Tag Archives: Casey Affleck

Film review | Tower Heist – Bolshy Ben takes class war to the penthouse floor

A bunch of working stiffs team up with a petty crook to take down the Wall Street swindler who has robbed them of their retirement fund in Tower Heist, a timely action-comedy caper whose undertow of blue-collar bitterness and anger … Continue reading

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The Killer Inside Me | Casey Affleck reveals the dark heart of a murderous cop

On the surface, Casey Affleck’s 1950s Texas deputy sheriff Lou Ford appears to be a courteous, amiable, thoroughly decent small-town cop, yet the protagonist of the pitch-black film noir thriller The Killer Inside Me is in reality a psychopathic, chillingly … Continue reading

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Couch Potato Ponders | How would the film industry differ if lying didn’t exist?

The Ricky Gervais movie The Invention of Lying is the reason why I’m asking this question. This film is set in a world where everybody tells the truth, and sheds a very witty and clever light on the way our … Continue reading

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News Hound | Mel Gibson has very officially lost the plot (again and again and again)

News Hound sniffs around the back alleys of the internet to bring you the latest showbiz news – so you don’t have to get your paws dirty… Mel Gibson is hardly known as a saint, what with his history of … Continue reading

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News Muse – From hero to zero: the rapper formerly known as the actor Joaquin Phoenix

It started last October with Joaquin Phoenix’s shock announcement that he was retiring from acting to pursue a music career: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video (Is it just me, or does the man … Continue reading

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