Sundance 2024 Review: Kidnapping Inc. – “embraces the satirical craziness of the concept”
A botched abduction for hire places hapless criminals and buddies Doc and Zoe in the middle of a conspiracy that threatens the...
Read MoreRobert Downey Jr. and Shane Black will team up once more for a new Parker movie
Robert Downey Jr. and Shane Black worked together on Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Iron Man 3. They will team up again for a new film based on...
Read MoreReview: The Predator – “Soulless and so uninspired”
Normally in the LFF canteen, we’re fighting over who gets to review what. “Can I go to Venice, this time Phil?”, that kind of thing. With...
Read MoreMidnight Madness, Documentaries & Short Films at TIFF 2018
Two Hollywood franchises getting reimaged by Shane Black and David Gordon Green will screen as part of the Midnight Madness programme at...
Read MoreShane Black and Fred Dekker are working on a reboot of The Avengers….No, not that one!
One of the reasons why the Marvel’s The Avengers movie was called Avengers Assemble in the UK was because of The Avengers –...
Read MoreEdward James Olmos talks about The Predator – “It’s really funny, and yet deadly”
Shane Black (Predator) wrote and directed The Predator. The new film stars Sterling K. Brown(“American Crime Story: The People vs. O.J....
Read MoreBlu-ray Review: The Nice Guys – “A flighty and fighty, zippy bit of wit”
Released on DVD, Blu-Ray and all digital platforms on the 26th of September, The Nice Guys is written and directed by Shane Black (Iron...
Read MoreVideo Essay: Movie Violence Done Right
The Nerd Writer takes a look at violence used in movies and in particular how Shane Black uses it in films such as Lethal Weapon, The Nice...
Read MoreReview: The Nice Guys – “A great way to spend two hours”
Shane Black’s gift, first and foremost, is as a writer, and in his latest cinematic venture it really shows. His irreverent wit,...
Read MoreReview: The Nice Guys – “Satisfyingly old school”
I can’t say I know too much about living in the 70s, having not been born and all, but thanks to films and television I know it primarily...
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