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The Case of the Missing First Lady

An Evening at the Local Playhouse

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- Research. Old movies that tell the truth.

"I tried to write a story about honesty in Washington, but my typewriter jammed. Must’ve sensed the lie before I did. Around here, truth’s an endangered species—spotted once a decade, stuffed, mounted, and trotted out for campaign season."

Yours Truly,
Jack Hammer.

The Killing (1956) by Stanley Kubrick

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The Killing (1956) by Stanley Kubrick

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An Evening at the Local Playhouse

An Evening at the Local Playhouse

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In “The Greatest Show on Earth,” a gritty animated pulp graphic novel, Jack Hammer takes readers into a dive bar filled with cons and lowlifes.

A black and white pulp-noir style illustration showing a detective and a femme fatale in a dark, tense alleyway, reflecting the atmosphere of the 1944 film 'Double Indemnity'.

Double Indemnity: The Gold Standard of a Rotten Romance

Jack Hammer3 months ago3 months ago04 mins mins

Double Indemnity: A Femme Fatale, a Naive Salesman, and a Pact with the Devil The mean streets of Hollywood, 1944. A man walks into an office bleeding from

High-contrast, grayscale image reflecting the film Sunset Boulevard, showing the grim consequence of Hollywood ambition and the tragic end of a delusion.

SUNSET BOULEVARD: Where Dreams Go to Die

Jack Hammer3 months ago3 months ago02 mins mins

Some towns are built on hope, but Hollywood, that town’s built on a lie. Sunset Boulevard is the picture they don’t want you to see, the one

Pulp noir image representing the film Inner Sanctum, showing a man being haunted by a hidden witness, symbolizing his inescapable guilt.

INNER SANCTUM (1948): A Man on the Run, From Himself

Jack Hammer3 months ago3 months ago02 mins mins

INNER SANCTUM: This one’s a real twist of the knife. It’s not a mystery for the audience—we see the whole dirty business from the jump. It’s

High-contrast black and white pulp noir illustration of a man and a woman in a car, with the man looking worried and the woman looking menacingly at him, reflecting the film Detour.

DETOUR (1945): The Long Road to Hell

Jack Hammer3 months ago3 months ago02 mins mins

Some movies, they don’t have a big-shot director or a fat-cat budget. They’re cheap, they’re dirty, and they get right to the point. Detour

Movie poster from Night of the hunter 1955

The Night of the Hunter 1955

Jack Hammer3 months ago3 months ago02 mins mins

The Night of the Hunter (1955) Directed by Charles Laughton. Featuring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish The world’s a dark place, and

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