The Roundup with Jeff Stockton (Season 13 Round 8)

The end of Season 13 is slowly sneaking up and is now right around the corner with only six films to go. Here's The Roundup....

3. Box Office

Following the abysmal box office of the previous round, this round was big for the studio, even if it mostly consisted of Splinter Cell: Blacklist. At the other two films still ended up in the black.

2. Russell Crowe

I think it's safe to say that Russell Crowe is back to movie stardom. He's had a lot of success already for the studio previously, but this season he has had two well-regarded roles (Blind Faith and now What I Need To Do Is Survive), plus he has been announced as the star of a Skyrim film.

1. Splinter Cell: Blacklist

The Splinter Cell series has been around LRF since Season 2. It's been a good run featuring a few very good films, Blacklist included, and has cemented Tom Cruise's box office dominance.

3. Oscar Isaac

Based on his acting caliber and the prominent billing he received in the marketing material, I was expecting the film to give Oscar Issac more to do.

2. Sharlto Copley

On the flip side, I feel like Sharlto Copley was given too much to do in the film and his performance came off as a bit too over the top and unrestrained.

1. Splinter Cell: Blacklist

I liked Splinter Cell: Blacklist a lot, in fact I would put it right up there with Splinter Cell: Double Agent, so this film only winds up in the Bottom 3 because it is rumored to be the finale of the series.