Directed and co-written by Alexander Payne, Downsizing is a movie/social satire about a man who realises that he’d have a better life if he were to shrink himself.
Kristen Wiig, Matt Damon, Christoph Waltz and Brigette Lundy-Paine star.
The cast is great, and the above synopsis seems perfectly ridiculous, and a great predicament for potential humour.
Niecy Nash, Jason Sudeikis, Laura Dern, Neil Patrick Harris and James Van Der Beek also star.
Directed and co-written by George Clooney, Suburbicon stars Matt Damon, Julianne Moore and Oscar Isaac in what looks like a 1950s-set story about a home invasion that disturbs a quiet family town.
The humour, plus the talents of Damon and Moore, are my key reasons for tuning in.
There’s also the 1950s iconography, including the spectacles on Damon’s character’s face, to look forward to.
Glenn Fleshler, Jack Conley, Noah Jupe and Gary Basaraba also star.
Matt Damon’s latest movie is about the construction of The Great Wall of China.
Directed by Yimou Zhang; the film is a thriller/mystery that also stars Pedro Pascal, Willem Dafoe, Andy Lau and Tian Jing.
Trailer 1
Trailer 2
I’ll tune in because of Damon and Pascal, the latter of whom just happens to have played Oberyn Martell, my favourite character in Game Of Thrones.
The visuals in the first trailer are beautiful. However, I do find the edit and textual interruptions annoying. May the finished product be a far more positive experience.
I myself would never want to typecast anybody against their will, but I did find myself very glad to learn that inThe Martian, Matt Damon gets to play the role of a hero once more. Having to ‘hate him’ in Interstellar (2014) proved more challenging than expected.
Directed by the rightfully celebrated Ridley Scott, and based on Andy Weir’s best selling book of the same name, The Martianis a predominantly Mars-based adventure with a sprinkle of funny moments.
As you might imagine, similar to Interstellar (2014), there’s a fair amount of ‘science speak’ in the film. Most of itI personally will probably never understand, but you don’t need to in order to have a good time. The movie works, thanks to the story and the likability of its star.
The thing I enjoyed most about The Martian is all the scientific problem solving that Damon’s character, astronaut Mark Watney and the wider NASA team do in the effort to bring him home in one piece. I like the movie for this reason and as a story of teamwork and survival. I’ll also confess to getting quite a kick from seeing the female commander, played by Jessica Chastain take charge.
You may have heard that a few awards bodies placed The Martian in the comedy category. About that, there are a few funny quips here and there – and by ‘a few’ I don’t mean ‘a good few’ in the way that some people use the phrase to mean ‘a lot’. I do actually mean ‘a few,’ meaning no more than 5 laughs/giggles at most – which, in my mind doesn’t equal to a comedy. But, hey, trust the studios to find loopholes so that their film gets a chance at an award.
Science fans will likely enjoy this movie most, but everyone else will be pleased also, for the topic of surviving on Mars is a relevant and interesting one at this time. With that said, watch it because it’s good. Another reason would be to find out for yourself whether categorising The Martian as a comedy is at all justified. I remain unconvinced.
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Kate Mara, Donald Glover, Sebastian Stan, Mackenzie Davis and Benedict Wong also star.
The new Paul Greengrass-directed Jason Bourne movie trailer stars Matt Damon it looks good.
Teaser trailer
First Trailer
I never did get round to watching the version of the franchise that starred Jeremy Renner, The Bourne Legacy (2012). I mean, I am a Renner fan, but Damon just makes it look more exciting somehow. Perhaps it’s similar to how I know that Sean Connery makes a good James Bond, but Daniel Craig is my ultimate.
