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, …
Continue reading JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 Review – pure adrenaline actioner that’s wickedly Reeve-ting
Spy thrillers are a dime a dozen in Hollywood, but spy romance is still quite rare. So when I saw the premise of All the Old Knives, I was immediately sold on the old-fashioned romance thrown in with the mystery and espionage elements. Based on Olen Steinhauer's book of the same name, the story centers …
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There's been a pretty long stretch of drought here in MN with this pro-longed heatwave and no rain that everyone's lawn in our neighborhood is pretty much all yellow. So when I came across the poster of Ice Road when I launched Netflix, it sounds like a fun escapism – trust me, it's not something …
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 …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review- JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM (2019)
Directed By: Morten Tyldum Written By: Jon Spaihts Runtime: 116 minutes I heard about the premise of this one a few years ago when the project was still stuck in development hell and for some time it was meant to be a vehicle for Keanu Reeves. Well, now we've got two of the biggest young …
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 …
Continue reading Everybody’s Chattin’ + John Wick: Chapter 2 trailer
By the time I sat down to write this, I’ve actually seen BVS twice in a week. Yup, you probably think I’m a masochist and I don’t blame you. But hey, it’s really out of solidarity with my dear hubby that I saw it again a second time, as we weren’t allowed to bring guests …
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