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  "id": 12978911,
  "title": "‘Animals’ Review: Ben Affleck Returns to the Director’s Chair for a Nasty, Compulsive Kidnapping Thriller",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/animals-review-ben-affleck-returns-to-the-directors-chair-for-a-nasty",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-08T23:05:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/animals-review-ben-affleck-1236906114/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "It’s for the best that “Animals,” actor Ben Affleck’s sixth outing behind the camera, is being released directly to Netflix — not that this slick, pacy serving of all-star pulp couldn’t or wouldn’t hold one’s attention in the multiplex. But ever since Affleck’s rousing, enjoyable political drama “Argo” won a Best Picture Oscar that it […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "‘Animals’ Review: Ben Affleck And Kerry Washington Fight A Lot In Netflix Kidnap Thriller That Is Stretched Too Thin",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/animals-review-ben-affleck-and-kerry-washington-fight-a-lot-in",
        "published": "2026-10-08T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hollywood Reporter",
        "title": "‘Animals’ Review: Ben Affleck Directs and Stars Opposite Kerry Washington in a Thriller Full of Juicy Elements That Should Be a Lot Tastier",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/animals-review-ben-affleck-directs-and-stars-opposite-kerry",
        "published": "2026-10-08T23:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IndieWire",
        "title": "‘Animals’ Review: Ben Affleck’s Tedious New Netflix Thriller Is Quite Literally Just Bad TV",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/animals-review-ben-afflecks-tedious-new-netflix-thriller-is-quite",
        "published": "2026-10-08T23:00:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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