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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Hidden Figures’ Has the Right Stuff 

You can’t make up stuff like this… Yet just about everything about this movie is true. HIDDEN FIGURES is the fascinating, little known story behind America’s space race telling of how three spunky black women served as “The Brains behind … Continue reading

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Jack Goes Confidential: ‘Nocturnal Animals’—Quirky Dark Tale Of Love & Cruelty

The 2016 holiday movie season kicks off this weekend with a bizarre psychological tale of double-revenge… Think thriller with romantic eccentricities. The first CLUE? A weird opening sequence of overweight, middle-aged women performing  burlesque dances. My reaction: What have I gotten myself into? But … Continue reading

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New Jack City: Who’s On First?

Ever notice how much influence Southwest Airlines seems to have over local leaders these days? They sneeze and Kansas City’s movers and shakers are right there with the handkerchief—and a hardy Gesundheit. Okay, that may be slightly overstating our relationship … Continue reading

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New Jack City: (Motion) Picture Perfect Holidays

Welcome to Hollywood’s annual Bye-Week… It’s the week after Thanksgiving when the major studios pretty well release—NOTHING. It’s also the weekend before the first of the major Christmas releases hit local screens on December 9th. So it’s a good time to … Continue reading

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Jack Goes Confidential: Bryan Cranston At His Best As ‘THE INFILTRATOR’

What genius decided to release THE INFILTRATOR during Hollywood’s popcorn summer? It’s one of Bryan Cranston’s best screen roles yet and a true story to boot. Set in the mid-80’s THE INFILTRATOR tells the intriguing story of undercover U.S. Customs agent … 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

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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

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