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Arts

In theaters this weekend: A 1950s romantic drama and 'The Accountant 2'

5:05am April 24, 2025

Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi and Will Poulter star in the drama On Swift Horses, while Ben Affleck reprises his role as a money-laundering expert in the action thriller The Accountant 2.

Arts

No substance, just 'Air'

5:00am April 05, 2023

by Aisha Harris

Ben Affleck directs a movie that tries (and fails) to squeeze dramatic tension out of the origins of the Air Jordan. Matt Damon and Viola Davis star in this soulless dramatization.

National

After Ben Affleck Scandal, PBS Postpones 'Finding Your Roots'

9:54am June 26, 2015

by Sam Sanders

The show came under fire after leaked emails revealed that the actor asked the show to hide the fact that one of his ancestors owned slaves.

In Gone Girl, Ben Affleck stars as a husband under scrutiny following his wife's disappearance.

Arts

Affleck: 'Gone Girl' Was Freeing, And 'Batman' Will Be No 'Daredevil'

9:16pm October 04, 2014

by NPR Staff

Ben Affleck says playing a character shrouded in suspicion was liberating, because "likability was sort of thrown out of the window." He also looks back on where his career began: Voyage of the Mimi.

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