Jack Reacher

Nick Petrie's Hero In 'burning Bright

... January 20, 2017 — 8:51 AM EST. G. P. Putnam's Sons. 429 pp. $26. Reviewed by David Martindale. Nick Petrie's Burning Bright and his still-new series character, Peter Ash, an Afghanistan and Iraq veteran with a knack for finding trouble, recalls the great Lee Child and two-fisted Jack Reacher. Burning Bright is the second novel featuring Ash. He made his debut last year in The Drifter. Emblazoned across the cover of Burning Bright is a ringing endorsement from Child himself: "Lots of characters get compared to my own Jack Reacher, but Peter Ash is the real deal.". The two heroes are cut from the same cloth, and their adventures are action-packed from start to finish, but the writing and the characters are different enough that the newcomer doesn't feel like a copycat. Stateside after eight years of dangerous deployments, the thirtysomething decorated Recon Marine is a smart and skilled adrenaline junkie. He's a man with a code and strong feelings about right and wrong. He's ever-ready to step in for those in need ...

Queen Of Katwe,’ ‘jack Reacher,’ ‘masterminds’ Jan. 31

... and determination she needs to pursue her dream of becoming an international chess champion. If you want a feel-good movie with excellent performances that transcends the typical cliches of the genre, this is it. Directed by Mira Nair and also stars Oscar-winner Lupita Nyong’o (“12 Years a Slave”). ‘Jack Reacher: Never Go Back’. (PG-13; 118 minutes; Paramount): Maybe Tom Cruise should have never gone back to this franchise. But here he is, again playing Jack Reacher in this sequel based on Lee Child's bestselling novel “Never Go Back.” In this installment, Reacher is accused of murder and on the run with an Army major framed for espionage (Colbie Smulders). He also learns that he may have a child he has never met. Neither critics nor moviegoers loved this one. Rotten Tomatoes gives it a 37% score, with the critical consensus being that the film is “monotonously formulaic.” ...

Jack Reacher' Sequel Out On Video

... to theaters.). In “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back,” which is based on the 18 th novel in the series by Lee Childs, Cruise has the title role of a mysterious hero who uses his lethal military skills to help those in trouble. This time, he comes to the aid of the military officer who heads his old unit and is arrested for treason. It’s then up to Reacher to team with the accused officer to battle to reveal the truth. Edward Zwick, who previously worked with Cruise on 2003’s “The Last Samurai,” directed, and Cobie Smulders (in a scene-stealing performance), Aldis Hodge, Danika Yarosh and Robert Knepper co-star. According to Zwick, career choices made by Cruise over the years have cemented his position at the top of the Hollywood hierarchy. “On the other hand, he is exceedingly shrewd and was way ahead of the curve in understanding how the business was changing,” Zwick told __link__ at the time of the film’s Oct. 21 opening. “Those movies ...

Never Go Back’ And ‘inferno’ Reviews 4k Uhd

... a famed ex-military police major turned action hero drifter. Now available for the 4 K UHD connoisseurs, the film finds Reacher (again played by Mr. Cruise) accused of murder and under arrest, while trying to help a military officer, Susan Turner (Cobie Smulders), suspected of treason. Both escape a military prison and team up to clear their names, but as they say, the plot thickens. A drug-dealing conspiracy, pursuit by a relentless assassin and Reacher finding out that he may have a daughter (Danika Yarosh) complicate the pair’s attempts for justice. Even though Mr. Cruise still knows how to deliver punch in some feisty close-quarter combat scenes, the tired, perfunctory plot never sizzles. Suffice it to report, Reacher never competes with the exploits of Jason Bourne, or Bryan Mills of “Taken,” or Ethan Hunt of “Mission Impossible.” More inventive action scenes and an R rating were needed to truly satisfy and deliver ...

Queen Of Katwe,’ ‘jack Reacher,’ ‘santa Clarita Diet,’ ‘finding Dory

... Nemo” for an animated odyssey across the sea to reunite the memory-challenged Dory (voiced by Ellen De Generes) with her long-lost parents (PG). The new series “Santa Clarita Diet,” starring Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant as a married couple recharged by a diet of human flesh, is a gory comedy in suburbia; 13 episodes. “American Crime Story: The People v. O. J. Simpson” (2016) — starring Sarah Paulson, John Travolta, Cuba Gooding Jr. and Courtney B. Vance — won nine Emmy awards including Outstanding Limited Series. More streaming TV: the first seasons of The CW science-fiction drama “Frequency” and The CW comedy “No Tomorrow.”. Amazon Prime Video. “Swiss Army Man” (2016) is a buddy movie with Paul Dano as a lonely shipwreck survivor and Daniel Radcliffe as a flatulent corpse that becomes his best friend (R). “Long Way North” (2016) is a gorgeously animated adventure about a young woman from 19 th-century Saint Petersburg on an expedition to the North Pole (PG). ...

It’s Jack Reacher Vs. Doctor Who This Week In New Dvd Releases

... sports. ▪ “Tyler Perry’s Madea on the Run (The Play)”: Madea’s selection of a place to hide from the law proves to be a mistake. ▪ “Gimme Danger”: Documentary on the punk band The Stooges. ▪ “The Black Dragon’s Revenge”: Martial artist is recruited to investigate a death. ▪ “Poltergeist II” and “Poltergeist III”: The classic horror films are being re-released. ▪ “The Hangman: Shepherds and Butchers”: Steve Coogan stars in this courtroom drama based on true events. ▪ “Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween”: Madea spends the holiday battling killers and ghosts. ▪ “Danny Says”: Documentary on the life and times of Danny Fields. ▪ “Clandestine”: Look at hold the war on drugs can have on a community. Available on Digital HD on Jan. 31. ▪ “Arrival”: Scientists and military scramble to unravel mystery behind alien crafts. ▪ “Strawberry Shortcake: Berry Best Chef”: Strawberry Shortcake and her friends go on three delicious adventures. ▪ “The Edge of Seventeen”: Life is hard in high school for an awkward teen. Hailee Steinfeld stars. ▪ “Scooby-Doo! Shaggy’s Showdown”: The gang takes on a mystery with a ...

Chess Drama, Jack Reacher Come To Home Viewing

... Jack Reacher come to home viewing: Stream on Demand. David Oyelowo and Madina Nalwanga in Disney's "The Queen of Katwe," based on the true story of a girl from Uganda. (Walt Disney Pictures ). The inspirational Disney drama " Queen of Katwe " (PG) tells the true story of an unschooled girl from the slums of Uganda who became a world-class chess champion. Also on DVD and Blu-ray and at Redbox. Also new: the caper comedy " Masterminds " (PG-13) with Zach Galifianakis, Owen Wilson, and Kristen Wiig and Tyler Perry's " Boo! A Madea Halloween " (PG-13). " Finding Dory " (2016, PG) reunites the aquatic pals of "Finding Nemo" for an animated odyssey across the sea to reunite the memory-challenged Dory with her long-lost parents. Santa Clarita Diet | Satisfy All Your Cravings [HD] | Netflix. " American Crime Story: The People v. O. J. Simpson " (2016), ...

Cobie Smulders Joins Comedy ‘songbird’ Exclusive

... Tom Cruise in “Jack Reacher: Never Go Back” and also appeared in “Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD” and “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” is to lead the cast of British comedy “Songbird,” alongside Jessica Hynes , who appeared in “Bridget Jones’s Baby” and was the co-star and co-writer, with Simon Pegg, of cult TV comedy “Spaced.”. “Songbird” is the fourth feature from writer/director Jamie Adams (“Black Mountain Poets,” “Benny & Jolene”), and is produced by Noel Clarke and Jason Maza for Unstoppable Entertainment, which had a U. K. hit last year with “Brotherhood.” Maggie Monteith at Dignity Film Finance is backing the project, which started to shoot this week on location in western England. The supporting cast includes Clarke (“Brotherhood,” “Star Trek: Into Darkness”), Ian Smith (“Sweat the Small Stuff,” “Popatron”), Laura Patch (“Star Stories,” “Life Begins”), Holli Dempsey (“Dad’s Army,” “Derek”) and Emily Atack (“Dad’s Army,” “The Inbetweeners”). The film centers on Joanne Sykes, lead ...

It's Jack Reacher Vs. Doctor Who This Week In New

... from bored to disconnected in this sequel that only maintains the name of the title character from the previous film. Cruise's character is a loner who uses his military training to do good. He's tested when a good friend (Cobie Smulders) becomes the target of a military investigation. There's a secondary story about how Reacher might be a family man but it's equally as boring. The film would have been much better had Reacher been cut out and the focus been on Smulders. That, sadly, isn't the case. "Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks," 3.5 stars: Fans of Doctor Who have lamented how the story of the Doctor's very first regeneration was no longer available. The master negatives were destroyed in a purge of the archives back in 1974. That missing link of the Doctor Who story is back in a slightly different form. Animation has been created to go with the ...