Author Archives: Jack Poessiger

You never know… Little did I suspect I’d get all of the opinions and comments – not just here on KCC – but from friends and acquaintances who read yesterday’s “Jack Gets Propositioned” story and contacted me afterwards. The outcome … Continue reading →

I’ve been sitting on this little personal story for awhile… Earlier this summer during a party at a friend’s place, an acquaintance took me aside for a private conversation. He said that he wanted to fix me up with this … Continue reading →

Normally the weekend after Labor Day is a wash-out at the movies… That’s not the case this year thanks to CBS FILMS’ new melodrama THE WORDS acquired at the Sundance Film Festival. The movie marks a 180 degree turn for … Continue reading →

The Boulevard Drive-In theater has enjoyed a buffo summer… It also marked its first season in which the movies were shown through the ozoners new 4K digital projection system. And this Saturday, September 8th, add another first to the Boulevard … Continue reading →

It’s not often that that I review a made to order chick flick… However CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER in a strange sort of way seems to go the extra mile. No, it doesn’t have a Jennifer Aniston or Jennifer Garner—or … Continue reading →

They’re the Bondurant Brothers and in their own mind they’re indestructible… Brothers Tom Hardy, Jason Clark and Shia LaBeouf protecting and defending their turf, honor and alcohol. This is LAWLESS, the bloody new prohibition drama set during the depression era … Continue reading →

The ever opportunistic Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority thrives on promotional hooks for Sin City… And this time they’ve found the royal prize by tying its infamous What Happens in Vegas-Stays In Vegas moniker to the desert paradise’s latest … Continue reading →

End of summer for movie studios usually means rolling out movies that may have been in the can for awhile… Translation: Not necessarily their A-titles. Take this week’s action-comedy HIT AND RUN, written, co-directed and starring Dax Shepard. You may … Continue reading →

Remember a few weeks back when Channel 9‘s slot on Time Warner was temporarily replaced by the Hallmark movie channel? That’s kind of how I felt when sitting down earlier this week to view THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN. … Continue reading →

Comedy director Jay Roach has a big rep to live up to… He’s the kingpin behind such laffers like MEET THE FOCKERS and AUSTIN POWERS. Now Roach sets his sights on political satire,  sparing no one in the process. Everything … Continue reading →

You’re a stranger to the Bourne franchise?   Good luck keeping up with this latest chapter in the spy thriller series. You’d best at least view 2007’s BOURNE ULTIMATUM before venturing into THE BOURNE LEGACY this weekend. Because the backstory … Continue reading →

Call it a milestone, but audiences are loving it… Director Seth MacFarlane‘s raunchy comedy TED with Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis – which hit theaters five weeks ago – crossed the magic $200 million mark this weekend.

Paranoid? This one could put you over the top. Philip K. Dick‘s classic sci-fi short story, ‘We Can Remember It For You Wholesale,’ which you probably know better as Paul Verhoeven‘s TOTAL RECALL, now reboots and upgrades with new technological … Continue reading →

With all the bad news abound— heat, drought, midnight movie massacre – and some would even suggest, the London Olympics—it’s time to bring back one of my favorites: The Name Game… Consider it my tip of the hat (or flash … Continue reading →

Lately movies seem to be taking the brunt of the blame for acts of violence… The latest example being of course, last weekend’s suburban shooting Denver incident that occurred at Cinemark’s Century 16 complex with the fingers being pointing at … Continue reading →