Ben Murchison

Ben Murchison
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Ben Murchison is a regular contributor for TV and Movies. He’s that guy that spends an hour in an IMDb black hole of research about every film and show he watches. Strongly believes Buffy the Vampire Slayer to be the best show to ever exist, and that Peaky Blinders needs more than 6 episodes per series. East Carolina grad, follow on Twitter and IG @bdmurchison.

Dead to Me Series Premiere Review: The Dark Comedy is Very Much Alive

Written by Ben Murchison Dealing with traumatic loss and grief can cause someone to let their guard down and latch on to whatever person can...

‘Someone Great’ Review: Gina Rodriguez’s New Comedy is Something Special

Review by Ben Murchison There is nothing unique about a girls night out film, even one packaged within a romantic comedy, but Someone Great isn’t...

The Highwaymen Review: A Fresh Perspective of a Famous Story

Written by Ben Murchison During the 1930’s, in what was coined the Public Enemy era, many famous organized crime gangsters rose to fame, and perhaps...

Triple Frontier Review: An Exciting Premise That Doesn’t Deliver on its Potential

Written by Ben Murchison Triple Frontier tells the story retired Special Forces operatives that seize an opportunity to use their skillset to their own benefit...

Whiskey, Bullets & A Red Right Hand: 5 Reasons to Binge Peaky Blinders

Written by Ben Murchison Anytime someone asks me for a recommendation of a new show to watch, I smile and quickly make my pitch for...

Review: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind – A Strong Directorial Debut for Chiwetel Ejiofor

Written By Ben Murchison Based on the memoir of the same name, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind is available on Netflix and tells the...

Review: Netflix’s Paddleton – The Game Isn’t Real but the Emotion Is

Written by Ben Murchison Paddleton is an eccentric buddy comedy on Netflix that is packaged within a deeply emotional transition for both of its main...

Polar: A Polarizing Movie That is Overkill in the Best Way

Written by Ben Murchison Sometime between watching Johnny Knoxville chase a line of coke with champagne and Viagra while a half-naked woman slo-mo emerges from...

1999 Movie-versaries: She’s All That

1999 was a big year for movies. It was the year that The Matrix's slow-motion bullet influenced action movies for years to come. It...

The Ranch: Part 6 is Not What We Signed Up For

Written by Ben Murchison Executive Producer and star of the Netflix original The Ranch, Ashton Kutcher had a difficult task facing him as the successful...

Review: Narcos: Mexico – The First Episode Sets up Another Brutal Battle

By Ben Murchison As Scoot McNairy narrates the opening minutes of the new season of Narcos, it would be easy to lose the weight of...

The Kindergarten Teacher: Maggie Gyllenhaal Shines in the Titular Role

There's nothing like the classic mid-life crisis; people get to a period in their lives where they start to reflect on and scrutinize all...

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