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‘John Wick 4’ roars, soars to new heights of violence, coolness
9/10 John Wick: Chapter 4 is a sprawling triumph of decadent, excessive cinema, a flaming, neon capstone for the humble action franchise that could with nothing but a charismatic star, a lot of top-end stuntmen, about 900 gallons of fake … Continue reading
‘Nobody’ gets to be derivative, doesn’t get to be substandard
5/10 Nobody doesn’t meet me halfway. In a world that seemingly has no weekends, Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk, who also produces) grinds out a living in a cushy management position at his father-in-law’s manufacturing plant. When his family is robbed … Continue reading
‘Parabellum’ step down for story, step up for franchise
8/10 John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum is absolutely everything you’ve ever wanted out of an action movie. It is a pants-on-head insane celebration of stunts and choreography, an asylum of guns, knives, gothic noir landscapes, hounds of hell, classical literature, blood … Continue reading
The most important movies of 2017
Top 10 lists are stupid and dumb and boring to write and boring to read. At Reel Entropy, we know better, so we do better — instead of talking about the best movies of the year, we’re going to bring … Continue reading
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Tagged #ant-man, #black panther, #deadpool, #denis villeneuve, #Disney, #donald trump, #john wick, #justice league, #rotten tomatoes, #sony, #star wars, #steven soderbergh, #suicide squad, #the force awakens, #warner bros., #wonder woman, aquaman, Atomic Blonde, Beauty and the Beast, Blade Runner 2049, Bright, Chad Stahelski, Darren Aronofsky, David Leitch, Deadpool 2, Edgar Wright, Episode IX, Flashpoint, Fox, gareth edwards, Get Out, It, John Wick: Chapter 2, John Wick: Chapter 3, Jordan Peele, Kevin Tsujihara, Logan, Logan Lucky, mother!, rogue one, Solo, The Highlander, The Last Jedi, the worst August in 20 years, Thor: Ragnarok, Wisecracked
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New wave of steadycam action continues with ‘Atomic Blonde’
8/10 Atomic Blonde is an intentionally confusing, icy cool synthpop-noir with some fun gender reversals that turns what was a unique action franchise into a growing movement in the genre. In November 1989, Berlin is aflame with civil unrest as … Continue reading
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Tagged #charlize theron, #james mcavoy, #john wick, Action, Atomic Blonde, Chad Stahelski, Jason Bourne, John Leitch, synthpop noir, The Coldest City
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