James Spader – The Mom And Pop Video Store

Jack’s Back (1988)

May 5, 2026November 2, 2025 by Pop

Jack’s Back arrived on Home Video this week in 1988, after a May 6th theatrical release.

This is prime-era Spader. Not evil Spader with his patented soft-spoken menace and that lizard-cool gaze that makes you want to punch him in the DNA, no this is good Spader. In fact he plays a twin role, where one’s a nice-guy idealist, and the other is his harder, more suspect brother. The double performance … Read more

Jack’s Back (1988)

April 25, 2025April 15, 2025 by Pop

This is prime-era Spader. He’s perfected that soft-spoken menace, the lizard-cool gaze, but here he’s playing both sides: an idealist and his harder, more suspect twin. The double performance is a big reason to show up, but you stay for the slow smoky burn of pulp detective work. The ‘Jack The Ripper Copycat’ premise promises … Read more