Directed by Chad Stahelski The third John Wick matches the energy of the first two, somewhat improbably, if only because the movie and its universe is already so unhinged. And yet all that ever-expanding chaos is somehow grounded within a strange but strict set of rules. It's John Wick's decision to break those rules at … Continue reading John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
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Under the Silver Lake (2018)
Directed by David Robert Mitchell Myth is a constant theme in the three movies directed by David Robert Mitchell. Those three are The Myth of the American Sleepover, It Follows and now Under the Silver Lake. They are all a bit different, one a slice of life film about teenagers, another a horror film and this one a sort … Continue reading Under the Silver Lake (2018)
They Live (1988)
Directed by John Carpenter They Live both mocks and decries capitalism, effectively, which might have been a surprise considering how much of a B movie this is. It stars a professional wrestler, Roddy Piper, features a five minute long fight sequence between Piper and Keith David over a pair of sunglasses, and well yeah, it's … Continue reading They Live (1988)