The latest installment of the franchise based on everyone’s favorite dog lover, John Wick, is out now in theaters. In this episode, P.T. and I catch up on some movie news before we give our spoiler-free reactions to and recommendations for John Wick: Chapter 4. We finish with a more detailed, spoiler-filled breakdown of the film’s themes and highlights, as well as a discussion of its potential Oscar prospects.

Movie News Check 1:54

Spoiler-Free Reactions and Recommendations 12:32

Spoiler Mode Breakdown 34:47

Oscars Watch 1:30:02

Note: P.T. references a video game he thought of when seeing this film, but he meant to say SmashTV instead of Smash Brothers.

Image Credit: LA Times

Intro and outro music is “Divers,” by Hara Noda, licensed through Epidemic Sound.

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