It’s lights, camera, action movies for the MacGuffin Report in this episode, as co-hosts Raechel Wong, Walter Hong and Os Davis take a deep dive into John Wick 3: Parabellum (2019).
As a proper Wickan, Raechel drops a whole lotta information on the film’s preproduction as well as Halle Berry’s dog training and martial arts prep for the film. But is Raechel’s enthusiasm, even combined with Walter’s, enough to overcome Os’s Keanuphobia and convince him to give John Wick (2014)?
As always, the MacGuffins bring wider takes on American TV, movies and pop Culture, and so in discussing the action movie genre name-drop and/or contextualize films like Commando (1985), The Last Action Hero (1993), True Lies (1994), Armour of God 2: Operation Condor (1991), Police Story 3: Supercop (1992), Rumble in the Bronx (1995), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Rush Hour (1998), Top Gun (1986), Django Unchained (2012) and the Count of Monte Christo (2002).
Then, as though to bait Os, the MacGuffins attempt to answer the question “Can a movie with Keanu Reeves be good?” by debating the relative merits of River's Edge (1986), The Matrix (1999), The Replacements (2000), Something’s Gotta Give (2003), Always Be My Maybe (2019), and of course Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure (1989) and Bogus Journey (1991) – but they ultimately figure his best work will be in Tortured Soul, scheduled for release in 2034 or ’35…
MGR Quarantine Movies epilogue: Listener comments/questions & trivia
MGR Quarantine Movies #6 – Cloud Atlas and Tom Hanks movies
MGR Quarantine Movies #5 – Ghostbusters plus Bill Murray and/or Wes Anderson films
MGR Quarantine Movies #4 – Casablanca, Audrey Hepburn, Marx Brothers & classic films
MGR Quarantine Movies #3 – Four weddings... & Richard Curtis movies
MGR Quarantine Movies #2 – Rob Reiner and Jack Nicholson movies
s03e03: What we're watching during the pandemic
MGR Quarantine Movies #1: Indiana Jones and trilogies
s03e02: (Re)watching 1917, Parasite
s03e01: What should have won at the Oscars?
s02e08. Doctor Who and science-fiction movies
s02e07. Documentaries including Knock Down the House, Free Solo
s02e06. Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood and *that* scene
s02e05. Toy Story 4, The Umbrella Academy and streaming recommendations
s02e04. Talking Fleabag & Britcoms; Deadwood & Westerns
s02e03. Asian-American cinema/tv including Always Be My Maybe, Kim’s Convenience
s02e01. The Beginning of Rom-Coms
s01e10. Horror Film Trauma, Irresponsible Movies, Us Review
e01s09. Happy 80th Birthday, Batman!
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