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By Gordon B (705) on 05 Aug 2011

It could have been faster and funnier, but there's a sincere affection for 1960's B movie schlock that makes Matinee hard to resist…

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By M. K (165) on 29 Jul 2011

Joe Dante's best film is a sweet and immensely entertaining ode to the joys of B-movies and childhood, and if the two intersected in your own…

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By Michael V (1,099) on 19 Jul 2011

Absolute fun. Goodman is spot-on brilliant, and his manic energy and bug-eyed enthusiasm recalls Zero Mostel in the original Producers…

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By Matthew L (1,720) on 05 Jul 2011

A funny, innocent, and kindhearted film with a funny way to express itself from a nucular bomb that's about to hit them in a few days. A…

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By Grayson D (751) on 30 May 2011

Great nostalgic comedy from the director of Gremlins and the Burbs…

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By Prkprk P (290) on 04 May 2011

I liked the premise and the hilarious in-movie (Mant), but I didn't like the subplots involving the characters and the Cold War setting…

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By Greg S (1,081) on 25 Apr 2011

Brilliant! Even if Kellie Martin is in it…

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By Glen M (43) on 07 Mar 2011

An affectionate, but sadly forgotten, tribute to 1950s B-movies…

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By Scott S (1,964) on 17 Jan 2011

Matinee (1992) -- [6.0] -- John Goodman stars as a schlock filmmaker previewing his latest atomic horror flick during the height of the Cuban…

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By Arnaud L (153) on 01 Dec 2010

Joe Dante's nostalgic homage to William Castle B-horror pictures is one of his best…

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By Neil O (224) on 19 Oct 2010

The boring postcard of the first half is saved by the gracious folly of the second. And by THE MANT…

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By Andrew E (534) on 20 Jul 2010

This was on late night and I remember liking it as a kid, and ended up watching it all over…

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By Jacob F (737) on 20 Jul 2010

This was on late night and I remember liking it as a kid, and ended up watching it all over…

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By Ka M (168) on 20 Jul 2010

This was on late night and I remember liking it as a kid, and ended up watching it all over…

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By Ted W (1,490) on 15 Jul 2010

What fun. I'm a sucker for movies about movies. And I'm a sucker for exploitation flicks of the 50's and 60's and this is both…

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By Bill B (2,505) on 14 Jul 2010

A great little homage/love-letter to the sci-fi and horror gimmick films of the late 50's and early 60's…

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By Matt K (1,446) on 11 Jul 2010

This is a really fun movie. John Goodman really goes all out and his enthusiasm iscontagious…

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By Maxwell D (148) on 14 Jun 2010

In the Last Days of Innocence Honestly, the film's setting during the Cuban Missile Crisis is already an anachronism…

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By Hunter D (441) on 12 May 2010

This movie is a terrific 1992 gem directed by Joe Dante that pays tribute to the sci-fi & horror movies of the 1950s…

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By James M (2,946) on 29 Apr 2010

An original comedy which works as a Cold War paranoia piece and as a great tribute to William Castle…

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