Boy Movies #22

I would like to remind you that John Wick is from New Jersey

You’re reading Boy Movies. You get it.

As John Wick once said, “Yeah”

I really like the John Wick movies. They are violent cartoons literally directed by a guy named Chad. I think it’s cool how John Wick is fluent in every language in existence while Keanu Reeves has the unique presence of someone who doesn’t actually speak any language at all — do you know what I mean? (Love him, obviously.) They’re “about” grief (what isn’t?) and how revenge will only ever beget more revenge, but other writers have unpacked those themes better than I could ever hope to. In truth, I have zero critical thoughts about these films; to me they’re just beautifully lit dopamine injections. The John Wick tetralogy whispers sweet nothings into a specific, empty area of my brain that makes me clap and laugh like a tiny baby who hasn’t yet been exposed to the horror…