Tag Archives: John Wick

Review in Brief: Nobody (2021)

Posted on June 17, 2021 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

More melancholy than TAKEN and far funnier than JOHN WICK, NOBODY doesn’t exactly lay new ground for films of its ilk but is really rather satisfying on its own terms. Hutch Mansell (Bob Odenkirk) is a suburban loser stuck in … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: John Wick Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)

Posted on October 30, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

I’ve never been a JOHN WICK stan (am I using that right?). I like the films just fine – the first considerably more than the second – but I don’t quite see them as the action art form that some … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: Polar (2019)

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

What if JOHN WICK (the movie, not the character) hated you? That’s POLAR. There’s no killer’s code in this tale of hitmen (and women) offing each other and humanity is shown to be pretty much done for on a moral … Continue reading →

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Review: Deadpool 2 (2018)

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

Two years ago, despite thoroughly enjoying his cinematic debut, I said it was a shame that they dialled back on this portrayal of Deadpool’s schizophrenia. Thinking back I realise if you really go for mental illness angle in a comic … Continue reading →

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Review in Brief: John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Sam Sewell-Peterson

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 2 loses some of the original’s freshness, but it retains a tonne of entertainment value. The action scenes are inventive and bloody, of particular note a glossy ENTER THE DRAGON homage (yes, it’s a homage, not a … Continue reading →

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