Tag: Ben Affleck

Movie Review: JAY & SILENT BOB REBOOT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 11, 2020

JAY & SILENT BOB REBOOT Director: Kevin SmithStarring: Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Justin Long, Craig Robinson, Ben Affleck, Jason Lee In my opinion the phrase “fan service” is on over-used critique we’ve come to hear far too often for Marvel or Star Wars films. It usually comes with a negative connotation, but I think this…
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Movie Review: THE WAY BACK

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 5, 2020

THE WAY BACK Director: Gavin O’ConnorStarring: Ben Affleck, Michaela Watkins, Janina Gavankar, Al Madrigal Ben Affleck is back and proves his strengths as an actor. He plays Jack Cunningham who was once an all-star basketball player in school, but adulthood took him down a different path. He’s now an alcoholic and separated from his wife.…
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Movie Review: JUSTICE LEAGUE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 16, 2017

JUSTICE LEAGUE Director: Zach Snyder Starring: Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Ezra Miller, Ray Fisher, Jeremy Irons, Amy Adams, Diane Lane, Connie Nielsen, J.K. Simmons, Ciarán Hinds, Joe Morton DC Comics continues to crank out movies in their superhero universe in hopes of veering the franchise in the right direction. Earlier this year we…
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Movie Review: LIVE BY NIGHT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 12, 2017

LIVE BY NIGHT Director: Ben Affleck Starring: Ben Affleck, Chris Messina, Zoe Saldana, Elle Fanning, Chris Cooper, Robert Glenister, Sienna Miller, Titus Welliver, Remo Girone, Brendan Gleeson Author Dennis Lehane has had many of his novels grace the big screen like Mystic River, Shutter Island, and the Ben Affleck-directed Gone Baby Gone. The Affleck/Lehane collaboration…
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Movie Review: THE ACCOUNTANT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 13, 2016

THE ACCOUNTANT Director: Gavin O’Connor Starring: Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey Tambor, John Lithgow, Jean Smart, Cynthia Addai-Robinson Ben Affleck is no stranger to the action genre. He’s currently in between Batman projects so he still has the body to take anybody down that gets in his path. The Accountant is…
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Movie Review: BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 24, 2016

BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE Director: Zach Snyder Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Jesse Eisenberg, Amy Adams, Jeremy Irons, Laurence Fishburne, Scoot McNairy, Holly Hunter It feels like we’ve been seeing trailers and teases for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice for at least a year now. Well the time has finally…
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MY DEFINITIVE RANKING OF BATMAN ON THE BIG SCREEN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 21, 2016

MY DEFINITIVE RANKING OF BATMAN ON THE BIG SCREEN Batman is making another return to the big screen this weekend with Zach Snyder’s Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice. This is the second film in DC Comics’ larger Justice League universe. The Caped Crusader is my all-time favorite superhero. I even donned the cape and…
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Movie Trailer: SUICIDE SQUAD

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 13, 2015

SUICIDE SQUAD Director: David Ayer Starring: Margot Robbie, Will Smith, Jared Leto, Jai Courtney, Scott Eastwood, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis,Cara Delevingne, Common, Ben Affleck San Diego Comic Con 2015 was chock full of goodness this year. DC Comics had a few panels regarding their upcoming projects…
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Movie Trailer: BATMAN V. SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 17, 2015

BATMAN V. SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE Director: Zack Snyder Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Amy Adams, Jeremy Irons, Jesse Eisenberg, Holly Hunter, Diane Lane, Scoot McNairy, Laurence Fishburne The trailer for Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice has finally been released. It feels like we have been waiting for this for…
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My Criterion Collection: DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993)

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 28, 2015

DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993) Writer/Director: Richard Linklater Starring: Jason London, Shawn Andrews, Rory Cochrane, Joey Lauren Adams, Parker Posey, Anthony Rapp, Adam Goldberg, Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich, Sasha Jenson, Matthew McConaughey, Wiley Wiggins, Marissa Ribisi Truth be told I watched Dazed and Confused for the first time just a few weeks ago. The film has…
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