Ben Affleck

‘Air’ an engrossing chronicle of Nike’s side of the legendary MJ deal

“Air” (Amazon Prime) cleverly and crisply chronicles Nike’s 1984 signing of Michael Jordan to the now-legendary basketball shoe contract. It’s not a chronicle of Jordan

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Affleck, de Armas keep ‘Deep Water’ from sinking

The sex appeal of Ana de Armas and the brooding charisma of Ben Affleck take center stage in “Deep Water” (Hulu), an adaptation of Patricia

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‘Jersey Girl’ (2004) a cute but generic fatherhood dramedy

After five Viewaskewniverse films (the ones that have Jay and Silent Bob in them), Kevin Smith goes mainstream with “Jersey Girl” (2004). It’s a cute

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‘Jay and Silent Bob’ make a fan-pleasing ‘Reboot’ (2019)

Despite Brodie (Jason Lee, reprising his “Mallrats” role) explaining the difference between remakes and reboots, “Jay and Silent Bob Reboot” (2019) will do little to

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‘Clerks II’ (2006) explores quiet tragedy of endless ennui

Twelve years after “Clerks,” the clunkiness is gone from Kevin Smith’s direction and editing, which are now as polished as the romantic comedy in the

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Smith gives a dogged effort in ambitious ‘Dogma’ (1999)

I’m in a position to provide two perspectives, two decades apart, on “Dogma” (1999). In a 2001 review, I called “Jay and Silent Bob Strike

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Smith keeps indie vibe with emotional ‘Chasing Amy’ (1997)

In his four 1990s films, writer-director Kevin Smith challenges himself more each time. So while it’s up for debate whether “Chasing Amy” (1997) is his

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No soph slump for Smith with hilarious ‘Mallrats’ (1995)

“Mallrats” (1995) was ahead of its time because of writer-director Kevin Smith’s embracing of geek culture (which was, of course, his own culture). The film

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Snyder’s ‘Justice League’ beefs up Steppenwolf, DCEU

As with “Superman II,” we now have two versions of “Justice League.” But in this case, the differences are much vaster; in fact, the 2017

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‘The Way Back’ puts on full-court press of emotions

Ben Affleck is less interested in playing Batman nowadays and more interested in roles like fallen small-town hoops hero Jack Cunningham in “The Way Back,”

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