Review: Matt Damon and Ben Affleck Reunite for Police Caper The Rip, Set in a House Built of Money
Loosely based on a true story, The Rip tells the tale of a group of Miami cops who receive a tip about a stash house with millions of dollars of […]
Review: Strong Performances Elevate Matt & Ben at Jarvis Square Theater
Though their earliest acting credits date back to the 1980s, it’s hard to argue that 1997 wasn’t the true launch of Matt Damon’s and Ben Affleck’s careers. Both featured in […]
Review: Ben Affleck and On-Screen Brother Jon Bernthal Return for Action-Packed, Neurodivergent The Accountant 2
It’s been nearly ten years since director Gavin O’Connor (Warrior, Pride & Glory) and screenwriter Bill Dubuque brought us The Accountant, the curious story of Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck), who […]
Review: Matt Damon Teams Up with the Other Affleck for a Middling, Very Boston Heist Drama
For some, the best news about the new film starring Matt Damon and Casey Affleck, The Instigators, is that it’s not a sequel to their original pairing, the 2002 Gus […]
Review: Wartime Documentary Kiss the Future Centers Artists in Sarajevo Alongside U2
For the last couple of weeks, members of the band U2 and others connected to the documentary Kiss the Future (including producers Matt Damon and Ben Affleck) have been doing […]
Review: In The Flash, a Crowded Storyline, Cast and Sense of Nostalgia Overwhelm an Otherwise Interesting DC Comics Character Film
The truth is, the long-delayed solo film The Flash is one of the more enjoyable experiences I’ve had recently with a DC Comics character on the big screen, and it […]
Review: Nostalgic Nike Drama Air Chronicles the Story of Launching the Iconic Jordan Shoe
In the mid-1980s, Nike’s basketball shoe division was doing so poorly compared to Adidas and Converse that the company almost shut it down completely. They were struggling to find a […]
Review: Kevin Smith Gets Nostalgic in Clerks III, but Delivers More of a Clip Reel
I have a crystal clear memory of seeing the original Clerks at the 1994 Chicago International Film Festival. I’d heard some things about it after its premiere nine months earlier […]
Review: As a Movie You’ll Love to Hate, Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas Deliver in Deep Water
This one is bonkers. Top to bottom bonkers. More importantly, the return to movie-making by director Adrian Lyne (Fatal Attraction, 9 1/2 Weeks, Jacob’s Ladder), Deep Water) finds ways to […]
Review: The Batman Is a New Approach to a Classic Character, Grounded in Detective Work and the Price of Power
If you haven’t figured it out by now, filmmaker Matt Reeves knows what he’s doing. And probably without meaning to, he’s built an admirable career out of breathing new life […]
Dispatch: First Screenings at Chicago International Film Festival Feature Ties to City, State Plus Sneak Previews
The first full day of screenings at the Chicago International Film Festival features a number of impressive films ready to be discovered, including several with Chicago ties. From a thriller […]
Review: A Studio Mogul’s Career, Life and Influence Seems Endless (and Endlessly Impressive) in Laddie
Alan Ladd Jr. was born into show business, as a certain percentage of those who work in the film industry are. They use their familial connections to work their way […]