The Accountant 2 (what to expect)
Scorecard, Predator, New Pod
Alright picture this. It’s a Thursday afternoon (4pm to be exact), and New Mexico Drew is the youngest person by a lot in the theater for The Accountant 2. Walking out, he sees a man, a beautiful man, mid-80s, holding the door open. He hands NMD a green slip he thought he would never see in his lifetime. That’s right, he gave him a Cinemascore Audience Reaction Survey. He’s informed the rest of us that he will be insufferable from this day forward.
Concession Stand Scorecard: The Accountant 2
Watchlist Worthy: A new side of the Predator franchise
New Pod Drop: Josh and Eric get together for Sinners Spoilers
This week’s movie - The Accountant 2
Letterboxd Description:
Do you like puzzles?
When an old acquaintance is murdered, Wolff is compelled to solve the case. Realizing more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits his estranged and highly lethal brother, Brax, to help. In partnership with Marybeth Medina, they uncover a deadly conspiracy, becoming targets of a ruthless network of killers who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried.
Best Watched With
Your brothers, and action junkies.
End credit thoughts
If you're going into this expecting a great story, you're in the wrong franchise. Fans of The Accountant (2016) will tell you that the movie held up quite well for an action flick, but the story in the second installment gets sloppy. It's Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal's brotherly love story that makes this movie work.
We aren't positive on this, but we are fairly certain that Ben Affleck changed Christian Wolff's voice in the second movie. It was definitely a choice. Jon Bernthal brought his manic charm and his performance is the best of the cast.
The story between Bernthal and Affleck borrows from the buddy cop playbook but instead uses two lethal assassin brothers. The brothers’ interactions also brought more laughter than we were expecting and caused several grown men to chuckle out loud. Their story plus the action set pieces make this movie worth the watch.
The sequel builds directly off the first movie, and if you haven't seen it yet, we'd recommend watching that first. If you enjoyed the first Accountant film, you'll more than likely have a good time with this one. But as fun as the gunshots were in Dolby, this one can be streamed from home.
Predator: Badlands by Dan Trachtenberg
I love the Predator movie franchise - and if you can endure Predators running around LA, you should be game for this new movie. We finally get the misunderstood Predator’s (Do they even call themselves that? Or is that just the problematic name we gave them?) side of the story. This teaser doesn’t give us much, but Elle is giving us the creeps and there is sword fighting. Count me in.
-NMD
Letterboxd Description:
First hunt. Last chance.
Set in the future on a remote planet, where a young Predator, outcast from his clan, finds an unlikely ally in Thia and embarks on a treacherous journey in search of the ultimate adversary.
Also Directed by Dan Trachtenberg :
10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
Prey (2022)
SINNERS: A Spoilers Conversation #54
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Eric and Josh SPOIL the movie ‘Sinners’ in this episode so if you don’t want it to be spoiled, do not listen yet. Come back later.
They discuss their thoughts and impressions on the film 'Sinners,' starring Michael B. Jordan and directed by Ryan Coogler. Eric and Josh explore various aspects of the movie, including its character development, plot intricacies, and standout performances.
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