When retired treasury agent Ray King (J. K. Simmons) is murdered his protégé Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) begrudgingly reaches out to 'The Accountant' (Ben Affleck) to help solve the crime and get justice. The Accountant 2 brings the creative team behind the 2016 The Accountant back to continue the story of autistic accountant/assassin Christian Wolff. … Continue reading The Accountant 2
Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is many things; An accountant who works for unscrupulous clients unravelling impossibly complex financial books in incredibly quick times, a trained killer, and a highly functioning autistic person with specific routines to manage his condition. Nine years on from The Accountant’s original release it is time to reassess my thoughts, especially … Continue reading The Accountant
Barry Allen (Ezra Miller) is still haunted by the death of his mother and the fact that his father has been wrongly imprisoned for the crime. So when he discovers that his superpowers as The Flash allow him to run fast enough to go backwards in time he cannot resist the opportunity to right those … Continue reading The Flash
Detective Danny Rourke (Ben Affleck) is still working through the grief he has suffered as a result of the kidnap of his daughter who was never found. That is until his latest case appears to be linked to her disappearance and gives him hope she may still be alive. When his chief suspect Dellrayne (William … Continue reading Hypnotic
In 1984 Nike executive Sonny Vaccaro (Matt Damon) pursues a rookie Michael Jordan to sign to their basketball division. Sonny has a number of challenges to overcome. Nike, whilst huge in the running shoe market are third behind Converse and Adidas in the Basketball world. CEO Phil Knight (Ben Affleck) has concerns that the board … Continue reading Air
After Randal (Jeff Anderson) has a heart attack the realisation that he has not done anything with his life prompts him to make a movie. Enlisting Dante (Brian O’Halloran), Jay (Jason Mewes), Silent Bob (Kevin Smith) and other friends to help him document the life of a Quick Stop Clerk he sets out to leave … Continue reading Clerks 3
Ridley Scott released his debut film The Duellists at the age of 40 in 1977. Since then he has worked at quite a fast pace, averaging more than 1 film every 2 years in his 40 year career. Interestingly only making 1 sequel (to a film he did not make) and 2 prequels, something worth … Continue reading Ridley Scott Retrospective
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