As you literally cannot have failed to notice, Ben ‘look what a nice beard I’ve got’ Affleck has just been cast as the new Batman in Warner Bros’ three thousandth reboot of everyone’s favourite neurotic detective gimp. We spectacularly failed to predict this. But could his CV offer some clues to other actors who’d be… well, Battier? We’ve delved into the depths of Ben’s IMDb to decide which of his costars would do a better job.

We’re still not buying any Nespresso off him.

Matt Damon makes an early bid for Oscar glory in Promised Land, a gentle yet compelling drama about a small farming town facing an economic and industrial meltdown. While the financial difficulties faced by its characters will resonate with a lot of people, it feels a little out of date and we never get a sense of why this particular story is being told now.

All you need to know about who’s been cast in what…

Ben Affleck accused of anti-Iranian propoganda.

Ben Affleck is the name on everybody’s lips this week after the phenomenal success of Argo at the 85th Academy Awards. But what do you really know about the critically acclaimed director? Not a lot past that scathing Team America song, we’ll bet…

It’s the only news to bother reading today really.

Argo goes platinum, and Zero Dark Thirty follows closely behind.

The Nutmeggers are pissed with Spielburg. But who are they and why are they angry?

A poster has been designed by Olly Moss commemorating 85 years of the Oscars.