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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Richard Roeper

‘The Continental’ stylishly sets up the hotel for John Wick

The assassins known as Hansel (Mark Musashi, center) and Gretel (Marina Mazapa) confront the young Winston Scott (Colin Woodell) on “The Continental.” (Peacock)

As legions of “John Wick” fans around the globe know, the luxury chain of Continental hotels is accessible only to a certain lethal category of clientele — and while you’re there, you must adhere to a very strict and specific set of rules that normally includes a ban on conducting business, particularly of the violent kind. The most famous and enduring of the franchise is the Continental of New York, located in the Financial District of Manhattan and operated for decades by one Winston Scott, a dapper and intimidating character of mysterious origins.

What’s the deal with that guy, anyway? Can you imagine what Winston Scott must have been like as a boy and a young man?

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