Tag: J.K. Simmons

Juror #2–Trial by Fire or Twelve Angry Men?

Written by Diana Paul on January 27, 2025. Posted in movie reviews.

In this latest Clint Eastwood movie (2024), we see the jury selection process for the trial of a brutal murder of an abused young woman, Kendall Carter (Francesca Eastwood). After an odious fight with her abusive boyfriend, James Sythe (Gabriel Basso of “The Night Agent”) in a local bar, Kendall is found dead, bloodied and...

“Goliath” Season 4 (Finale)–Addiction

Written by Diana Paul on October 5, 2021. Posted in movie reviews, Television reviews. 2 Comments on “Goliath” Season 4 (Finale)–Addiction

In this final season of Goliath we again see the still down-and-out “lemon lawyer” Billy McBride (Billy Bob Thornton) take on a giant corporation. This time it is an opioid mega-corporation, Zax Pharmaceuticals, and its billionaire CEO, George Zax (J.K. Simmons). In a fierce and lurid...

“The Accountant” – A Hidden Asset

Written by diana on April 3, 2017. Posted in movie reviews. 4 Comments on “The Accountant” – A Hidden Asset

The Accountant is a 2016 action thriller starring Ben Affleck

“Whiplash”—Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum

Written by diana on December 8, 2014. Posted in movie reviews. 3 Comments on “Whiplash”—Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum

Whiplash For lovers of jazz music and of stories dealing with young artists trying to find their way, this 2014 movie has it all. A young drummer, Andrew Neyman (Miles Teller) is accepted into Shaffer Conservatory, one of the best music schools in the country and yearns for the approval of Terence Fletcher, the school’s intimidating and...

Tag: J.K. Simmons

Juror #2–Trial by Fire or Twelve Angry Men?

“Goliath” Season 4 (Finale)–Addiction

“The Accountant” – A Hidden Asset

“Whiplash”—Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum

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