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Good Will Hunting (1997)

Published: Dec. 14, 2018, 1:24 a.m.

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"Good Will Hunting" won the Best of Matt Damon category among Shat The Movies, and we can see why. Damon didn\'t just star in the movie, he co-wrote it with Ben Affleck when the two were just a couple of fresh-faced actors.

This ode to Boston showed us Robin Williams\' dramatic side, which we later realized was tragic foreshadowing, and it introduced us to a young Casey Affleck before his sexual harassment scandal.

To Kerri Gross, "Good Will Hunting" is a moving emotional journey. To Dick Ebert, it\'s the greatest film Shat The Movies has ever reviewed. To Gene Lyons, it\'s a brilliant collection of improvised scenes that he predictably wishes were darker.

Other topics covered in this episode of Shat The Movies:

  • Minnie Driver\'s gigantic Lego head
  • Harvey Weinstein\'s keen eye for gay scenes
  • Matt Damon\'s idiot ex-girlfriend and her taste in metal drummers
  • Gene\'s failure to ever love the way Kerri can
  • the best crying scenes in \'90s cinema
  • Elliot\'s Smith\'s crushing soundtrack
  • Big D\'s belief in bootstraps
  • Kerri\'s happy ending
  • and why Gene can\'t get a job with the NSA.

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