Despite having a career spanning over 30 years (whoa), it has somehow taken until quite recently for the world to realize that Keanu Reeves is the most awesome dude ever. So amidst the current Keanussance and the upcoming John Wick and Bill & Ted sequels, there has never been a better time to look back and celebrate Reeves' illustrious career. Which will happen next weekend during the very first KeanuCon.

Matchbox Cineclub

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KeanuCon, a film festival out to "celebrate the most triumphant Wyld Stallyn," will take place in Scotland starting April 27. The very niche film festival is brought to us by the film nerds at Matchbox Cineclub, who previously also created Cage-a-thon, an overnight film festival celebrating (who else?) Nicolas Cage. So it made a lot of sense for the programmers to next pick Keanu, who as an actor is definitely the yin to Cage's yang of chaotic madness.

The con allows us to remember Keanu's many phases over his long and never-terrible film career. That includes his more recent movies, a second act that's wowing critics with nuanced performances in the likes of John Wick and, um ...