Film & TV

Film Review: ‘Ben Is Back’: The Ravages of Opioid Addiction

Save
Mark Jackson
Updated:
R | 1h 43min | Drama | 7 December 2018 (USA)

Seems like only yesterday that I sat on the Manhattan Class Company stage with “Ben Is Back” director Peter Hedges and casting director Bernie Telsey at a theater company meeting, doing various acting-craft warmups. That was 20 years ago. And here I am, writing reviews about Peter’s latest film. Life is strange.

Mark Jackson
Mark Jackson
Film Critic
Mark Jackson is the chief film critic for The Epoch Times. In addition to film, he enjoys martial arts, motorcycles, rock-climbing, qigong, and human rights activism. Jackson earned a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Williams College, followed by 20 years' experience as a New York professional actor. He narrated The Epoch Times audiobook "How the Specter of Communism is Ruling Our World," available on iTunes, Audible, and YouTube. Mark is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved film critic.
twitter
Related Topics