Ben Affleck has been a mainstay of the screen for three decades, dating back to his days in “Dazed and Confused,” all the way up through his recent acclaimed turns in films like “The Last Duel.” But while Affleck has continued to work as an actor very consistently, it has been a full seven years since he stepped behind the camera to direct a film in the form of 2016’s unfortunate flop “Live by Night.” At long last though, Affleck is back with his latest directorial effort “Air,” which tells the story of how Nike created its legendary Air Jordan line of shoes around Michael Jordan, aka the greatest basketball player in the history of the game.
To put it simply, having Affleck back behind the camera is welcome.The film, which I caught at SXSW where its world premiere was held, does not necessarily focus on Michael Jordan, even
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