The “Unrankables”
There’s been a little controversy over some particular flicks popping up on Flickchart for ranking. Some users seem to figure that Flickchart is a bit too liberal in the material it approves for...
View Article10 of the Most Kick-Ass Women in Film
We’ve still got a long way to go before we reach true gender equality in the movies. The famed Bechdel test aside, nowhere is the schism more prevalent than it is in big-budget action movies. Studios...
View ArticleBest or Favorite: “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” vs. “John Wick”
“Best or Favorite” is an attempt to explain why the “Best” films, those films that are technical marvels, aren’t always our favorite films, and why our favorite movies might not live up to the...
View ArticleMovies to Watch With Your Dad: John Wick
My fellow Flickcharters and bloggers here at Flickchart World Headquarters are well aware of my love for what I’m calling a “new cult classic”, the phenomenal John Wick. Released in 2014, John Wick is...
View Article10 Movies We Can’t Wait To See In 2016
The new year is underway, and though it may be a while before some of 2016’s biggest movies start to roll out, there’s no law against getting excited early. For our first blogger Q&A of the year,...
View Article“The Day The Earth Stood Still” – Nathan’s Movie Challenge, Week 24
“I like you Mr. Carpenter, you’re a real screwball!” I have a confession to make. I’ve actually seen the Keanu Reeves-starring remake of this before seeing this original version. Yeah. The remake...
View ArticleMatchup of the Day: The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance vs. John Wick
It’s a matchup about rightin’ wrongs, whether through legal or extralegal means – The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance vs. John Wick. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance stars James Stewart as the idealistic...
View ArticleReview: “John Wick: Chapter 2”
Three years ago, Keanu Reeves introduced us to John Wick, a slick, uncompromising action hero who pulled no punches and went to places that no action film had gone in quite sometime. Now, Reeves is...
View ArticleMovies to Watch With Your Mom: “The Matrix”
The 1990s were an important decade for action films but not a good one, not in the moral sense, not what you would call “healthy for society.” Special effects and prop technology had achieved new...
View ArticleReview: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum
[Spoiler-free] I first saw Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan when I was a child, before I was told by the world that Kirk’s agonized scream of Khan’s name was not actually an amazing moment but was in...
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