Tag Archives: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005) 20th Anniversary Review

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Sam S-P

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Review: The Happytime Murders (2018)

Posted on September 3, 2018 by Sam S-P

A thought kept coming to me while watching THE HAPPYTIME MURDERS: if not for the novelty of sweary Muppets, would this ever be considered good enough? I don’t know whether it’ll end up as one of the worst films of … Continue reading →

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Review: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Sam S-P

Nobody writes stupid as well as Shane Black. Much like his contemporary Aaron Sorkin, he doesn’t write people talking how people actually talk, but within his own distinct worlds his dialogue for bewildered characters crackles almost as much as Sorkin’s … Continue reading →

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Review: The Nice Guys (2016)

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Sam S-P

Watch THE NICE GUYS for a wonderfully shambolic Ryan Gosling teaming up with Russell Crowe playing a tank in a leather jacket. Remember it for Shane Black’s unique and sharply self-aware take on film noir. Black has been Hollywood’s go-to … Continue reading →

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Iron Man 3: Marvel’s Gambit Pays Off (In My Opinion)

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Sam S-P

The general consensus about whether Shane Black’s IRON MAN 3 is any good seems to be split about 50/50. Personally, I loved it – it’s a bold, pacey, sometimes dark and nearly always funny hero-in-crisis movie. I see it as … Continue reading →

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