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
When CIA analyst Charles Heller’s (Rami Malek) wife Sarah (Rachel Brosnahan) is killed in a terrorist attack he asks his supervisors if he can be trained to go after them himself. After he is denied he decides to blackmail them into gaining his opportunity. But can a man with zero killer instinct really take down … Continue reading The Amateur
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
Controversial statement - Was TV better than Cinema this year? One thing I am constantly amazed at is the sheer volume of terrific TV available to us now. Every time I have a conversation with someone about what they watched this year it almost goes without saying they will name a minimum of two shows … Continue reading 2022 – Year In Review – Television
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