Tagged Ben Affleck

Very Big Shot is a glorious surprise. What begins as a gangster drama twists itself into an uproarious cine-literate comedy. Though the plot begs comparisons to Affleck’s Argo, Chaaya takes himself much...

Half-love letter and half painful recollection, Richard Linklater's sincere look back to 1970s high school life launched almost as many careers as it did catchphrases, earning it a legacy far greater than its...

It is fair to say that Pearl Harbor’s turkey credentials are now the stuff of legend. A question remains, however: is Pearl Harbor really so bad as to deserve being lumped together with such...

“What are you thinking? How are you feeling? What have we done to each other? What will we do?” From the opening line, Gone Girl opens its stall to become a fascinating vivisection of marriage, a...

It's a tired debate but Gone Girl begs the question: is a faithful adaptation the best adaptation? Gillian Flynn's novel is the mystery du jour, a missing person’s case fit for a pessimistic...

There has been a recent change within the discourse of film criticism: perhaps it is a symptom of the internet generation that allows everyone to have a voice, to be a critic; perhaps it is an attempt to push...

Starlet of the 71st Academy Awards in 1999, Shakespeare in Love is a film that offers comedy, heartfelt sincerity and some brilliant performances. Tom Stoppard and Marc Norman’s script leaps off the screen...

The future of the superhero film suddenly looks a whole lot shakier. This article was going to begin with all the exciting ways the genre is branching out with more niche characters and directors like James...

The internet went to town following Warner Bros.' announcement that two-time Academy Award winner Ben Affleck, aged 41, is to be the new Bruce Wayne in Batman vs. Superman/Man of Steel 2. Social networks were...