The Top 10 Action Movies of the Decade (2010-2019)

The 2010’s were quite the time to be an action fan. Along with horror, it feels like the one genre that sort of did redefine what was visually possible, and perhaps as important, what we should demand often as fans. There was something for everyone, whether that was big, sweeping set-pieces, or more contained, intimate […]

The Purge: Election Year-Movie Man Jackson

I’m fairly certain our original Founding Fathers didn’t pass the Second Amendment for this particular purpose. Two years after stopping himself from taking vengeance on Purge Night, Sergeant Leo Barnes (Frank Grillo) now finds himself as head of security for Senator Charlie Roan (Elizabeth Mitchell) in Washington, D.C. Roan has pledged, if elected as the next […]

Movie Man Jackson looks at: 2014 Music in Movies (Part 2)

Continuing with the series, today comes Part 2. Again, this is not a comprehensive list, just of things I have seen. Let me know what I have missed or need to hear below! For Part 1, click here: No Courage Without Fear/Navigating the Beach, from Edge of Tomorrow Even though it still sounds great now, honestly, […]

The Purge: Anarchy: Movie Man Jackson

“It’s my right! Granted to me! By the new Founding Fathers!” When the crazies are able to play, you best stay away. Why are they able to play? A little event known as The Purge. The next installment of this franchise goes back to Los Angeles a few moments before the yearly American tradition, in which all crime—including […]

The Purge: Anarchy (trailer): Movie Man Jackson Analysis

Come June 20th, audiences will attempt to survive the night again with The Purge: Anarchy, a sequel to The Purge. This short 1:35 trailer takes us right back into the event of The Purge, a 12 hour time frame in which all crime and lawlessness is legal. Unlikely as it sounds, in the future crime and […]