‘Jackie’ is a meditation on death and legacy

At one point in Pablo Larraín’s “Jackie,” the titular First Lady discusses funeral plans for her late husband, President John F. Kennedy, with Jack Valenti. She subtly usurps the procession plans for JFK’s casket as Valenti grows increasingly frustrated at the First Lady before asking why she insists on walking in the street with her husband’s casket. Jackie simply replies “I’m just doing my job.”Continue reading “‘Jackie’ is a meditation on death and legacy”