Films featuring
Casey Affleck

The Assassination of Jesse James (2007)

Tuesday, March 4th, 2008

Folks sometimes take me for a nincompoop on account of the shabby first impression I make.

If one had no other reference with regards to the American West, they might gather from this movie that Jesse James’ notoriety came from his ability to talk people to death. Well, most of the jaw-jackin’ in this movie comes from the titular coward, but there is no shortage of talk and a relative dearth of the gunplay that one expects from a typical horse opera.

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Gone Baby Gone (2007)

Monday, February 25th, 2008

My priest says shame is God telling you what you did was wrong.

All of the reflexive Ben Affleck haters reading this will probably take heart that he appears nowhere on screen during this movie and should be further gratified that he seems to have a real future behind the camera. As a director, he seems to have a sure but almost unnoticeable hand while filming this adaptation of the novel by Mystic River author Dennis Lehane.

Gone Baby Gone

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Director:  | Released:  | 141 min. | Rated:  | Genres: