Tag Archives: #john wick

Reely understanding ‘John Wick’ and parallels with Roman mythology

Posted on May 27, 2019 by reelentropy

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 →

Posted in Reel understanding | Tagged #john wick, #keanu reeves, Dante's Inferno, Don Quixote, Heracles, Hercules, John Wick: Chapter 2, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, Odesseus, The Odyssey, Ulysses, Vasilisa the Beautiful | 2 Comments

‘Parabellum’ step down for story, step up for franchise

Posted on May 21, 2019 by reelentropy

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 →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #john wick, #keanu reeves, #mad max: fury road, Chad Stahelski, John Wick: Chapter 2, John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum, John Wick: Chapter 4, Mission: Impossible -- Fallout | Leave a comment

Deadpool disappoints in part deux

Posted on May 25, 2018 by reelentropy

3/10 A few months ago, I heard Deadpool 2 still didn’t have an official title, and production had used the placeholder Untitled Deadpool Sequel. I thought it was hilarious. By not titling the movie, they were opening the door to … Continue reading →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #20th Century Fox, #deadpool, #john wick, #josh brolin, #mcu, #morena baccarin, #ryan reynolds, #X-Men, Atomic Blonde, Basic Instinct, David Leitch, Deadpool 2, missed opportunities, stuffed into the fridge, X-Force | 1 Comment

The most important movies of 2017

Posted on January 1, 2018 by reelentropy

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 →

Posted in White Noise | 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 | Leave a comment

New wave of steadycam action continues with ‘Atomic Blonde’

Posted on July 28, 2017 by reelentropy

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 →

Posted in Entropy | Tagged #charlize theron, #james mcavoy, #john wick, Action, Atomic Blonde, Chad Stahelski, Jason Bourne, John Leitch, synthpop noir, The Coldest City | 1 Comment