On the Anniversary of #MeToo, a Look at Our Best Reports

Staff / Truthdig Oct 5, 2018 Friday marks a year since a New York Times piece about Hollywood heavyweight Harvey Weinstein sparked a viral movement against sexual violence in its many forms. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Media Face Challenges in Sexual Misconduct Coverage

David Bauder / The Associated Press Dec 26, 2017 Conflation of different forms of misbehavior—itself a controversial idea—is one issue for news organizations covering the fast-moving topic. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

It’s the Patriarchy, Stupid

Natasha Hakimi Zapata / Truthdig Dec 22, 2017 Over and over, men like Harvey Weinstein and Matt Damon miss the larger point about the #MeToo movement. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Clooney Mixes Social Issues With Classic Film Noir in ‘Suburbicon’

Jordan Riefe / Truthdig Oct 27, 2017 Outstanding performances and design elements are enough to make this entertaining effort by the movie star-director one to watch. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Golden Globes: A Contender for Best Comedy

Carrie Rickey / Truthdig Jan 12, 2016 The scandal-plagued awards show gets a nod for spotting groundbreakers, but the back-scratching nature of the ceremony makes it a little hard to swallow. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

What Do the Pope and ‘The Martian’ Have in Common?

Juan Cole / Truthdig Jun 18, 2015 The science fiction film starring Matt Damon is a timely cautionary tale for us fellow travelers on Spaceship Earth. Pope Francis gets it, as his climate change encyclical shows. Will the rest of us? Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Hollywood Goes Big on Climate Change

By Kieran Cooke, Climate News Network Apr 10, 2014 Some of Hollywood's biggest guns are throwing their weight behind the drive to persuade society that climate change is a real problem that deserves to be taken seriously. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Forget About ‘Elysium’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 20, 2013 "Trailers for 'Elysium' were like catnip for the left-leaning viewer: a near future where the masses, stranded in crumbling cities, outfit Matt Damon with a robot suit and send him to fight the bourgeoisie, who have Galted off the planet to Space Station Elysium, taking their shrubbery, Spanish-style mansions and cancer cures with them," Gavin Mueller writes at Jacobin. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama’s Celebrity Corps Smaller, Less Enthusiastic This Season

Staff / Truthdig Feb 29, 2012 Matt Damon has spoken of his disappointment with Barack Obama, his favorite candidate from 2008, and other famous Obama boosters from the last election cycle are also less willing to lend their names to the president's cause this time around. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Matt Damon Defends Teachers From Vexing Libertarians

Staff / Truthdig Aug 3, 2011 The actor, standing next to his educator mother, does away with a camera crew from Reason.tv and it retaliates with amusing editing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Damon No Longer an Obama Fan

Staff / Truthdig Mar 9, 2011 Matt Damon was apparently paying attention as he narrated "Inside Job," Charles Ferguson's Oscar-winning documentary about the architects of the ongoing global economic catastrophe, as he's broken with the cohort of celebrities who . Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘The Adjustment Bureau’: Fate Accompli

Richard Schickel / Truthdig Mar 5, 2011 Free will is not a subject that comes up a lot in the movies—not, certainly, as the main topic of dramatic conversation. On the other hand, however, it could be argued that it is the hidden subject of almost every film.Free will is not a subject that comes up a lot in the movies. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )