Showing posts with label Ben Affleck. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ben Affleck. Show all posts

Friday, February 15, 2019

'Triple Frontier' Trailer: Handsome Men Rob Drug Dealers

Handsome Man and a Mule

Handsome white men can get away with damn near anything. From the look of the new trailer for J.C. Chandor’s Triple Frontier, the film plans to push this thesis to the extreme as a bunch of good looking dudes—Ben Affleck, Oscar Isaac, Charlie Hunnam, Pedro Pascal, and Garrett Heduld—basically invade a foreign country to rob a drug cartel. What can possibly go wrong?

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

'Justice League' (2017) Movie Review



Justice League is clunky and messy. It’s jumbled and misshapen. The presence of multiple directors—Zack Snyder did the bulk of the heavy lifting, though Joss Whedon handled extensive reshoots and rewrites, and roughly 20% of the finished film belongs to him, according to reports—is readily apparent in the mishmash of tones and the fact that it watches like multiple movies shoehorned together. Cringe-worthy choices abound. The fight scenes all look like they’re lifted from a video game promo. And, of course, since this is a superhero movie, the plot revolves around an iconic group of comic book characters searching for CGI boxes powerful enough to destroy the world. But for all the bumps and bruises and problems, and they are legion, Justice League is a hell of a lot of fun.

Thursday, October 13, 2016

'The Accountant' (2016) Movie Review



It’s rare to describe a single film as both cute and stunningly violent, but here we are talking about The Accountant, which is weirdly adorable for a movie where so many people get shot in the head.

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

'Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice' (2016) Movie Review


There are a number of elements in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice that I think are great, and that fill me with hope for the future of the burgeoning the DC Extended Universe. Which makes it that much more frustrating that the latest superhero throwdown is such a jumbled misfire, such a bloated, tedious slog, that it’s ultimately just not good. Maybe it’s time that we, as a people, stop letting Zack Snyder do things.

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Wonder Woman Speaks In The Final 'Batman V Superman' Trailer


Final trailer may be a bit misleading, as damn near every time we get one of these ubiquitous “final trailers,” low and behold, a few days later another drops in our laps. But what the hell, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has a final trailer that you can check out now if you so choose.

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Check Out The New 'Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice' Trailer


As a director, Zack Snyder is hit and miss for me, but the more we see and hear, the more intrigued I am about his upcoming superhero dual Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. At San Diego Comic-Con this weekend, Warner Bros. dropped a shiny new trailer, and I have to admit, it looks pretty badass.

Saturday, April 18, 2015

'Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice' Trailer Shows The Man Of Steel Take A Heel Turn


This wasn’t supposed to drop until Monday, but in the wake of a shitty cell phone video version that hit the other day, Warner Bros. decided to officially release an HD version of the first teaser trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. Check it out below, it’s a damn good time.

Thursday, October 2, 2014

'Gone Girl' Movie Review: Low Trash As High Art

When David Fincher’s “Gone Girl” starts out, Ben Affleck’s Nick Dunne is just a normal guy, taking out the trash on what looks like just another normal morning. But this day is anything but normal. First, it’s his fifth wedding anniversary, and you know from word one that it’s not a happy marriage. It’s also the day that his wife, Amy (Rosamund Pike), goes missing and Nick becomes the most notorious man in the media-hungry world. What follows is part mystery, part thriller, and part razor sharp indictment of our news-as-entertainment society, all wrapped up with constantly shifting ground and a wicked sense of humor you don’t see coming.

Monday, February 18, 2013

Blu-Ray Review: 'Argo'



Now out on Blu-ray and DVD, Ben Affleck’s thriller “Argo” is one of the most acclaimed movies of 2012, and has been cleaning up on the awards circuit so far this season. In fact, from all the indicators, analytics, pattern analysis, and weird little statistical factors that no one in the real world actually cares about—think of it as the Hollywood version of Sabermetrics—and a lot of people expect a big payday when the Academy Awards roll around in a couple of weeks.