And there will be intros from KEANU REEVES and his Parabellum co-star HALLE BERRY. Part of their A Night At The Movies series hosted by Jamie Lee Curtis, LionsgateLIVE has been showing movies for the last few weekends, and collecting donations along the way – in the US their charity is the Will Rogers Motion… John Wick streaming for free on YouTube with LionsgateLive this Friday Read More
2020 vision – 2019 in review
I’ll be making that joke all year so you’d better get used to it. But what a year it’s been! (It’s actually the law that all annual round-up articles start like that so don’t email me.) During 2019 several things happened: Like, you know, stuff. But most importantly, I was in the same room as… 2020 vision – 2019 in review Read More
10 Reasons Why…The Ultimate Alt-Xmas Movie Is John Wick
Die Hard a Christmas movie? Maybe, but no one in a vest that grubby would be allowed into my sparkly, well-dressed festive celebrations. Even an A-lister needs to make an effort if they want to get anywhere near my Christmas stockings. But the only real alternative Christmas film that matters is John Wick. It’s a… 10 Reasons Why…The Ultimate Alt-Xmas Movie Is John Wick Read More
“All this, because of a puppy?” Me to me, after writing 4,000 words on the John Wick trilogy…
“You dip so much as a pinky back into this pond, you may well find something reaches out and drags you back into its depths”, says Winston to John in the first John Wick film, but he ignored the warning and so will we. It’s going to be a bumpy, rain-soaked night… Since the first film,… “All this, because of a puppy?” Me to me, after writing 4,000 words on the John Wick trilogy… Read More
Podcast: me and my favourite movie
The man, the myth, the legend… Yes I’m talking about Tom Beasley: super-knowledgable film journalist and host of Flickering Myth‘s weekly podcast Pick of the Flicks, where critics and movie industry people discuss their favourite film. It was my first podcast guest spot and I won’t keep you in suspense any longer about which film… Podcast: me and my favourite movie Read More
John Wick 3: Parabellum – 1 minute video review Includes Video 4.5 stars
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INTERVIEW: Stephen Koepfer, Sambo expert on John Wick: Parabellum
“The notion that Wick is a Sambo guy is super cool. Sambo players around the globe should be jazzed about that!” Stephen Koepfer The John Wick franchise is known for its creation of an underground world of assassins and fighters, an off-kilter parallel universe that carries on around us, occasionally bumping our lives. John Wick 3, as well… INTERVIEW: Stephen Koepfer, Sambo expert on John Wick: Parabellum Read More
John Wick 3: Parabellum 4.5 stars
Si vis pacem, para bellum – if you want peace, prepare for war – is the Latin maxim from which this film’s title comes, quoted by Continental Hotel manager Winston (Ian McShane). This is indeed a climactic battle, if sometimes a proxy one, between two ageing institutions – the High Table, a ruling elite that… John Wick 3: Parabellum Read More
“Motorcycles with swords!” Keanu Reeves & Chad Stahelski on that John Wick 3 bridge chase…
*** My 4.5/5 star review of John Wick 3: Parabellum *** Check out this new John Wick: Parabellum action featurette… specifically ninjas on motorcycles on a bridge. It’s only two weeks until John Wick 3 opens. The last time we saw our favourite assassin he was limping through Central Park with his dog, bloodied and… “Motorcycles with swords!” Keanu Reeves & Chad Stahelski on that John Wick 3 bridge chase… Read More
Keanu rides a camel! All the important behind the scenes info from the John Wick 3 cast and crew
*** My 4.5/5 star review of John Wick 3: Parabellum *** Only three weeks until John Wick: Parabellum opens, unless you’re visiting this page four weeks in the future in which case please no spoilers. (Just tell me John doesn’t die. Or the dog. Or the motherfucking camel.) Check out these interviews with some of… Keanu rides a camel! All the important behind the scenes info from the John Wick 3 cast and crew Read More
The John Wick 3 countdown has begun… do I get an hour’s headstart? NEW promos
*** My 4.5/5 star review of John Wick 3: Parabellum *** “I ‘ad that John Wick in the back of my cab the other week, lovely fella!” Check out the NEW clip of John Wick in a cab on a rainy New York night, below. It’s far from dark though – that riotous colour is… The John Wick 3 countdown has begun… do I get an hour’s headstart? NEW promos Read More
“All this… because of a puppy?” – the John Wick: Parabellum trailer is HERE!
*** My 4.5/5 star review of John Wick 3: Parabellum *** UPDATE 19 April 2019: NEW film clip, featurette on The Continental and image here… Brutal. Vicious. Unrelenting. Surprisingly funny. Yet somehow stunningly beautiful too. And that’s just me if anyone dares to get between me and multiple rewatches of the new John Wick: Parabellum… “All this… because of a puppy?” – the John Wick: Parabellum trailer is HERE! Read More