Tag: Keanu Reeves
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Ballerina 2025: A New Chapter in the John Wick Universe
“Ballerina,” directed by Len Wiseman, is a John Wick side quest featuring Ana de Armas as Eve, a skilled assassin driven by vengeance after her father’s murder. She trains with the secret group Kikimora while grappling with her identity. The film excels in combat scenes, particularly in its explosive last act, despite some character weaknesses.
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The Matrix: Resurrections (***1/2) Old Code, Something New?
It wouldn’t hurt to show a single blade of grass growing in some dirt. All in good time, I suppose. Maybe part 5?
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Bill & Ted Trilogy (***) often takes the easier, funnier route
I appreciate these films more now in hindsight than I ever could when I was younger. With less time to waste, this trilogy finally feels like less a waste of my precious hours.
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John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum…if you want peace (***1/2)
This would be much less interesting were it not for the kind, world weary face of the protagonist. He never has much time to recover or explain. He just keeps going taking non-vital shots and delivering death blows after a prolonged series of battles.
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John Wick 2 (****1/2): You’re always that guy…
John Wick Chapter 2 – 2017 Director Chad Stahelski Screenplay Derek Kolstad Starring Keanu Reeves, Common, Laurence Fishburne, Riccardo Scamarcio, Ruby Rose, John Leguizamo, Ian McShane, Lance Reddick, Claudia Gerini If it takes away your peace, it’s too expensive. That’s what some wise people say. Even wiser it is to take those taking away your peace with a head-shot or 70. This time…
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Knock Knock (***) – It was free pizza
Knock Knock – 2015 Director Eli Roth Starring Keanu Reeves, Lorenza Izzo, Ana de Armas, Ignacia Allamand, Aaron Burns, Colleen Camp Screenplay Guillermo Amoedo, Nicolás López, Eli Roth If the story is familiar, it’s because we saw it before in 1977. Then it was Death Game, starring two of the film’s producers, Sandra Locke and Colleen Camp. Camp makes a cameo in the film as…
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John Wick (***1/2): I’m thinking you don’t kill the dog
John Wick – 2014 Director Chad Stahelski, David Leitch Starring Keanu Reeves,Michael Nyqvist, Alfie Allen, Adrianne Palicki, Bridget Moynahan, Dean Winters, Ian McShane, John Leguizamo, Willem Dafoe Screenplay Derek Kolstad John Wick (Reeves) is a retired hitman / tough guy for the Russian Mob. He got out and nobody really wanted him back in. The Mob Boss’s Son, who amazingly had no clue who he was,…
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The Man of Tai Chi is a real labor of love
The Man of Tai Chi – 2013 Director Keanu Reeves Starring Tiger Chen, Keanu Reeves, Iko Uwais, Karen Mok, Simon Yam Screenplay Michael G. Cooney While filming The Matrix, Keanu Reeves met Tiger Chen for the first time as he taught him the martial arts. While I am not an expert on the types and ways of the martial arts, it’s…
Ebert Did It Better: Gasbag Reviews 