Author Archives: Jack Poessiger

Hats off to Dwayne Johnson, he’s evolved into an actor… Oh sure he’s made movies before. But in SNITCH he goes beyond just walking through an action flick. He actually and believably ACTS! That’s not to say that this movie—which … Continue reading →

Finally the suspense is back at the Oscars! Sunday night’s 85th annual edition of Hollywood’s annual love fest is tighter than many of the stretched faces that’ll be on parade. We haven’t seen a slugfest like this in years. Like … Continue reading →

This just in… Movie industry tracker Deadline reports great news for fans of the critically acclaimed and box office hit SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK. Its director David O. Russell has tapped Jennifer Lawrence to star opposite Bradley Cooper, Christian Bale, Amy … Continue reading →

If you’ve seen the TV spots promoting A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD you pretty well know what this movie is all about… Namely 98 minutes of rolling gun battles, explosions, violence and car chases. All punctuated by semi-clever one-liners … Continue reading →

How far is too far? Should a film critic stray beyond the bounds of reviewing the movie itself and wage a verbal assault upon an actor’s persona as well? That’s what veteran New York Observer critic Rex Reed did in … Continue reading →

Hollywood’s advance tracking indicates there’s a strong interest in IDENTITY THIEF… If one can believe such stats then this laffer is hit-bound. What we’ve got here is a road trip comedy about regular guy Denver businessman Jason Bateman who’s forced … Continue reading →

It only stands to reason. The practice of airlines buying each other out makes for less competition and seat availability. Hence higher fares. Especially on routes on which they once competed for passengers. And there have been plenty of buyouts … Continue reading →

Let me preface my remarks by saying right upfront that SIDE EFFECTS is a solid psychological mind twister… Not a big movie by any means but an interesting assemblage of screen talent that holds you in suspense throughout the film’s … Continue reading →

With the new year upon us, comes another batch of forbidden fruit to keep you on the straight and narrow while cruising this great land of ours… *Like in Minnesota where it’s illegal to have sex with a live fish. … Continue reading →

The almighty Super Bowl is right around the corner… And with it comes its extraordinarily huge viewing audience. Especially given  the popularity of this year’s game featuring a duel between the two team’s head coach brothers. Then there’s America’s fascination … Continue reading →

BROKEN CITY is not a bad political crime thriller… There’s just not much here we’ve haven’t seen before. Cutting back on some of its R-rated soundtrack and trimming a few of its violent scenes a tad, would have made it … Continue reading →

As many of you may know next to my hobby of covering the movie scene and reviewing films, I’ve spent the past two decades as an independent travel agent… First with Abbey Road Travel in Overland Park and for the … Continue reading →

Remember watching the trailer for GANGSTER SQUAD last summer? One of its most memorable scenes showed goons with tommy guns positioned behind the huge screen at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre blasting audience members right through the screen. Well, that scene obviously … Continue reading →

The late night TV wars heat up tonight when ABC moves Jimmy Kimmel‘s popular midnight talkfest smack dab up against THE LATE SHOW with David Letterman and THE TONIGHT SHOW with Jay Leno at 10:35 p.m. Central. Should make for … Continue reading →

Following my story about CURRENT TV‘s sale yesterday to Al Jazeera I got some good laughs out of David Letterman‘s monologue last night in which he suggested new programming for the channel… They included ditties like Storage Jihad, Project Birka … Continue reading →

Vanity Fair raves that “Bill Murray gives a truly presidential performance” in HYDE PARK ON HUDSON… I agree. Only problem is, it overshadows the rest of the movie which seems to lose its focus and direction.

THE IMPOSSIBLE is one of the most powerful disaster stories I’ve ever seen… It’s the awe-inspiring tale of one family’s survival of the infamous 2004 tsunami.

With the newly announced purchase of Al Gore’s cable channel CURRENT TV by Al Jazeera, all eyes are now on Time Warner Cable. TWC is the nation’s second largest cable provider and provides the CURRENT TV channel to approximately 12.1 … Continue reading →