In the holiday spirit: All 10 Shane Black films, ranked
Movie rankings: Just in time for Christmas, here are my rankings of the 10 films written and/or directed by Shane Black.
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‘Monster Squad’ (1987) like a proto-‘Stranger Things’
Frightening Friday (Movie review): Shane Black’s “The Monster Squad” might be an interesting curiosity for ‘Stranger Things’ fans.
‘Lethal Weapon 2’ (1989) jumps into franchise’s stupid phase
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): The first sequel wastes no time getting into the franchise’s stupid phase.
‘Last Boy Scout’ (1991) has classic one-liners, can’t sustain momentum
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): It gets silly toward the end, but the Shane Black screenplay makes this film fun to watch.
‘The Nice Guys’ (2016) is Black’s masterpiece
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This action-comedy is smart, arty and funny.
‘Kiss Kiss Bang Bang’ (2005) pokes fun at hardboiled noir
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Black’s comeback film pokes fun at hardboiled noir while also being a perfect one.
‘Long Kiss Goodnight’ (1996) gets overblown toward end
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This Shane Black-penned film gets overblown toward the end, but his one-liners are a blast.
‘Last Action Hero’ (1993) deconstructs genre’s absurdities
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): Shane Black and Arnold have fun deconstructing our favorite action genre absurdities.
‘Lethal Weapon’ (1987) shouldn’t be overshadowed by ‘Die Hard’
Throwback Thursday (Movie review): This franchise launcher is likewise a great Christmas actioner.
