smith gives a dogged effort in ambitious ‘Dogma’ (1999)

I’m in a position to provide two perspectives, two decades apart, on “Dogma” (1999). In a 2001 review, I called “Jay and Silent Bob Strike

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Saga finale ‘Jason Bourne’ (2016) peers into spy state

From Jan. 6-14, we’re looking back at the five films of the “Bourne” series, so prepare to have your memory refreshed. Next up is the

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‘Bourne Ultimatum’ (2007) doesn’t ‘just follow orders’

From Jan. 6-14, we’re looking back at the five films of the “Bourne” series, so prepare to have your memory refreshed. Next up is the

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‘Bourne Supremacy’ (2004) more intense, jittery

From Jan. 6-14, we’re looking back at the five films of the “Bourne” series, so prepare to have your memory refreshed. Next up is the

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‘Bourne Identity’ (2002) launches amnesiac hero

From Jan. 6-14, we’re looking back at the five films of the “Bourne” series, so prepare to have your memory refreshed. First up is “The

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‘The Martian’ (2015) one of century’s elite hard SF films

The story of “The Martian’s” publication is as good as the book itself, maybe even better. Computer programmer and amateur author Andy Weir published it

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‘Contagion’ (2011) looks at the process of a pandemic

Whereas “Outbreak” (1995) gets comparatively cartoonish as it wrings drama from a viral pandemic, “Contagion” (2011) – its main competition for “most famous outbreak movie”

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‘Ford v Ferrari’ brings niche subject to 7,000 rpm life

Aside from its wonderful locations and car designs that capture the 1960s, director James Mangold’s “Ford v Ferrari” (2019) is a sober re-creation of a

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