Movie review: "Logan"

BEST NEW FEATURE
directed by James Mangold
written by Scott Frank
Logan will be the final movie starring Hugh Jackman in the titular role. As the third film revolving around the character, it seeks to provide something of a sendoff both to Wolverine himself and to the universe around him, and for this purpose takes inspiration from the Old Man Logan comic as well as from old Westerns. The film is a more personal and intimate affair than preceding X-Men entries, and it's exactly because it's so much smaller in scope than the average superhero movie that it's so immensely satisfying.

Movie review: "John Wick: Chapter 2"

BEST NEW FEATURE
dir. by Chad Stahelski
written by Derek Kolstad

When 2014’s John Wick became an instant cult classic, it wasn’t merely for its beautifully choreographed action but also for its hinted mythology and the partial reluctance of the title character. Like many of the best action movies, it had an identity all its own, and was concerned with very little aside from what was necessary to set up and deliver its thrills. Three years later, this sequel takes everything which made the original great and doubles down, making for a film which is bigger, bolder, stranger, and at times even more poignant than its predecessor.