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Reely understanding ‘John Wick’ and parallels with Roman mythology
One of my favorite things about John Wick: Chapter 2, and one of the most illustrative ways in which John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum represents a slight step down, is how well it sews mythology into its narrative. Chapter 2, and by extension the original John … Continue reading
Inferno is one third of a great movie, then it gets boring
Oh, that’s right, Sony owns the rights to this series. That explains it. In Inferno, the third film adaptation of Dan Brown’s novels, Robert Langdon (Tom Hanks) returns to bring more obscure Catholic conspiracy theories into the mainstream. This go around starts … Continue reading
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