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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘The Way Back’—A Long And Winding Road
Ben Affleck has been struggling with the demons of alcoholism for some time and has been quite public about it… Now he brings those deeply personal aspects of his life to the big screen in a story that in some … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Downhill’ Misses Mark
If you’re expecting a rip-roaring Will Farrell comedy, “DOWNHILL” is not for you… “DOWNHILL” instead is the Americanization of the 2014 Swedish thriller “FORCE MAJEURE” by Ruben Ostlund. What we end up with is a (somewhat) biting, dark dramedy that desperately … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Halloween’ Expands Gory Body Count
Slashing has come a long way in American movies… The bloodier the merrier! And let’s give credit where credit is due. John Carpenter first made it a cinematic horror stable some 40 years ago with his introduction of HALLOWEEN. And … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Life Of The Party’—Not So Much
I’ve been a fan of Melissa McCarthy‘s ever since she struck (box office) gold with BRIDESMAIDS… That’s not to say every movie that followed was on that same level. Matter of fact, her collaboration with husband/director Ben Falcone in 2014’s … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: ‘TULLY’—Love, Marriage, Motherhood—and Cynicism
From the soundtrack of TULLY… “Your 20s are great. But then the 30s come around the corner like a garbage truck at 5:00 a.m…….” That’s pretty well what you’re in for from director Jason Reitman‘s third collaboration with screenwriter Diablo … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘BATTLE OF THE SEXES’ Has Balls!
It’s the quintessential girls night out movie! Women will cheer and applaud as they did at our screening earlier this week. I’m talking about the sports dramedy BATTLE OF THE SEXES which relives the bombastic tennis match between young Billie … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: Acclaimed Director Christopher Nolan Succeeds with ‘DUNKIRK’
Can you imagine a superhero movie right smack in the midst of summer? And no, I’m not talking about masks, spider webs are pointed ears here. What you get with DUNKIRK is the true story of the nearly impossible battle … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: Gal Gadot OWNS ‘Wonder Woman’
DC Comics’ WONDER WOMAN has been around since the early 1940’s—way before Lynda Carter brought the character to television in 1975… That series aired through 1979. And Gal Gadot first exposed the character to the big screen in last year’s (so-so) … Continue reading
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New Jack City: More Non-Stops @ KCI – Who’s Kidding Whom?
Much as I favor a new, modern, single terminal at KCI… Don’t believe for a minute that we’ll see a noticeable uptick in arrivals and departures because of it. Does anybody actually think our international service beyond Toronto and Cancun will … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘ALIEN: COVENANT’—Acid-Dripping Beast(s) Shocker!
Director Ridley Scott’s 1979 space-age horror thriller ALIEN ranks as one of the most terrifying sci-fi shockers of all time… I remember literally jumping out of my seat during THAT scene—you know the one— where the beast bursts out of John … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: Marvel’s ‘Guardians’ to Rule Box Office
It’s that time again… The season of change from everyday movies to studio tentpoles. (Translation: Hollywood’s summer movie season is upon us!) For the past several years that high velocity popcorn timeframe has been ushered in by the latest Marvel … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: Jack Does ‘Star Wars’
The following is not a review… Think of it as more of a ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY overview. First off, bear in mind what we’re getting here is not only the big picture of the holiday season but a … Continue reading
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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: ‘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: ‘Alice’ Shines Through The Looking Glass
Disney’s sequel to its 2010 box office smash ALICE IN WONDERLAND is a visual extravaganza to behold… Now some six years later with ALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS the Mouse House taps back into the fertile imagination of Lewis … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Neighbors 2’–Haven’t We Been Here Before?
Why is it that sequels far too often disappoint? It shouldn’t have to be that way. But there are reasons for this unfortunate phenomena. Say a studio has a big blockbuster on its hands—maybe one they didn’t see coming. All … Continue reading
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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘The Jungle Book’–An Instant New Classic
Can the Disney empire do no wrong? Sure seems like it. With ZOOTOPIA still performing at the box office after six weeks in release, the Mouse House this weekend serves up yet another certified winner. Almost 50 years after Disney’s … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Midnight Special’—Riveting Supernatural Thriller
It’s not a big picture – what’s more, Wolfman Jack is nowhere to be found… Instead MIDNIGHT SPECIAL is a terrific supernatural thriller that plays intimately. Trouble is, not much can or should be given away in reviews of the film … Continue reading
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New Jack City: An Ode To KC’s ‘OZONER’ Drive-In Movies
Movie industry trade paper Variety called them Ozoners when the first Drive-In theater opened in Camden, NJ… That was back in 1933. And even though you couldn’t quite tell it by the thermometer this morning, Spring is just around the corner with two of … Continue reading
Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’—Tina Fey Goes to War
True story? Up to a point… WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT is based loosely on New York Times reporter Kim Barker‘s 2011 non-fiction book ‘The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan.’ Uh, very loosely. Because in real life Barker was a print journalist … Continue reading
