John’s Wickening: Sequel, Formulas and Substance Over Style

John Wick is a freaking masterpiece in exactly what it sets out to do. What that is is to tell a slick, high octane, pacey and resonant action film where you can actually get an impression of what the fight scenes are doing and how to follow them (trust me that was an issue with action cinema in 2014). It gets in there, hits you at an emotional core, gets you ramped up with carefully thought out and well managed action sequences and culminates with one of the most beloved films of our modern age.

The sequels are. Fine.

“Society Man” My Problems with: Joker and Media’s Influence on Culture

The discourse surrounding Todd Philip’s Joker went from slightly interesting to disconcerting to utterly insufferable.

My Problems With: The Book of Henry, and the Delayed Script

I think we all have that story stuck in our heads that we can’t let go of.

My Problems With: Yoga Hosers, and the Failings of a Beloved Director

Yoga Hosers is the second in Kevin Smith’s…Canada Trilogy.

My Problems With: The Shack and “Woke” Religious Films

God is a black woman.

My Problems With: Glass, and Crafting a Sequel

SPOILERS: I reveal all the details of Glass. Continue reading if you dare. Or if you don’t care about spoilers. Trust me, you’re not really missing much, but the warning is only fair.

Sequels are a difficult beast.

My Problems With: Fist Fight, and Using Your Charlie Day

When you look over the plethora of films that come out every year to decide a “Worst” one, there is a lot to consider.

My Problems with: The Predator, and Magical Autism

I feel like I’m the only one who actually didn’t passionately loathe the new Predator movie.

My Problems With: Bitter Harvest, and Dramatising a Historical Tragedy

SPOILERS!!!!! This article contains spoilers for the movie Bitter Harvest. You have been warned.

I was originally going to separate blog reviews for my best and worst films of 2017.

My Problems with: The Toxicity of Fan Culture

So this rant was gonna take an entirely different direction originally.