We rewatched John Wick 3 and I have to ask: When did martial arts in film disappear? Back in my day we could at least count on some straight-to-DVD movie that had a handful of fight scenes, even if it was bootleg. Are kids reenacting jiujitsu fight scenes in their bedroom? Are there martial arts schools in suburban strip malls?? Have we lost it all???

Where Western fighting is so…staccato, so…locker room, lug, beat-your-chest WWE, martial arts are swift, intentional and poetic. It's an underrated dual-skill of body coordination and physical defense where you have to master your ballet and proactively dodging your opponent's. It's a rare art that can be done solo, a pair., or if you're Reacher (now streaming!), threes a crowd. I want to see ax kicks and pop up back kicks and less gun reloading. I want to hear breathing during fights and less click, click, boom.