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Shane Black on cult success of 'The Nice Guys,' 10 years later: 'There's something to being the king of the midnight movie' | Fortune

'The Nice Guys' has become a beloved comedy over the last decade despite its initial box office struggles.

What Turns Filmmaker Shane Black on About Today's Action Landscape? The 'Competence Porn' of 'Play Dirty'

Shane Black adapts Donald Westlake's Parker novels into Play Dirty, blending Parker's ruthless core with heightened humor and livelier characterization.

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fromInverse

7 months ago

The Twistiest Crime Thriller Of The Year Has Been A Long Time In the Making

Shane Black fulfilled a lifelong dream by directing Play Dirty, adapting Donald Westlake's Parker novels into a contemporary film iteration for a new generation.

fromwww.theguardian.com

7 months ago

Play Dirty review Shane Black's action comedy comeback is a blast

Right around the time that Netflix changed the game by creating its own original movies, and then inspired other streamers to do the same, Shane Black released his last great action comedy The Nice Guys on the big screen. It was one of the writer-director's best, as exciting as it was amusing, but the ecosystem had changed since his 90s heyday, and a wide audience didn't materialise, the film one of the year's more frustratingly underseen flops.

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fromVulture

7 months ago