Shane Black
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Films
- Lethal Weapon
- Riggs is crazy, Murtaugh is old, and together they somehow make the perfect police duo (within the universe of this franchise).
- The Monster Squad
- A group of kids come together to battle a bunch of classic monsters in this goofy, kid-friendly, horror-comedy.
- The Last Boy Scout
- Bruce Willis returns with a movie that could be considered an unofficial Die Hard flick, if only it were better.
- Last Action Hero
- A kid is magically transported into his favorite action franchise in this parody that just can't find the funny.
- The Long Kiss Goodnight
- Geena Davis gets in on the action in this mid-1990s thriller that's so much better than everyone gives it credit for.
- Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
- Black delivers a fun riff on the neo-Noir genre with this Robert Downey, Jr. action-comedy.
- Iron Man 3
- Iron Man returns in an action adventure that leans hard on Black's blend of character dynamics and comedic writing.
- The Nice Guys
- Black went back to the genre that made him famous, the buddy-cop comedy, with this retro adventure starring a couple of dicks.
- The Predator
- Shane Black's continuation of the Predator series was little-loved by critics, and general audiences, delivering an under-backed action adventure.
Podcasts