Ben Affleck Remakes ‘High and Low’ for the Algorithm

Ben Affleck's Animals is the ultimate nonevent

It would be a stretch to say that the release of a Ben Affleck movie ever qualified as an event. Even in the late 1990s and the early 2000s — the post-Good Will Hunting window during which he was most plausibly anointed for stardom — Affleck tended to be recklessly productive in a way that diluted his brand. Was Forces of Nature (1999) an event? Was Changing Lanes (2002) a big deal? Was there a lot of press surrounding Paycheck (2003)? I am purp…

Ben Affleck Remakes ‘High and Low’ for the Algorithm

Full disclosure: I watched Other Mommy back-to-back with Animals, and after the Jessica Chastain flick, I would have welcomed a punch to the face. So there's probably an element of relativity in my thoughts on Netflix's latest from Ben and... Read more...