8 days ago
Animals review – Ben Affleck’s dull Netflix thriller is lacking in bark and bite
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SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. The Guardian UK is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 8 Oct 2026, 23:00 UTC. The headline in use is “Animals review – Ben Affleck’s dull Netflix thriller is lacking in bark and bite”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
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Actor-director’s listless LA-set crime thriller makes for a surprisingly anonymous effort and one that feels very similar to many other, better films Ben Affleck has pushed through multiple Hollywood comebacks, at least one predicated on his facility behind the camera, directing Boston-based thrillers both artistically ambitious (Gone Baby Gone) and…
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Animals review – Ben Affleck’s dull Netflix thriller is lacking in bark and bite
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