Let's get small: Kristen Wiig plays Audrey Safranek, Matt Damon plays Paul Safranek, Maribeth Monroe plays Carol Johnson and Jason Sudeikis plays Dave Johnson in Paramount Pictures' Downsizing. Credit: Paramount Pictures

Let’s get small: Kristen Wiig plays Audrey Safranek, Matt Damon plays Paul Safranek, Maribeth Monroe plays Carol Johnson and Jason Sudeikis plays Dave Johnson in Paramount Pictures’ Downsizing. Credit: Paramount Pictures

The great thing about Fridays is that you get to surf the internet looking for cool stuff. OK, so maybe not "get to" but "do it anyway under the guise of you might find something cool you can write about."

That's what happened this morning: The trailer for the new Matt Damon movie, Downsizing. Maybe it's the lack of coffee, but this looks… well, we're not sure, but it probably beats the hell out of Honey, I Shrunk the Kids.

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We aren't quite sure if it's a comedy, a government conspiracy film or both (Con-com?) but Downsizing looks like a (slightly) more cerebral diversion from all the Justice League/Jedi madness sure to hit theaters in the coming weeks. 

In theaters Dec. 22.

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This article appears in Nov 2-9, 2017.

Cathy's portfolio includes pieces for Visit Florida, USA Today and regional and local press. In 2016, UPF published Backroads of Paradise, her travel narrative about retracing the WPA-era Florida driving...