Tag: J.K. Simmons

“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 courtroom battle in San Francisco (eerily conjuring the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma in recent headlines), will McBride prevail? Season 4 opens with a flashback to Billy McBride, narrowly escaping death by gunshot. Billy’s mental...

“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 legendary master (J. K. Simmons, in his best role since “Juno”). Fletcher is only interested in the best of the best students and hopes to find the next Charlie Parker, only to be continually disappointed. The sacrifices Andrew makes in order to please Fletcher...

Tag: J.K. Simmons

“Goliath” Season 4 (Finale)–Addiction

“The Accountant” – A Hidden Asset

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

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