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10 Reasons Why Predator Is Awesome

June 12, 2025 by Tom Jolliffe

Here are 10 reasons why Predator is one of the greatest movies of the 1980s… Released on this day in 1987, Predator remains a timeless classic. Its lithe simplicity and iconic imagery have given it a lasting legacy. The film launched a franchise which has never come close to matching its expert delivery and tense […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Featured, Movies, Tom Jolliffe, Top Stories Tagged With: Alan Silvestri, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bill Duke, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura, John McTiernan, Predator, shane black, Sonny Landham

4K Ultra HD Review – The Nice Guys (2016)

March 1, 2025 by Brad Cook

The Nice Guys, 2016. Directed by Shane Black. Starring Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, Angourie Rice, Matt Bomer, Margaret Qualley, Keith David, and Kim Basinger. SYNOPSIS: Are you a fan of Shane Black’s 2016 film The Nice Guys, which features Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling as a mismatched pair with tons of onscreen chemistry? Then you’ll […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Angourie Rice, Keith David, Kim Basinger, Margaret Qualley, Matt Bomer, Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, shane black, The Nice Guys

LaKeith Stanfield and Mark Wahlberg to team up for Shane Black’s Play Dirty

January 17, 2024 by Matt Rodgers

The Academy Award nominated LaKeith Stanfield has signed on to star alongside Mark Wahlberg in Play Dirty, the Shane Black directed crime-thriller based on Donald E. Westlake’s series of books.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, the Judas and the Black Messiah star will join the Amazon MGM Studios production to play the character of Grofield, an […]

Filed Under: Matt Rodgers, Movies, News Tagged With: Donald E. Westlake, Lakeith Stanfield, Mark Wahlberg, play dirty, shane black

Blu-ray Review – In Search of Tomorrow (2022)

July 25, 2022 by Brad Cook

In Search of Tomorrow, 2022. Directed by David A. Weiner. Starring Lance Guest, Clancy Brown, Sean Young, Wil Wheaton, Catherine Mary Stewart, John Carpenter, Adrienne Barbeau, Paul Verhoeven, Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Kurtwood Smith, Jenette Goldstein, Joe Dante, Carrie Henn, Bruce Boxleitner, Shane Black, Dee Wallace, Mark Rolston, Barry Bostwick, Ivan Reitman, Billy Dee Williams, […]

Filed Under: Brad Cook, Movies, Physical Media, Reviews Tagged With: Adam Nimoy, Adrienne Barbeau, Alex Winter, Barry Bostwick, Bill Duke, Billy Dee Williams, Bob Gale, Brad Fiedel, Bruce Boxleitner, Carrie Henn, Catherine Mary Stewart, Clancy Brown, Corey Dee Williams, David A. Weiner, Dee Wallace, Ed Gale, Gene Simmons, In Search of Tomorrow, Ivan Reitman, Jenette Goldstein, Jesse Ventura, Joe Dante, john carpenter, John Knoll, Kurtwood Smith, Lance Guest, Mark Rolston, Nancy Allen, Oliver Harper, Paul Verhoeven, Peter Weller, Ronny Cox, Sean Young, shane black, Stewart Raffill, Wil Wheaton, William Sandell

Ranking the Predator Franchise From Worst to Best

June 12, 2022 by Shaun Munro

Shaun Munro ranks the Predator franchise from worst to best… The Predator franchise has certainly endured its fair share of ups and downs over the last three decades. From the sequels and kinda-reboots that have attempted to take the series in ambitious new directions – with wildly varying results – to those shameless spin-off fans […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Reviews, Shaun Munro Tagged With: Alien vs. Predator, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Predator, Predator 2, predators, PREY, shane black, The Predator

Robert Downey Jr. and Shane Black to Play Dirty for Amazon

March 6, 2022 by Gary Collinson

Robert Downey Jr. is set to reunite with his Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Iron Man 3 director Shane Black on Play Dirty, the first of what is planned to be a number film and TV projects centred on the character of Parker, a professional thief and the protagonist of Donald E. Westlake’s book series. […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Amazon, Parker, play dirty, Robert Downey Jr., shane black

Looking Back at the Lethal Weapon Franchise

March 6, 2021 by Tom Jolliffe

With reports of the long awaited fifth instalment still appearing regularly, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the iconic action franchise on the 34th anniversary of the first movie… As an 80’s kid, the end of the decade and into the 90’s saw two action franchises become particularly prevalent among my video collection. I’d not be […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Chris Rock, Danny Glover, Jet Li, Joe Pesci, Lethal Weapon, Lethal Weapon 2, Lethal Weapon 3, lethal weapon 4, Lethal Weapon 5, Mel Gibson, Rene Russo, Richard Donner, shane black

Shane Black developing Crag Banyon P.I. animated series

December 17, 2020 by Gary Collinson

Deadline is reporting that Iron Man 3 and The Nice Guys’ Shane Black is set to team with author James Mullaney for an animated TV series adaptation of Mullaney’s Crag Banyon P.I. book series. As per the trade, Crag Banyon P.I. “follows the supernatural adventures of Banyon, an alcoholic ex-cop and current private investigator, as […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Crag Banyon P.I., James Mullaney, shane black

Christmas Special: Lethal Weapon with The Courier director Zackary Adler | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #60

December 18, 2019 by Tom Beasley

Lethal Weapon

On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, filmmaker Zackary Adler discusses his own action thriller The Courier and Lethal Weapon – his favourite Christmas movie… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, it’s another Christmas special […]

Filed Under: Flickering Myth Podcast Network, Movies, The Pick of the Flicks, Tom Beasley Tagged With: Amit Shah, Christmas, Danny Glover, Flickering Myth Podcast Network, Gary Oldman, Lethal Weapon, Mel Gibson, Olga Kurylenko, Richard Donner, shane black, The Courier, The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, Zackary Adler

The Worst Movie Action Sequences of 2018

December 23, 2018 by Harrison Abbott

Harrison Abbott on the worst movie action sequences of 2018… With the imminent arrival of January 1st, it’s worth reflecting on all the different ways that we, as a society, celebrate the New Year. Some usher in the commencement of a fresh calendar by participating in lively social events and extravagant parties. Others indulge in […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Harrison Abbott, Movies Tagged With: Black Panther, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Rampage, Ready Player One, Roar Uthaug, shane black, Solo: A Star Wars Story, Steven Spielberg, The Meg, The Predator, tomb raider, Venom

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