Ben Affleck is a kind of quirky, deadpan man named Christian Wolff who wears very nice suits. He doesn’t pick up small talk cues, or really look anyone in directly in the eyes. He’s an accountant. Right there, you wouldn’t necessarily assume that he is different than other accountants you may know (sorry!). But this …
When I heard about this film, with the crossover of DC mythologies, I honestly was kind of confused. I never followed the original DC or Marvel comics, so when superhero characters start to overlap into each other’s plot lines, I’m always like, “What the hell? Can they do that?” But the setup for Batman v …
Honestly, even at nearly two-and-a-half hours long, there’s nary a wasted second or throwaway scene or drawn-out sequence that could have been snipped in director David Fincher’s dark and enthralling big-screen adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s bestseller. Every moment matters, and all of them are fantastically complex, compelling and completely twisted. Full disclosure: I’m one of …
I remember seeing the trailer for The Town when it was coming to theaters. A bunch of masked Boston-Irish bank robbers hold up a bank and take the bank manager hostage. They kidnap her on the getaway and release her, successfully pulling off their heist in the process. But later, one of the robbers, checking …
Whenever I see pop-up ads for online poker, I just ignore their flashing relentlessness. Shoot, I never even thought that they were ever considered legit. But the thing is, online gaming is a hugely popular multi-billion dollar industry that the regulators can’t quite control. Richie (Justin Timberlake), like his poor old dad, is a gambler. …
I’m not a fan of the Affleck boys and their Boston-centric, f-word laden style of moviemaking, but I have to confess that I was mightily impressed by Gone Baby Gone. The fact that they had a solid story by Dennis Lehane as a starting point didn’t hurt, but you’ve got to give them credit for …
I was 9 years old when the Iran hostage crisis happened in November 1979. The American diplomats, captured in the U.S. Embassy in Tehran, were held for 444 days. I was almost 11 when they were released. My memory of the incident was seeing the same image on the news every night, of a man …
After the cult success of Office Space, and the beloved long-running animated series King of the Hill, it is nice to see Mike Judge back directing another feature film about disillusioned regular working folks. Just think, without Office Space, there may have never been the British and U.S. television shows The Office. I digress here …