Dogma(1999) 25th Anniversary Review

 

Dogma

Cast: Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Linda Fiorentino

Writer and Director: Kevin Smith

 **** and a 1/2 Stars out of Five.

Sometime in the year 1990, a young guy named Kevin went to watch a little indie film called Slacker.   Made in Austin Texas featuring a cast of just residents and scenes of just people talking with no big central narrative.  This feature from first time director, Richard Linklater was a huge influence on Kevin.  Like Dave Bowman touching the monolith in 2001: A Space Odyssey.  Kevin Smith was so blown away that a movie could be made with just your friends.  He got a bunch of credit cards, sold his comic books and made one of the most iconic films of 1994, Clerks. ( I promise, there is a review of Dogma in this article)

Bonus Episode: Mission Impossible (1996)

 

This episode appeared previously for our Patreon members during our DePalma December series a few months ago. But since this movie is celebrating it's 25th anniversary in theaters. I thought it would be nice to share my quick thoughts now, enjoy.