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New Jack City: Double-Dosing (Dipping?) On Political Ads
Let’s not kid one another… Major television media companies are still a great investment with their enormous holdings throughout the country. Sure there are ongoing signs of diminishing returns for TV stations as other delivery systems make inroads on local affiliates. … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’–I Wish
Did 2012’s original JACK REACHER screen adaptation really warrant a sequel? Depends on how one looks at it. I’ll get to that in a few graphs. In ‘JACK REACHER: NEVER GO BACK’ Tom Cruise returns as the former military officer … Continue reading
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New Jack City: ‘American Honey’ Stiffs; Is KC Ready For Its Close-Up?
There’s an old show biz saying that goes something like this… If people don’t want to see it—there’s no stopping them. I guess one could apply that expression to the latest feature motion picture to be partially filmed in Kansas City and … Continue reading
NEW JACK CITY: Jack Meets Up With ‘American Honey’
This is not really a movie review… But since AMERICAN HONEY filmed some of its scenes in Kansas City and Johnson County, I felt that I better touch on it—all 2:42 hours of it. First off, the basic story line … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: ‘The Accountant’—What You See ISN’T What You Get!
THE ACCOUNTANT is not who you think he is—or WHAT he appears to be… In one sense he’s an accounting specialist who offers savant-like skills with numbers to some of the world’s most dangerous outfits. His other side is one driven … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: Troubled ‘Girl On The Train’ Turns Obsessive Thrill-Ride
At first glance most fans of the genre will want to compare director Tate Taylor’s THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN to David Fincher’s modern marriage gone wrong thriller GONE GIRL… Well I’m here to tell you that THE GIRL ON THE … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: Cheap Laffs Tell Tale Of ‘Masterminds’
Have you ever wondered what happens to movies that seem to fall through the cracks? Like those productions greenlightedby a studio’s previous regime and then put on the back burner? Many of those titles end up going direct to video—or worse. … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: Denzel Washington Fronts ‘Mag 7’
Resurrecting a movie franchise after its final chapter made its debut some 44 years ago seems like a financial stretch by any definition… The original MANIFICENT SEVEN—the western remake of Akira Turosawa’s SEVEN SAMURAI—first rode across American screens in 1960. … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: ‘SNOWDEN’—NSA Abuse & Government Overreach
Just imagine… An espionage, bio-political thriller from controversial filmmaker Oliver Stone that’s actually fair and balanced. That’s what we have with SNOWDEN, the fascinating politically charged and heretofore untold personal story of Edward Snowden who blew the lid off National … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘SULLY’—The Untold Story You DIDN’T Know!
What a way to kick off the 2016 Fall Movie Season! SULLY is Hollywood’s dream pairing, making for a potential Oscar contender. Tom Hanks, coming off BRIDGE OF SPIES and CAPTAIN PHILLIPS, now taking the starring role of veteran pilot … Continue reading
New Jack City: Vacationing In America? Be Sure to Pack Toothbrush & HEAT!
Travel advisories are a common occurrence during these uncertain times… They’re usually issued by the U.S. State Department and deal with our safety when traveling to certain war-torn or disease ravaged areas around the globe. But times are a changin’…… It’s … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Hell Or High Water’—Texas Crime Thriller That Rocks!
I’ve said it many times before… The most frequent questions I get are, “What’s good at the movies?” and “What movie do you recommend?” The answer to both is, HELL OR HIGH WATER which opens in limited release this weekend. It’s not … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Florence Foster Jenkins’—Bizarre Flashback
Is there ANYTHING she can’t do? Probably not. In Meryl Streep’s latest cinematic opus she portrays delusional FLORENCE FOSTER JERKINS, a real life heiress who many consider to have been one of the world’s worst singers. Set in the mid 1940’s … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Sausage Party’— Taste The Raunch
In the mid-90’s the braintrust behind Pixar Animation Studios developed the concept of What If… What IF the toys we grew up with had a life of their own? A concept that would only become reality when we were not around. … Continue reading
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JACK GOES CONFIDENTIAL: ‘Suicide Squad’ Delivers—And then some!
I’ll be honest with you… I’ve never been much into superhero comics or the movies that have been based on them. But I did like DEADPOOL (a lot) this past February! Disney’s Marvel Studios seems to have the commercial lock on these … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: Matt Damon Same Old (Same Old) in ‘JASON BOURNE’
Was I too stoked about Matt Damon’s return to the Bourne franchise? Could be. So it was that Jason Bourne certainly ranked high on my Must-See list of summer movie fare. So if I come across negatively here, I sure … Continue reading
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New Jack City: Discouraged by Current Filmfare? There’s Hope!
Not into spandex sporting superheroes, animated fowl or fighters of paranormal nostalgia? Cheer up, Hollywood’s not forgotten you. Here are four movies set to open during the next month with adult tastes in mind. Upfront: ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE featuring the big screen debut of … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Ghostbusters’—The Action-Comedy Classic That DIDN’T Need A Reboot
Where’s the laugh track when you need it? At the GHOSTBUSTERS screening earlier this week mine was two rows behind me where a couple of older gals shrieked at just about every line coming off the screen. The rest of the audience … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates’—And A Better Screenplay
Remember WEDDING CRASHERS with Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn in 2005? THAT was a funny movie! Now fast-forward some 11 years to this week’s MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES—or as I like to think of it: ‘Wedding Crashers—Light’ Here loser … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: Wildly Weird ‘Swiss Army Man’–And Then Some
Get ready to take a walk on the wild side—of cinema that is. SWISS ARMY MAN is the strangest movie experience I’ve had in years. And while there is hardly any way to properly describe the film I’ll confess that I … Continue reading
