John Wick: Chapter 4 is a blood-soaked three-hour symphony of violence

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John Wick: Chapter 4 is a blood-soaked three-hour symphony of violence

The landmark action franchise finds new ways to top itself, in a closing chapter as bombastic as it is bloody and balletic.

Reviews

Zack Snyder’s “Army of the Dead” is a zombie actioner par excellence

By: Justin Harrison

The Las Vegas set action/heist/horror hybrid balances solid character work, delightful gore and welcome brains.

Reviews

“Mortal Kombat” is a pile of konvoluted, klumsy krap

By: Clint Worthington

No number of CGI-blood-soaked fatalities can elevate the TV-show feel of Simon McQuoid's halting, wooden adaptation of the fighting game series.

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Westworld season 3 episode 7 recap: Poetic Sensibilities

Caleb learns the nature of his reality and graduates to the top of the food chain as the season draws to a close.

Westworld Season 3 Episode 4 Recap: We’re in the Endgame Now

The disparate players merge on the chessboard as Westworld starts making some game-changing moves.

Features

Remembering the Candy-Coated Spectacle of “Speed Racer”

The Wachowskis' kaleidoscopic 2008 adaptation of the clasic '60s anime is as bright, bold and weird as the rest of their late-period output.

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