Reel Reviews | Animals
Ben Affleck’s Animals transforms a kidnapping into a gripping examination of privilege, political ambition and the disturbing question of whose life deserves saving.
Ben Affleck’s Animals transforms a kidnapping into a gripping examination of privilege, political ambition and the disturbing question of whose life deserves saving.
Designed as a gritty police thriller but undone by its own familiarity, The Rip reunites Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in a story that promises moral complexity and delivers predictability.
The Accountant 2 amps up the action and intrigue in this high-octane thriller. Ben Affleck reprises his role as Christian Wolff, the brilliant forensic accountant with a deadly side, as he teams up with his estranged brother, Braxton (Jon Bernthal), to track down mysterious assassins.
The film is very suspenseful, deliberate in its pacing, and an interesting exercise in voyeurism.
by Charles Kirkland Jr. The true story of the last reported duel in France gets a movie treatment in the simply titled, The Last Duel.
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