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Jacked In Reviews ‘Wicked Little Letters’ (2024)

Posted on March 15, 2024March 15, 2024 by jackedinmovies

Thea Sharrock’s Wicked Little Letters, a movie that is British from head to toe, so what better place to experience it, than in the establishment that champions the sub-genre… Tyneside Cinema.

Showcasing actual events, “this story that is more real than you think”. Set in 1920s Sussex, in the town of Littlehampton, we follow the well-to-do Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and her authoritarian father, Edward Swan (Timothy Spall). And it seems Edith has been receiving some abusive letters as of late.

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Jacked In Reviews ‘The Iron Claw’ (2023)

Posted on February 21, 2024February 22, 2024 by jackedinmovies

The pillars surrounding the screen at Tyneside Cinema provides the perfect opening, as a black and white man comes into focus, (seemingly) pummelling someone within an inch of their life inside the wrestling ring – before using his signature move, The Iron Claw. However, the intensity in the fighter’s eyes isn’t that of passion for the craft… but an obsession.

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Jacked In Reviews ‘Aldbrough’ (2023)

Posted on September 28, 2023September 28, 2023 by jackedinmovies

Gail Smith’s Aldbrough gives us a grainy, 8mm window into the past with archive footage of a town long gone.

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Jacked In Recommends ‘Girl in the Picture’ (2022)

Posted on July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 by jackedinmovies

After the body of a young woman is found by the authorities, they discover she has left behind a son and a man claiming to be her husband. However, not only was the victim using an alias but the more law enforcement looks into who this person actually was, the more things start to unravel like an unimaginable nightmare.

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Jacked In Recommends ‘The Tinder Swindler’ (2022)

Posted on February 9, 2022February 9, 2022 by jackedinmovies

Swipe left, swipe right, left, right, left, left, right- IT’S A MATCH!.. Sound familiar?

Tinder is one of the most common apps used when it comes to dating these days and it’s fair to say, those who have had dates from dating apps, all have their stories to tell, both good and bad. But, what if one day you match with a guy that looks like he’s absolutely loaded, asks you to meet him in a 5-star hotel, then proceeds to take you on a trip abroad via his private jet the very next day?!

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