Trisha Yearwood’s How Do I Live begins to play over the opening credits and we are met with two stoners watching the finale of Con Air. Straight away you know this movie is going to give Nicolas Cage fans everything they want (and then some). Continue reading “Jacked In Reviews ‘The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent’ (2022)”
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Jacked In Recommends ‘I Don’t Feel at Home in This World Anymore’ (2017)
Putting up with all the unfairness the world has dealt her, the last straw is finally reached for Ruth (Melanie Lynskey) after she is burgled. Desperate to escape this whirlpool of depression and for everyone to just stop being an a**hole, she decides to take matters into her own hands – with the help of her eccentric neighbour, Tony (Elijah Wood).
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Jacked In Recommends ‘24 Hour Party People’ (2002)
A semi-fictional tale of how Manchester’s alternative music scene was born as it follows the life of Factory Records founder, Tony Wilson (Steve Coogan) from 1979 – 1992. As well as some notable faces in music history, we get to see how one man was able to bring the world bands such as Joy Division, New Order and The Happy Mondays.
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Jacked In Recommends ‘Death Becomes Her’ (1992)
Death Becomes Her follows the toxic friendship of Madeline Ashton (Meryl Streep) and Helen Sharp (Goldie Hawn). After her latest Broadway performance, Madeline ends up stealing her friend’s fiancé, renowned plastic surgeon, Ernest Menville (Bruce Willis). Following years of competitive sabotage, this latest malicious act sends Helen on a downward spiral, both mentally and physically.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Jackass Forever’ (2022)
Originally starting as a series about a group of buddies carrying out stunts and pranks on each other, Jackass went on to spawn several feature films with bigger budgets that allowed these crazy individuals to take their antics to even greater heights. It’s fair to say Jackass certainly isn’t for everyone but love it or hate it, you know what you’re getting, and Jackass Forever certainly follows this tradition. Watching a bunch of people putting themselves in harm’s way for our amusement, what could be better?
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Jacked In Recommends ‘Super’ (2010)
Super follows the story of Frank Darbo (Rainn Wilson), a luckless fry cook who has literally only had two perfect moments in his entire life. One of which is when he married his wife, Sarah (Liv Tyler), a recovering drug addict.
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Jacked In Reviews ‘Licorice Pizza’ (2021)
Similar to Paul Thomas Anderson, Jacked In’s Jack has a massive appreciation for the vintage aesthetic. So, it’s only right that he viewed Anderson’s latest feature, Licorice Pizza, on 35mm for another classic experience at Newcastle upon Tyne’s Tyneside Cinema.
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Jacked In Recommends ‘Don’t Look Up’ (2021)
Based on real events… That haven’t happened… Yet. Don’t Look Up tells the story of two minor league astronomers, Dr Randall Mindy (Leonardo DiCaprio) and Kate Dibiasky (Jennifer Lawrence), who make the startling discovery that there’s a meteor the size of Mount Everest and it’s heading straight for earth. Continue reading “Jacked In Recommends ‘Don’t Look Up’ (2021)”
Jacked In Recommends ‘The Santa Clause’ (1994)
A movie responsible for a generation of adults spelling Santa Claus wrong, we have The Santa Clause. The story follows Scott Calvin (Tim Allen), a work-driven, divorcé, spending Christmas eve with his 6-year-old son, Charlie (Eric Lloyd), who is starting to question his belief in good ol’ Saint Nick.
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Jacked In Recommends ‘Klaus’ (2019)
After being labelled as the postal academy’s worst employee, Jesper (Jason Schwartzman) is reassigned to a frozen town just above the Arctic Circle, known as Smeerensburg. However, the low temperature isn’t the only icy thing about this town Continue reading “Jacked In Recommends ‘Klaus’ (2019)”
Behind The Scenes of Sam Raimi’s ‘Army of Darkness’
Travelling back in time, far away from the intimate cabin in the woods setting, we have Army of Darkness AKA Evil Dead III. Now in a much more open (and medieval) world, this film took things to the next level. Giving us deadites by the hundreds, effects that completely trumped its predecessors, not to mention, going completely slapstick with the franchise in the best way possible.
Given the stories from the goings-on behind the camera for the previous two Evil Dead movies, it’s no surprise that this larger production had its own fair share of difficulties as well as interesting tales to tell. From a main cast member losing eleven pounds in one day to studio interference which led to the movie’s ending having to be completely reshot, we’ll be taking a look at behind the scenes for the third instalment to the Evil Dead franchise. . . Groovy.
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Jacked In Recommends ‘Eighth Grade’ (2018)
We follow the life of Kayla (Elsie Fisher), a social pariah who is in the process of completing Eighth Grade.
A vision brought to the big screen by comedian Bo Burnham, this coming-of-age story feels like a genuine representation for the youth of today Continue reading “Jacked In Recommends ‘Eighth Grade’ (2018)”