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Hard times don’t create heroes. It is during the hard times in which the “hero” within us is revealed. After saving the day yet again against The Underminer, little has changed for superheroes, who are still essentially barred from doing what they do best in the world. The Parr family of Bob/Mr. Incredible (Craig T. […]
Read More Incredibles 2: Movie Man JacksonThere’s a difference between getting out and being pushed out. Youngblood Priest (Trevor Jackson) wants the former. He’s risen from the tutelage of the legendary street runner Scatter (Michael K. Williams) to become Atlanta’s top drug dealer. Women who willingly know their place in Priest’s life are on each arm in Georgia (Lex Scott Davis) […]
Read More SuperFly (2018): Movie Man JacksonCan’t get this Upgrade in stores. In the future, technology is intertwined heavily with the average human life. Anything from cars to drones to cooking is automated and few think twice about it. One who does think about it is Grey (Logan Marshall-Green), a stay-at-home auto mechanic who keeps busy repairing and selling cars while […]
Read More Upgrade: Movie Man JacksonWhen writing about oneself, one should show no mercy. That’s the mantra Priest Toller (Ethan Hawke) has taken on. For an entire year, he’s committed to writing his innermost thoughts in a diary as a way of catharsis. Catharsis from the troubles he’s exposed to, which include, but are not limited to: A couple in […]
Read More First Reformed: Movie Man JacksonRiches to the conqueror. As things stand currently for the Graham family, they’re going through a lot with the recent passing of the eldest matriarch. However, to say all of them are filled with immense grief would be incorrect. For Annie (Toni Collette), specifically, the relationship she shared with her mother was lukewarm at best […]
Read More Hereditary: Movie Man JacksonAdrift at sea? A bad place to be. The 23-year-old Tami (Shailene Woodley), is an adventurer at heart. She’s left her San Diego home in an effort to explore the world, yet she doesn’t know how. Huge ambitions, but no waypoint to follow. That all changes when she’s introduced to Richard (Sam Claflin), an older […]
Read More Adrift: Movie Man JacksonTwo negatives make a positive. Getting dangerous close to the age of 30 is Rodney (Steve Olson). The loser is in a perpetual statis, having never held a job for more than six weeks and currently without one. He’s on the verge of getting evicted from his apartment. At least he’s got the love of […]
Read More Fishbowl California: Movie Man JacksonIt’s never too late to choose your own adventure. Every month, a foursome of best friends who met in college in Diane (Diane Keaton), Vivian (Jane Fonda), Sharon (Candace Bergen), and Carol (Mary Steenberger) get together for a Book Club. During it, they discuss what they just read as well as their everyday happenings as […]
Read More Book Club (2018): Movie Man JacksonScrew Deadpool, I’m only interested in Peter. After an unsuccessful attempt to convince James Cameron to speed up the process in making Avatar sequels, 20th Century Fox executive Wade Wilson (Ryan Reynolds) is ousted from his position. What does he do? He takes up babysitting, where he learns the fine art of child rearing from […]
Read More Deadpool 2: Movie Man JacksonYou know what they say about decades? A new one doesn’t begin until the final number in a year ends with a “1.” November 1990 saw the sequel to the super-popular Predator in Predator 2. With no Arnie, Carl Weathers, Jesse “The Body” Ventura, Shane Black, or epic handshake returning, the viewing populace seemed to […]
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