Seldom has cathartic violence been displayed with the style and sophistication of the John Wick franchise. While the bulk of Hollywood’s recent action offerings compete to showcase louder and larger CGI battles, it’s refreshing to see Wick rarely stray from his reliable 9 mm handgun.

Director Chad Stahelski’s latest addition to the John Wick canon, Chapter 4, picks up where Parabellum left off. Keanu Reeves, playing a bereaved husband and unsuccessful retiree, reprises the titular role of the sharpshooting Baba Yaga. Doggedly pursued by the assassin underworld’s ruling High Table, Wick continues to fight for his life, with an unnerving temperament.