Damon, Matt

‘Drive-Away Dolls’ Review: A Mirthless Joyride

By Manohla Dargis February 22, 2024Damon, Matt, Domingo, Colman, Drive-Away Dolls (Movie), Feldstein, Beanie, Film, Movies, Pascal, Pedro, Qualley, Margaret, Viswanathan, Geraldine

Directing without his brother, Ethan Coen brings the usual mix of highbrow references and petty crimes, but this road movie just stalls out.

‘Maestro’ and the Fake Nose Hall of Fame

By Sarah Bahr December 20, 2023Actors and Actresses, Bernstein, Leonard, Carell, Steve, Comedy and Humor, Cooper, Bradley, Crystal, Billy, Damon, Matt, Fiennes, Ralph, Film, Foxcatcher (Movie), Guinness, Alec, Hamilton, Margaret (1902-85), Jews and Judaism, Kidman, Nicole, Maestro (Movie), Martin, Steve, Movies, Nose, Oliver Twist (Movie), Olivier, Laurence, Prostheses, Richard III (Movie), Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (Movie), Streep, Meryl, The Iron Lady (Movie), The Princess Bride (Movie), The Wizard of Oz (Movie), Touch of Evil (Movie), Welles, Orson

“Maestro” isn’t the first time a supersize sniffer set off a whiff of controversy. Here’s a look at the most notable schnozzes onscreen.

NYC Party Fashion: What Scarlett Johansson, Matt Damon and Ziwe Wore This Week

By Katie Van Syckle and Melissa Guerrero October 19, 2023Blige, Mary J, Damon, Matt, Erivo, Cynthia, Fashion, Feldstein, Beanie, Fumudoh, Ziwe, God's Love We Deliver, Harris, Neil Patrick, Johansson, Scarlett, Standard East Village (Manhattan, NY, Hotel), Trump, Blaine

A benefit raised money for God’s Love We Deliver, and the comedian Ziwe hosted an event for her new book.

‘Oppenheimer’ Review: A Man for Our Time

By Manohla Dargis July 19, 2023Blunt, Emily, Branagh, Kenneth, Damon, Matt, Downey, Robert Jr, Film, Movies, Murphy, Cillian, Oppenheimer (Movie), Pugh, Florence, van Hoytema, Hoyte

Christopher Nolan’s complex, vivid portrait of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the “father of the atomic bomb,” is a brilliant achievement in formal and conceptual terms.

How Chris Messina Forced Matt Damon to Up His Game in ‘Air’

By Calum Marsh May 12, 2023Actors and Actresses, Affleck, Ben, Air (Movie), Content Type: Personal Profile, Damon, Matt, Film, Messina, Chris, Movies, Television

The “actor’s actor” ad-libbed so many funny threats that the movie star couldn’t keep a straight face and resorted to improvisation to keep up.

‘Air’ and the Argument for Letting the Talent Share in the Profits

By Marc Tracy April 12, 2023Affleck, Ben, Air (Movie), Artists Equity (Production Co), Damon, Matt, Movies, NIKE Inc, Vaccaro, Sonny

The movie’s focus (how Michael Jordan got a cut from Nike) reflects what its filmmakers, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, are trying to do in their new venture.

‘Air’ Review: Matt Damon and Viola Davis Are the Real MVPs

By Manohla Dargis April 4, 2023Affleck, Ben, Air (Movie), Bateman, Jason, Damon, Matt, Davis, Viola, Film, Home Box Office, Jordan, Michael, Movies, NIKE Inc

In Ben Affleck’s enjoyable movie, Matt Damon stars as the Nike exec who’s trying to sign a young Michael Jordan. But first he must contend with Viola Davis.