A JBO Reel Review of: Mary Queen of Scots (2018)
Substantive performances from the film’s cast are almost completely lost on confused characters, distracting directorial decisions and pointlessly progressive plotlines. It’s a film that would be forgettable if it didn’t serve as such a perfect case study for future...
A JBO Reel Review of: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)
The old Latin adage goes as such: Si vis pacem, para bellum. The English translation to that sage, old advice is, of course, “If you want peace, don’t f*** with John Wick.” Picking up right after the events of John Wick: Chapter 2, formerly retired assassin, John...
A JBO Reel Review of: John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Reeves is a wrecking ball of gun fu action fun in 2017’s John Wick: Chapter 2. It’s one of those rare instances when an action sequel lives up to—and in some ways even surpasses—the hype and high expectations set up by the original. After stepping out of retirement to...
A JBO Reel Review of: John Wick (2014)
It’s ruthless. It’s relentless. It’s remorseless. It’s Reeves at his best. 2014’s John Wick might be the best shoot ‘em up action film of all time. When the spoiled son of a Russian mobster destroys his last chance at happiness, legendary contract killer John Wick...
A JBO Reel Review of: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)
It looks like theatre. It moves like jazz. It feels like the blues. It’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and it means business. A group of blues musicians prepare for a recording session with the legendary Ma Rainey but tensions flare as the trumpets blare. Ma Rainey’s...
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