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 (A version of this article originally appeared on kernelnow.com / mynewslike.com) John Wick the man needs no introduction. John Wick the film series needs no introduction. If asked, you could probably describe both like this: John Wick is a badass. John Wick is the world’s greatest assassin. If John Wick decides you’re going to die, then you’re without question going to die. So now that we’re all caught up on who John Wick is, in his third film it’s apparently time to learn a little more about where John Wick has come from. That is, in large part, what Parabellum seeks to achieve. The trailer will tell you all you need to know about the plot – John Wick broke the rules of the elite bounty hunter game, and now every contract killer in the world is on his tail. Whilst the film never deviates far from that storyline, it does seek to fill in a little of his mystique. That mystique is obviously a large part of Wick’s appeal – just like the man who plays him, Keanu Reeves. Howe

 (A version of this article originally appeared on kernelnow.com / mynewslike.com) One of cinemas most unlikely franchises continues, as in the same year as the standalone A Dog’s Way Home comes the latest W. Bruce Cameron adaptation, A Dog’s Journey . This direct sequel to 2017’s A Dog’s Purpose resumes the story of “Boss Dog” Bailey: not just man’s best friend, but A man’s best friend. The forever friend of Ethan (Dennis Quaid), Bailey now graduates to four-legged guardian angel to his boy’s granddaughter CJ (Kathryn Prescott).  One of the more curious elements of A Dog’s Purpose was how despite following the life story of one boy and his dog, there was never a true explanation as to why their storyline never caught up to the modern age. Here, we get an explanation: where Ethan was a more traditional child of the American Dream, his granddaughter CJ is truly a 21st century baby. Over the 108 minute runtime, not only do we resume the evolution of a dog but also the progr

 (A version of this article originally appeared on kernelnow.com / mynewslike.com) Long Shot  is a film so self-aware of its  Pretty Woman  homaging that it actually features a scene where a song from that film’s soundtrack plays – album artwork and all. But being on-the-nose is a large part of Seth Rogen’s comedic appeal; it’s that Seth MacFarlane/ South Park  brand that’s been bubbling to the surface of mainstream comedy for most of this century. Rogen, Charlize Theron and director Jonathan Levine seem keen here to blatantly point out the ridiculousness of the debate surrounding similarly gender-swapped films like  Ghostbusters  or  Ocean’s 8 , choosing to do so in the rare portrayal of a male romantic comedy protagonist. King of wishful thinking (source: Lionsgate) Make no mistake – this is a romantic comedy in the whollest of senses. Much like the genre’s modern hits such as  Knocked Up  all the way through to  The Big Sick , it transports the fairy-tale of romance to a

 (A version of this article originally appeared on kernelnow.com / mynewslike.com) In the two years since 2017s  Monster Family , distributors Sky Cinema in the UK have steadily increased the frequency of their “day-and-date” original film releases. Premiering titles in select cinemas at the same time as on their movie channels, Now TV subscription and pay-to-view services, the strategy has now produced its sixth film in  Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile  – which, in terms of both commercial and critical acclaim, is surely the most successful so far. Presented via the power of Netflix in the US and worldwide, the film follows a key section of the life of serial killer Ted Bundy. A forewarning: there may be disappointment for those expecting gory crime scene reconstructions. This is a biopic in the most literal sense, a portrait of a man and not his acts which, though never ignored, are treated as a consequence of his mentally unstable behaviour and never the other