This week, Jack’s back in Edward Zwick’s 2016 franchise-killer Jack Reacher: Never Go Back. Is this a feature-length TV pilot in disguise? Can we feel the absence of Christopher McQuarrie? What’s the best time to go make a snack?
Unanswered Questions:
- Does Reacher work as a hero when he’s integrated with his community?
- What is the metaphorical significance of The Hunter?
- Does the Reacherverse properly interrogate the responsibility of the military to civilian society, and vice-versa?
Further reading:
- Numb3rs
- Slap Bet
- “‘Hidden Figures’ Star Aldis Hodge, Painter Harmonia Rosales to Debut Collab Works at L.A. Art Show”
- Alan Ritchson
- The Last Star In Hollywood Definitive List Of Tom Cruise Films
- The Last Star In Hollywood: Production Schedule
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