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Leaving soon: ‘Dazed and Confused’ – back to the seventies on Peacock

!Featured, American Independent Cinema, Blu-ray, Comedy, Cult Movies, DVD, high school, Peacock, Streaming Movies, SVOD 09/23/2023 Sean Axmaker

Richard Linklater’s cinematic flashback captures a rich pageant of high school life, circa 1976, in a mere 100 minutes.

Casey Affleck in Ben Affleck's directorial debut

‘Gone Baby Gone’ – a Boston mystery on Paramount+

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Action, based on a novel, Blu-ray, DVD, Free, Hoopla, Mystery, Paramount+, Streaming Movies, SVOD 08/03/2023 Sean Axmaker

Ben Affleck made a confident and compelling directorial debut with his smart adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s mystery novel and his brother Casey Affleck stars.

What to stream: ‘Air’ on Prime Video, ‘The White House Plumbers’ on HBO Max, ‘Silo’ and Michael J. Fox on Apple TV+

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, based on a true story, drama, Max, Streaming Movies, What to Stream 05/12/2023 Sean Axmaker

Plus ‘A Small Light’ on Hulu and Disney+, ‘Queen Cleopatra’ and ‘The Mother’ on Netflix, ‘Saint Omer’ and sesaon 3 of ‘The Great’ on Hulu, and Anthony Mann and James Stewart on Criterion Channel.

‘Gone Girl’ – Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike in a deviously fun thriller on HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, based on a novel, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Max, neo-noir, psychological drama, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 02/09/2023 Sean Axmaker

David Fincher directs Gillian Flynn’s adaptation of her bestselling novel for the wickedly entertaining mix of murder mystery, psychological thriller, and savagely satirical portrait of a marriage soured into resentment and rebellion.

Last chance: ‘Argo’ – a stranger than fiction rescue tale on Netflix

!Featured, Academy Award, BAFTA winner, based on a true story, Blu-ray, caper, drama, DVD, Netflix, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 09/25/2022 Sean Axmaker

Ben Affleck directs and stars in this based-on-a-true-story drama of the rescue of American hostages in Iran that won the Oscar for best picture.

Last chance: ‘State of Play’ – political intrigue with Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck on Peacock

!Featured, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Netflix, Peacock, Politics, remake, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 08/21/2022 Sean Axmaker

Politics, journalism, and murder swirl through the American adaptation of the sharp, award-winning British mini-series, costarring Rachel McAdams and Jason Bateman.

‘Changing Lanes’ – Ben Affleck vs Samuel Jackson on HBO Max

!Featured, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Have You Seen...?, Max, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 12/14/2021 Sean Axmaker

Roger Michell, best known for his British period pieces and romantic dramas, directed this overlooked film that delves into anger management, revenge, and culpability.

Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill in Zach Snyder's 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'

‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ on HBO Max

Blu-ray, DVD, Max, On Demand, Streaming Movies, superheroes, SVOD 07/01/2020 Sean Axmaker

The smartest thing about Zach Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) is its revisionist take on the destruction that concluded his Superman reboot Man of Steel. After an unnecessary (but at least relatively brief) recap of the Batman story, we are plunged back into the battle but this perspective comes from the ground. […]