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fromIndieWire
2 days ago

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
2 days 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
2 days 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
3 days ago
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Play Dirty Is Just Stupid Enough to Entertain

Play Dirty returns Shane Black to ultraviolent, jokey action filmmaking after box-office failures, but it launched quietly on Prime Video with minimal marketing.
fromwww.esquire.com
1 month ago
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Exclusive: Shane Black Teases His New Amazon Movie 'Play Dirty'

Shane Black returns to directing with Play Dirty, a Parker-series heist adaptation starring Mark Wahlberg and a star-studded cast, streaming on Prime Video October 1.
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