Forget John Wick, HBO Max’s 96-Minute Action Thriller Is Still Undefeated
- Cronenberg’s thriller is streaming on HBO Max.
- Tom’s past as a mob enforcer comes back to haunt him.
- The film explores violence’s consequences beyond the action.
David Cronenberg’s *A History of Violence*, now streaming on HBO Max, follows a small-town diner owner whose precise response to a robbery exposes a violent past. The 2005 thriller predates *John Wick* and uses its action to examine how violence affects a person and those closest to him.…