Tag Archives: Keanu Reeves

Saturday Matinee: River’s Edge

Posted on February 4, 2023 by Luther Blissett

By Roger Ebert Source: RogerEbert.com I remember reading about the case at the time. A high school kid killed his girlfriend and left her body lying on the ground. Over the next few days, he brought some of his friends … Continue reading →

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Déjà Vu All Over Again

Posted on January 2, 2022 by Luther Blissett

The Matrix, resurrected By John Semley Source: The Baffler MIDWAY THROUGH 1999’S THE MATRIX, Keanu Reeves’s hacker-cum-cyberpunk-messiah Neo sees a black cat shivering in a doorway. Then, he sees it again. “Woah,” he utters, in that trademark, flat Keanu Reeves way. … Continue reading →

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Saturday Matinee: Man of Tai Chi

Posted on December 12, 2020 by Luther Blissett

By Sheila O’Malley Source: RogerEbert.com Keanu Reeves has a mixture of stilted awkwardness and gangly grace that is uniquely his own, and that makes him an often strange, disaffected presence. This can either work or not work. His line readings … Continue reading →

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Cyberpunk is Dead

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Luther Blissett

By John Semley Source: The Baffler “It was an embarrasser; what did I want? I hadn’t thought that far ahead. Me, caught without a program!” —Bruce Bethke, “Cyberpunk” (1983) Held annually in a downtown L.A. convention center so massive and … Continue reading →

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