39: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back

Episode 39 of the The Last Star In Hollywood podcast, hosted by Next Word, titled "39: Jack Reacher: Never Go Back" was published on August 9, 2024 and runs 67 minutes.

August 9, 2024 ·67m · The Last Star In Hollywood

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Summary

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 Thanks for listening! For bonus shows, extra content and more, support The Last Star In Hollywood and the Next Word network by visiting Patreon.com/NextWord! Join us next week as Universal loses $100m on a bet on monsters: Alex Kurtzman’s The Mummy. The Last Star In Hollywood is a Next Word production.Copyright © 2024 The Last Star In Hollywood. All Rights Reserved. ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

Episode Description

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:

Thanks for listening! For bonus shows, extra content and more, support The Last Star In Hollywood and the Next Word network by visiting Patreon.com/NextWord!

Join us next week as Universal loses $100m on a bet on monsters: Alex Kurtzman’s The Mummy.

The Last Star In Hollywood is a Next Word production.

★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★