EILEEN (2023)

 

Directed By: William Oldroyd

Written By: Luke Goebel and Ottessa Moshfegh

Based on the novel by: Ottessa Moshfegh

Cinematography: Ari Wegner

Editor: Nick Emerson 

Cast: Thomasin McKenzie, Anne Hathaway, Shea Whigham, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Marin Ireland, Sam Nivola, Owen Teague, Brendan Burke 

The stagnant waters of Eileen's dull, stifled life as a solitary worker at a juvenile detention center in 1960s Boston, are unexpectedly disrupted when the institution brings in a new psychologist, the vibrant Rebecca. The fervent enthusiasm that blossoms between the two women almost immediately gives way to a closer relationship, until their fragile connection takes a dramatic turn.

VAMPIRES VS. THE BRONX (2020)

Story & Directed By: Oz Rodriguez 

Written By: Blaise Hemingway 

Cinematography: Blake McClure 

Editor: Sara Shaw & Alex O’Flinn 

Cast: Jaden Michael, Gerald Jones III, George Diaz IV, Cliff “Method Man” Smith, Coco Jones, Joel “The Kid Mero” Martinez, Sarah Gadon, Shia Whigham, Zoe Saldana, Judy Marte, Chris Redd, Jeremie Harris, Imani Lewis, Jordan Tyson, Torre Alexandre, Adam David Thompson 

A group of young friends from the Bronx fight to save their neighborhood from gentrification...and vampires.

JOKER (2019)

Directed By: Todd Phillips 
Written By: Todd Phillips & Scott Silver
Based On Characters Created By: Bob Kane, Bill Finger & Jerry Robinson 
Cinematography: Lawrence Sher 
Editor: Jeff Groth 


Cast: Joaquin Phoenix, Zazie Beetz, Robert DeNiro, Brett Cullen, Francis Conroy, Shea Whigham, Bill Camp, Josh Pais, Marc Maron, Bryan Callen, Glenn Fleshler, Chris Redd, Brian Tyree Henry, April Grace 


Joker centers around an origin of the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. Todd Phillips' exploration of Arthur Fleck, a man disregarded by society is not only a gritty character study, but also a broader cautionary tale. If you are looking for a comic book tale. You will be disappointed. While it doesn’t include the joker and the Wayne family as well as Gotham and arkham. It seems more tied into a psychological character study thriller. That uses all those comic book elements and storyline as a frame for it’s own ideas.

VICE (2018)

Written & Directed By: Adam McKay 
Cinematography: Greig Fraser 
Editor: Hank Corwin 


Cast: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell, Jesse Plemmons, Alison Pill, Tyler Perry, Eddie Marsan, Justin Kirk, LisaGay Hamilton, Bill Camp, Lilly Rabe, Stephen Aldy Gurgis, Shea Whigham 

The story of Dick Cheney, an unassuming bureaucratic Washington insider, who quietly wielded immense power as Vice President to George W. Bush, reshaping the country and the globe in ways that we still feel today.

SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLADADO (2018)

Directed By: Stefano Sollima 
Written By: Taylor Sheridan 
Cinematography: Dariusz Wolski 
Editor: Matthew Newman 


Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, Catherine Keener, Jeffrey Donovan, Isabella Moner, Matthew Modine, Shea Whigham, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Elijah Rodriguez 


The drug war on the U.S.-Mexico border has escalated as the cartels have begun trafficking terrorists across the US border. To fight the war, federal agent Matt Graver re-teams with the mercurial Alejandro.

BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE (2018)

Written & Directed By: Drew Goddard 
Cinematography By: Seamus McGarvey 
Editor: Lisa Lassek 


Cast: Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson, Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Chris Hemsworth, Nick Offerman, Jim O’Heir, Lewis Pullman, Xavier Dolan, Shea Whigham 


Circa 1969, several strangers, most with a secret to bury, meet by chance at Lake Tahoe's El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one night, everyone will show their true colors - before everything goes to hell.

COP CAR (2015)

Directed By: Jon Watts 
Written By: Jon Watts & Christopher Ford 
Cinematography By: Matthew J. Lloyd & Larkin Seiple 
Editor: Megan Brooks & Andrew Hasse 


Cast: Kevin Bacon, Camryn Manheim, Shea Whigham, Hayes Wellford, James Freedson-Jackson

LILA & EVE (2015)

Directed By: Charles Stone III 
Written By: Pat Gilfillan 
Cinematography By: Wyatt Garfield 
Editor: Robert K. Lambert (Re-cut By: Toby Yates) 


Cast: Viola Davis, Jennifer Lopez, Andre Royo, Shea Whigham, Aml Ameen, Chris Chalk, Yolonda Ross

CATCH .44 (2011)

Written & Directed By: Aaron Harvey 
Cinematography By: Jeff Cutter 
Editor: Richard Byard 


Cast: Malin Ackerman, Deborah Ann Woll, Nikki Reed, Forest Whitaker, Bruce Willis, Brad Dourif, Michael Rosenbaum, Shea Whigham

For Tes and her two cohorts Kara and Dawn, the job sounded simple enough: intercept a double-cross drug shipment for their crime boss Mel at an isolated diner. But when an unstoppable chain of events unfolds, everyone soon realizes no one is who they seem and the job may be something other than eliminating the competition. What started as simple instructions has now turned into a deadly cat-and-mouse game - with large guns pointed at everyone.

SAVAGES (2012)

Directed By: Oliver Stone 
Written By: Oliver Stone, Shane Salerno & Don Winslow 
Based on the novel by: Don Winslow 
Cinematography By: Daniel Mindel 
Editor: Joe Hutshing, Stuart Levy & Alex Marquez 

 Cast: Blake Lively, Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, John Travolta, Benecio Del Toro, Shea Whigham, Demian Bichir, Salma Hayeck, Emile Hirsch, Joel David Moore, Ali Wong

AMERICAN HUSTLE (2013)

Directed By: David O. Russell 
Written By: David O. Russell & Eric Warren Singer 
Cinematography By: Linus Sandgren 
Editor: Jay Cassidy, Alan Baumgarten & Crispin Struthers 

 Cast: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Jack Huston, Michael Pena, Shea Whigham, Alessandro Nivola, Elisabeth Rohm, Louis C.K., Said Taghmaoui, Colleen Camp, Anthony Zerbe,

500TH POST, VIDEO REVIEW - THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK (2012)

Written & Directed By: David O. Russell Based On The Book By: Matthew Quick Cinematogrphy By: Masanobu Takayanagi Editor: Jay Cassidy & Crispin Struthers Cast: Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jacki Weaver, Robert DeNiro, Chris Tucker, John Ortiz, Julia Stiles, Cynthia Stevenson,Dash Mihok, Anupam Kher, Shea Whigham, Brea Bee