John Wick 3: Parabellum (2019) Take Two

It’s been a while... ...Mr. Wick. We’ve danced darkly together now for several years, lit in such scarce, vivid blue and purple. I gaze up to you, whisper to you, cling to you, and go unnoticed. You’re beyond me. Always have been, and forever shall still be. You belong to them, now. To … Continue reading →

Early Bird Review: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)

When we last left human killing machine John Wick (Keanu Reeves) he was on the run. He had just committed the cardinal sin in this world of professional hired guns — killing a protected man on safe ground. As a result, The High Table, which governs this ordered realm of trained assassins, has … Continue reading →

The Bad Batch (2017)

Days after viewing writer/director Ana Lily Amirpour’s The Bad Batch, I’m still contemplating what I just saw. That can be the sign of a good, thought-provoking movie, or it could be further proof that The Bad Batch is really an empty experience. In a not-too-distant future, the United … Continue reading →

John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

Nope, sorry. I really am. Wait, that’s what you were coming to ask, right? You want to know if it’s as good as the first one? What else can you possibly be wondering? What else is important in this world? What else fucking matters? A number of other things, as it turns out, but it … Continue reading →

The Neon Demon (2016)

There were four of us in the theater when the film began. This isn’t terribly surprising considering that I live in a small town and that it was a weeknight. Hell, it was a bit of a shock that The Neon Demon was playing at all, and that I wasn’t completely alone in the theater to begin with. … Continue reading →