The full Keanu: Mellowest guy on the planet to onscreen killing machine
As ‘John Wick’ enters what might be its final chapter, Keanu Reeves remains appealingly hard to pin down. (Reprinted from the Washington Post)
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In Review: "Coyote vs Acme," "The Dog Stars," "Peter Asher"
Plus a few words on two icons we've lost this week.
Watch List Digest 8/23/26
I guess this is a literary newsletter this week.
Book Review: "How to Prepare for the Past"
A phantasmagoric rock memoir from a man who apparently was everywhere. Plus: Billy Collins parodies Mary Oliver (or does he?) and some Criterion Channel picks.
Poetic Injustice: The "Mary Oliver" documentary
A new film by Sasha Waters is a celebratory portrait of the beloved poet, but there's a tougher Mary Oliver somewhere behind the stanzas.