Our Friend

Our Friend

Black Bear Pictures etc.

November 16, 2019

Drama

DVD
C-

Things perked up a bit when Jason Segal started doing a romcom subplot from another universe.  Gabriela Cowperthwaite directed.

Manchester by the Sea

Manchester by the Sea

Amazon Studios etc.

January 23, 2016

Drama

DVD
D+

Boring plumber, pretty snow.  Kenneth Lonergan wrote and directed.

I'm Still Here

I'm Still Here

Magnolia Pictures

September 10, 2010

Mockumentary

DVD
D

Obnoxious.  Joaquin Phoenix and Casey Affleck play themselves and co-wrote, while Affleck directed.

Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone

Miramax and Disney?!

October 19, 2007

Mystery

DVD
D+

I didn't really care about the case or the detectives.  Director Ben Affleck (yes, brother of lead Casey) co-wrote the screenplay based on the Dennis Lehane novel.

A Ghost Story (2017)

A Ghost Story (2017)

A24

July 7, 2017

Romance

DVD
D

So slow-moving that there was a point (what felt like a few minutes) during a love scene when I thought either the characters had fallen asleep or the DVD had frozen.  David Lowery wrote and directed.