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.

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...

Trailer Reaction: Why The Creed II Trailer is One of the Best of 2018

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u22BXhMu4tI I grew up on the Rocky franchise. I thought it was absolutely brilliant to extend it the way they did -- with Stallone as...

Review: The Performances Outshine All Else in White Boy Rick

There are plenty of instances of films that are loosely based on a true story taking tremendous liberties and exaggerating details to make a...

Review: Viewer Be Warned Amazon Prime’s ‘Forever’ Requires Patience

As Amazon began to play the second episode of the new Maya Rudolph and Fred Armisen comedy, Forever, my first instinct was to look...

Mayans M.C. Revs Things Up With An Explosive Debut

Executives at FX were reportedly looking for how they could continue to cash in on the popularity of Sons of Anarchy before that show...

Review: Ozark Season 2 Starts Just as Dark and Brutal as Ever

Jason Bateman scored big with the ability to not only star in but also direct several episodes of this series created by Bill Dubuque...

A-X-L Review: It’s Been Done Before, and Better

Sometimes I go into movies with such low expectations that I come away surprised at how much I really enjoyed a film, Solo: A...

Alpha Review: It’s a YES From Me, Dog

There is a long history of dog-related movies doing well at the box office: Turner & Hooch, Marley & Me, A Dog’s Purpose, John...

A Prayer Before Dawn: A True Story Without Redemption

A Prayer Before Dawn is a narrative film, but it plays more like a documentary—which is just the style of director Jean-Stéphane Sauvaire. It...

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