Upon the announcement of Ballerina, some might have wondered what exactly a John Wick film would look like without the titular figure at its center. Ballerina makes it abundantly clear that there should be no need to worry whatsoever. Nobody could ever convince me that an action film utilizing ice skates as punching gloves/nunchuks isn’t […]
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THE LONG WALK: One of the Great Stephen King Adaptations
The logline for “The Long Walk” is one of the all-time greats: A group of 50 teenage boys start walking, and they can’t stop until one remains. With it, Stephen King… I mean, Richard Bachman, turned simplicity into a rich text. All these years later, The Hunger Games franchise-director Francis Lawrence and Strange Darling-writer/director JT […]
DEN OF THIEVES 2: PANTERA Is A Slick Take On European Heist Films
Disclaimer: I’ve come to learn that my theater played this film without subtitles, of which there is clearly meant to be a fair amount. I thought it was a stylistic choice in all honesty due to how the film is framed. So while I don’t believe I missed too much, and still greatly enjoyed the […]