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Tell the truth…or at least your version of it. After the assassinations of his brothers John and Robert, Massachusetts senator Ted Kennedy (Jason Clarke) is the most prominent living member of the prestigious Kennedy family. It is 1969, and Ted is coming up on the end of his six-year senate term and turning attention […]
Read More Chappaquiddick: Movie Man JacksonWith the recent trailer drop of the new Superfly movie, now is as good of a time as ever to view what has inspired it. Time to step into the Cadillac Eldorado and revisit the original, 1972 offering of Super Fly. THE STORY: Youngblood Priest (Ron O’Neal) lives large in the Rotten Apple that is New York […]
Read More What to Watch: Super Fly (1972)The thought is always better than the reality. From an early age, Melinda (Taraji P. Henson) has been known as vengeful and combustible woman who’s completely aware of this fact. One day in college, her hot exterior begins to be melted by Robert (Lyriq Bent), an engineer hoping to strike it big with the invention […]
Read More Tyler Perry’s Acrimony: Movie Man JacksonSo…this is what I have to look forward to in my city in 27 years? Columbus, Ohio—or much of the world for that matter—has dropped precipitously in regards to quality of life. Most, like Wade Watts (Tye Sheridan) live in slum stacks, tightly-compacted RV-like homes placed on top of each other. How do you escape […]
Read More Ready Player One: Movie Man JacksonDo the right thing and play by the rules. This is the paraphrased mantra coming from his father that Harold Soyinka (David Oyelowo) has lived by. The Nigerian immigrant has set up shop in Chicago, married to Bonnie (Thandie Newton) and working for a pharmaceutical company called Promethium. It is run by his arrogant college […]
Read More Gringo: Movie Man JacksonAll myths have foundations in reality. Lara Croft (Alicia Vikander) is that archetypal twenty-something without a plan. She lives her days making due as a bike courier in East London and staying in shape at the local gym. Her life was thrown into disarray seven years ago when her father, Richard (Dominic West), disappeared during […]
Read More Tomb Raider: Movie Man JacksonSimon says to love oneself. High school senior Simon Spier (Nick Robinson) lives a great life by his own admission. He has the care of a wonderful father (Josh Duhamel), mother (Jennifer Garner), and sister Nora (Talitha Eliana Bateman). His friends are always there for him as well, be it his longest tenured ones in […]
Read More Love, Simon: Movie Man JacksonBecause you were home…again. A family of four—husband Mike (Martin Henderson), wife Cindy (Christina Hendricks), and their two children Luke (Lewis Pullman), and daughter Kinsey (Bailee Madison) are taking a road trip. But, this isn’t some road trip celebrating a life achievement or something good. Consider it a last hurrah of sorts. Mike and Cindy […]
Read More The Strangers: Prey at Night-Movie Man JacksonThe proud are the first to fall. In present-day Moscow, Russia, the Cold War still rages on in the shadows, and being proud isn’t going to win it. To win it, Russia has developed a “Sparrow” program, a program that teaches recruits how to draw information out of targets using the means of seduction. Dominika […]
Read More Red Sparrow: Movie Man JacksonDo not trust the process. Surgeon Paul Kersey (Bruce Willis) can’t have a much better life than he does. Living far away from the mess of inner-city Chicago, he spends his off days being a great father to his daughter, Jordan (Camila Morrone) and a great husband to wife, Lucy (Elisabeth Shue). There’s a lot […]
Read More Death Wish: Movie Man Jackson