While it was always true that great movies didn’t necessarily find the appropriate reception at the box office, now, with the rise of streaming and a seemingly unending pandemic, we believe that we’re seeing a growing shift in how movies… Read More ›
Ben Affleck
All the Jack Ryans Under the Sun
Last year at New York Comic Con, I covered the panel on the then upcoming Jack Ryan Amazon Prime series featuring John Krasinski. This past August, nearly a year later, the series has hit whatever the equivalent of the airwaves… Read More ›
Movie Review: “Justice League”
Were someone to ask for a two-word review of “Justice League,” I would sum up the DCEU film as “entirely underwhelming.” The film series may have partially righted the ship with this year’s incredibly impressive “Wonder Woman,” but this Zack… Read More ›
Movie Review: "The Accountant" (2016)
Please be aware, this is a lightly spoilery review: enough of the movie’s issues result around what are supposed to be reveals/surprises that they have to be referenced. The poster for “The Accountant” features, in part, Ben Affleck holding a… Read More ›
Movie Review: "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice"
There are a number of complaints that have been leveled against Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel.” Outside of its tone and a distinct lack of color, they tend to deal with stuff like the director having so much destruction rain… Read More ›
Spoiler-filled thoughts on "Gone Girl" – what works, what doesn’t, and why I think it’s great
We live in a spoiler-phobic culture. And we do so with reasons that, I sometimes, can understand. The pros and cons of that are something we can talk about another day, but I tell you this because the below piece… Read More ›