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Matt Damon
July 20, 2026
Katie Kadue
Christopher Nolan’s Odyssey Strips Away the Epic’s Complexity
The new adaptation focuses on Nolan’s pet themes of self-deception, “the noble lie,” and superheroes whose moral virtue makes them lonely and sad.
February 15, 2022
Timothy Noah
Hey, Larry David, Your Super Bowl Commercial Was Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Bad
Forget crypto. The currency that’s tanking right now is celebrity liberalism. Looking at you, Matt Damon, Reese Witherspoon, and LeBron James.
February 16, 2017
Tim Grierson
The Great Wall: Alien vs. Predators
This ambitious co-production between Hollywood and China strands Matt Damon in a goofy monster movie.
November 23, 2011
Kevin Carey
The Dissenter
What happened when the education world’s most prominent intellectual switched sides.
August 25, 2011
Jonathan Chait
Don't Confuse Matt Damon
August 4, 2011
Kevin Carey
An Incoherent Protest Against Education Reform, Brought to You by Matt Damon
March 4, 2011
Isaac Chotiner
Matt Damon Saved Us From Sarah Palin
February 4, 2010
Christopher Orr
Oscar Grouching
January 12, 2010
Christopher Orr
The Orrscars 2009
December 11, 2009
Christopher Orr
The Mini-Review: 'Invictus'
September 18, 2009
Christopher Orr
The Movie Review: ‘The Informant!’
July 25, 2007
The New Republic Staff
Bourne Or Bond?
May 18, 2004
Christopher Orr
The Talented Mr. Malkovich
July 8, 2002
Stanley Kauffmann
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