As has been written many times, the phenomenon that is the John Wick series almost didn’t happen. The film was originally slated as a direct-to-video release, it was helmed by two first-time feature directors (Chad Stahelski and David Leitch), had… Read More ›
With few exceptions, American-based action stars primarily relied on either physical strength (Arnold Schwarzenegger) or firearms (Bruce Willis; Eddie Murphy) as the means for righting perceived wrongs. Slowly, however, thanks to actors like Chuck Norris (Enter the Dragon; Missing in… Read More ›
How many successful action franchises do we have now? That’s a more complicated question to answer than one may think. That is, especially after the surprise 2014 revelation of a film that was John Wick. Besides revitalizing Keanu Reeves’s career,… Read More ›
On this edition of Meet Me at the Movies: Open Dialogue, Thomas Manning chats with director and producer Chad Stahelski about John Wick: Chapter 4. Stahelski shares about bringing legendary action star and martial artist Scott Adkins into the mix… Read More ›
2014: Keanu Reeves appears as the black suit-wearing assassin in mourning, John Wick, in the Derek Kolstad-written, Chad Stahelski/David Leitch-co-directed John Wick. A film which, originally, was headed for direct-to-video release and has now spawned a franchise with a television… Read More ›
In this edition of Meet Me at the Movies: Open Dialogue, Thomas Manning chats with actor Bill Skarsgård about his role as the Marquis in John Wick: Chapter 4. Skarsgård discusses his approach to antagonistic roles, and also compares the… Read More ›
On this very special episode of Meet Me at the Movies, hosts Noel Manning and Greg Tillman, along with guests Douglas Davidson and Thomas Manning, discuss their favorite films of the 2010s. It gets a little fast and furious as… Read More ›
Episode 17 accomplishes two tasks: it gives co-hosts Darryl and Douglas a chance to breakdown their top five films of 2019, but it also marks a whole year since they started this broadcast. So in addition to discussing their latest… Read More ›
EoM Founder Douglas Davidson returns as a guest on fellow NCFCA member Noel T. Manning’s Meet Me at the Movies. Though they entered with a long list of content, they enjoyed discussing the new potential Batman, the 20th Anniversary of The Phantom Menace, Rocketman, and John Wick:… Read More ›
For audiences, the blood-soaked tale of melancholic assassin John Wick (Keanu Reeves) has been told over the last five years. For the character, his adventures have been an on-going nightmare for only a few weeks. In that time, he’s suffered… Read More ›
April showers bring May flowers, but May also heralds the Summer Blockbuster. While not all the films hitting theaters this month are going to rock the box office, that doesn’t mean they can’t tickle, titillate, or otherwise stimulate your senses…. Read More ›
2014’s sleeper hit John Wick ended with Keanu Reeves’s titular Wick walking off into the night, his mission of vengeance over. A satisfying film from start to finish, John Wick focused on the essentials for a great action film: a… Read More ›