Tagged Matt Damon

Welcome to By The Book, where we compare books with their cinematic adaptations. Are they faithful and delightful partners in storytelling or are the authors turning in their graves through these unholy...

As with Andy Weir’s novel, the reason that The Martian works so brilliantly as a film is that it’s a one-man show that’s much bigger than just one person. Matt Damon shines as the lovechild of Neil...

With tensions between the USA and Russia on the rise again, this film is a timely reminder of how close the world came to nuclear apocalypse in 1983. The man in question is the conflicted Stanislav...

Elysium was the kind of movie that had a lot going against it from the moment it was announced. South African director Neill Blomkamp's debut, District 9, came out of nowhere and stunned critics and...

South Africa was on the brink of civil war in the early 1990s. Nelson Mandela’s release from prison was not the start of the troubles - he had been in prison for decades for fighting the institutional...

Remake? Reboot? Reimagining? Hollywood’s obsession with recycling old properties into modern-day multiplex fodder shows no signs of abating. Many are gutless cash-ins seeking the largest possible audience,...

The Zero Theorem is unmistakably a Terry Gilliam film, for better or worse. He has created a deliciously chaotic dystopia, saturated with colour and adverts, but his ramshackle directing threatens to disengage...

Following Argo, Clooney and Heslov return with another historical drama infused with humour. At least on paper… Dreadfully constructed setups make the "jokes" fall flat, with the incredible cast...

In amongst the dusty annals of the best films never made, one blockbuster lies atop the pile. Widely known and anticipated for the last eight years, the ultimate videogame film adaptation, and the one film...

South African director Neill Blomkamp once again conjures up the beautiful filth, in what must be something akin to Steve Jobs' worst nightmare. Just looking at the sheer grittiness of LA's futuristic urban...