FlixChatter Review- BALLERINA (2025) – Ana de Armas proves her mettle as a femme fatale, but this ‘John Wick’ spin-off is more of the same

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 …

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Everybody’s Chattin’ + Good/Bad Movie Surprises of 2014

It's the day after Christmas and I'm taking a bit of a blogging break so I can catch up on reviews. I couldn't help starting a bunch of year-end lists though, I'll be posting them towards the end of the year and spill over into January. It's always fun making lists and I was inspired by Ms …

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Everybody’s Chattin’ and Music Break: John Wick Soundtrack

HAPPY [almost] FRIDAY!! I'm gonna combine this month's Chattin' post with Music Break as I missed it the past couple of weeks. I'm getting a bit of a blog fatigue lately and I'm behind on a bunch of reviews, so I might do more mini reviews in the next few weeks. I also have two fantastic …

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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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