Thoughtful reviews, the Boulder film scene

" I know a guy married the same dame 3 times then turned around and married her aunt "
— William Demarest, The Lady Eve

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Betty Blue

There can be beauty in tragedy, particularly when the key ingredient is the same in both —Marty Mapes (review...)

Betty arrives like a bolt from the Blue

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Keanu Reeves

  • John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023)

    John Wick: Chapter 4 Review by Matt Anderson: In so many respects, John Wick: Chapter 4 is glorious filmmaking.

  • John Wick (2014)

    Reeves gets revenge with John Wick Review by Matt Anderson: As far as slice-of-life movies go, John Wick is pretty irresistible.

  • A Scanner Darkly (2006)

    Reeves and Downey, Jr., see their lives through A Scanner Darkly Review by Marty Mapes: A wonderfully trippy movie, more about the drugs and paranoia than the plot

  • Constantine (2005)

    Reeves plays devil's advocate John Constantine Review by Matt Anderson: Pulpy fun, yes, but dark satire and deeper thematic elements will live on

  • Matrix Revolutions (2003)

    Agent Smith burns with revenge Review by Marty Mapes: Merely an ending, instead of a grand, satisfying conclusion

  • The Matrix Reloaded (2003)

    Reeves gets caught in a Reloaded Matrix Review by Marty Mapes: Walks the line between "impossible to take seriously" and "impossibly, seriously fun"

  • The Gift (2001)

    Cate Blanchett is cursed with The Gift Review by Marty Mapes: Almost very good, but not quite

  • John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum

    John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum Review by Matt Anderson: The fight sequences are relentless. Brutal. Beautiful.

  • John Wick: Chapter 2

    Review by Matt Anderson: Chapter 2 of John Wick's story is a big, bad bullet opera.