As the John Wick franchise has grossed over $1 Billion dollars across four films, it’s no surprise that a spin-off has been in the works. Ballerina is essentially John Wick 3.5 as it’s set between John Wick Chapter 3 and 4, with Ana de Armas as Eve Macarro. Just like John, Eve is trained in …
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Documentary Review: WICK IS PAIN (2025) – the agony and ecstasy of bringing the iconic ‘John Wick’ action franchise to life
Few movie franchise deserves a documentary treatment, but the journey of the John Wick action series from independent film to billion-dollar franchise is an intriguing one. Wick Is Pain is such a perfect title, which was borne out of a remark director Chad Stahelski made to its star, Keanu Reeves, more on that later. Stahelski …
Trio Trailer Spotlight of female-directed + female-led movies: Materialists, Bonjour Tristesse, Ballerina – all released in June
We're just days away from June, so the Summer Movie season is heating up! While temps have been trending lower than normal here in Minnesota (normal high is early 70s), it's going to be much warmer later this week. It might even hit 90 by June 1st! Well, I haven't done a trailer post in …
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 Review – pure adrenaline actioner that’s wickedly Reeve-ting
It's been four years since Chapter 3, aka Parabellum so I had to brush up a bit on the JW 'mythology' as it were, which gets more complex with each movie. Apparently this franchise wasn't always this complicated. Per this Thrillist article, director Chad Stahelski, a veteran stuntman who used to double for Keanu Reeves, …
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FlixChatter Review- JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM (2019)
Parabellum is Latin for "prepare for war" and is often used within the context of the phrase Si vis pacem, para bellum, meaning "If you want peace, prepare for war." (per Wiki). This title is absolutely spot-on for John Wick 3, which picked up exactly as the second movie left off. Our titular hero who's …
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Everybody’s Chattin’ + John Wick: Chapter 2 trailer
Happy Tuesday, or if you're an eternal optimist, happy-three-more-days-until-Friday! 😀 My hand is still not well yet, apparently it's NOT Rheumatoid Arthritis, it's something w/ a fancy name: Extensor Tenosynovitis. Heh, it's really annoying, I have to wear a splint daily which makes typing a chore. I might have to do MRI in a couple of weeks if …
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FlixChatter Review: John Wick
'Don't judge a movie by its trailers,' That's a saying I often live by, for better or for worse. But in the case of John Wick's trailer, which was groan and eye roll-inducing the first time I saw it, I'm glad I ignored my first instinct and saw it anyway. The movie is as lean …
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