Jacked In Recommends ‘The King of Staten Island’ (2020)

Judd Apatow’s The King of Staten Island follows the life of local islander, Scott (Pete Davidson), a wannabe tattoo artist who spends most of his days smoking weed on his mother’s couch. Battling depression after the passing of his firefighter father, Scott tries his best to navigate his way through life. Continue reading “Jacked In Recommends ‘The King of Staten Island’ (2020)”

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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23 Batman Movie Moments You’ll Never Forget

Over the years we’ve had many interpretations of Batman, his villains, Gotham city and just the whole aesthetic of the movies in general. From camp to dark, corny to realistic and each feature has come with its fair share of memorable moments, from the vigilante himself and his infamous foes.

However, some scenes certainly stay with audience members more than others. Whether it be convenient cans of spray used to warn off aquatic predators, a Batmobile that can drive up walls, a real-life hospital destruction mishap that totally paid off or something as simple as an introduction by The Dark Knight himself.

So, with that, we will be looking at those particular moments from The Caped Crusader’s history, that you’ll never forget – from the badass to the outright ridiculous… Holy Memorable Movie Moments, Batman!

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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 Reviews ‘The Batman’ (2022)

As we tour Gotham city on a dark, rainy night accompanied by a gritty narration announcing it’s “October 31st”, you can’t help but feel like you’re within the pages of Frank Miller’s The Dark Knight Returns.

“They think I’m hiding in the shadows… But I am the shadows.”

Shortly after this, we’re met with the Mayor of Gotham City, who meets his fate – in quite a brutal fashion – at the hands of our main antagonist, The Riddler (Paul Dano) and with that, we get straight into it.

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Jacked In Recommends ‘Whiplash’ (2014)

Whiplash follows the story of nineteen-year-old, aspiring drummer, Andrew Neiman (Miles Teller), in his first year at Shaffer Conservatory of Music – one of the best music schools in the United States. Andrew is dedicated to his craft and yearns to be the greatest drummer the world has ever seen. It’s not long before his skills are recognized by one of the most revered teachers in the school, Terence Fletcher (J.K. Simmons).

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Jacked In Recommends ‘Willow’ (1988)

Willow Ufgood (Warwick Davis) is a Nelwyn, born into the simple life of farming, with aspirations of one day, becoming a great sorcerer. After being passed up time and time again for the opportunity to be the High Nelwyn’s apprentice, it seems Willow’s dream… will remain just that.

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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 Recommends ‘The Father’ (2020)

Based on Florian Zeller’s play of the same name, The Father tells the story of Anthony (Anthony Hopkins), who is trying to hold on to independence in his advancing years. The world around him becomes confusing as Anthony’s mind begins to deteriorate, all the while his daughter Anne (Olivia Colman) tries her best to care for him.

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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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