Marv and Nancy by David Finch!
Marv from Frank Miller’s Sin City is one of my all-time favorite characters. I love seeing artists do their “take” on the big lug. Today we have a Marv and Nancy by David Finch.
Category: Crime
“Cape Fear” Trailer is Here – starring starring Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, and Patrick Wilson!
Here’s the trailer for the new Cape Fear mini-series debuting June 5th.
Do we really need a third Cape Fear? I don’t know, but I asked the same question about the first remake. But it turned out pretty well and I have high hopes for this reincarnation.
This summer, fear takes hold. Cape Fear premieres June 5 on Apple TV https://apple.co/_CapeFear
A thrilling new series from executive producers Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg starring Javier Bardem, Amy Adams, and Patrick Wilson.
Created for television by Nick Antosca.
Inspired by the 1991 remake directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Steven Spielberg, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Amy Adams) and Tom Bowden (Patrick Wilson) when Max Cady (Javier Bardem), the notorious killer they are responsible for putting behind bars, is let out of prison — and he wants vengeance.
Hailing from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Amblin Television, “Cape Fear” is based on both the novel “The Executioners,” which inspired Gregory Peck’s Universal Pictures feature (1962) of the same name, as well as the acclaimed 1991 remake directed by Scorsese.
The series is executive produced by Steven Spielberg, who produced the 1991 film, alongside Scorsese.
Creator Nick Antosca showruns and produces alongside Alex Hedlund for Eat The Cat, and Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey produce alongside Spielberg for Amblin Television. Academy Award nominee Morten Tyldum will direct the pilot and serve as executive producer. The series is developed and produced through Antosca’s overall deal at UCP, where he’s been based since 2017.
“The Breed” (2001) starring Adrian Paul, Bokeem Woodbine and Bai Ling / Z-View
The Breed (2001)
Director: Michael Oblowitz
Screenplay: Christos N. Gage, Ruth Fletcher
Stars: Adrian Paul, Bokeem Woodbine, Bai Ling, James Booth, Ming Lo, Paul Collins, Reed Diamond, John Durbin, Zen Gesner and William Hootkins.
Tagline: Vampires Live Amongst Us
The Plot…
Another time. Another place.
Detective Stephen Grant’s partner is killed when the two are following leads on a recent series of bizarre murders. The murderer, a tale pale man, is shot several times to no effect. The killer escapes by climbing up a sheer building wall.
After Detective Grant files his report, he is brought in for a secret meeting. Grant learns that the killer is a vampire. Although reluctant to believe, Grant is introduced to his new partner, Detective Aaron Gray. Detective Gray is also a vampire.
Grant learns that vampires live among us. Most want to live among humans in peace. To that end, they have made themselves known to government leaders. However a minority of vampires don’t trust humans. The murderer is one of them.
Grant and Gray are assigned to track down the serial killing vampire and put an end to him. What Grant and Gray don’t know is that a conspiracy to wipe-out all vampires is being put in place by humans distrustful of the vampires’ intent.
Neither the humans plotting to kill all vampires nor the vampires distrustful of humans want Detectives Grant and Gray to succeed.
That makes them expendable.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
I like the premise and setting of the film. Vampires living among us and wanting a peaceful integration while some vampires and humans are fearful of that seems logical. Having the film take place in a recognizable but slightly different future worked for me.
The Breed is an interesting mash-up of a buddy movies, conspiracy films, horror, a touch of romance, sci-fi, and alternate reality that just misses the mark for being better than good. But good isn’t bad. I enjoyed The Breed, but hoped it would be better.
The Breed (2001) rates 3 of 5 stars.
“Wind River” (2017) written & directed by Taylor Sheridan, starring Jeremy Renner & Elizabeth Olsen / Z-View
Wind River (2017)
Director: Taylor Sheridan
Screenplay: Taylor Sheridan
Stars: Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Jon Bernthal, James Jordan, Kelsey Asbille, Julia Jones, Teo Briones, Apesanahkwat, Tantoo Cardinal, Eric Lange, Gil Birmingham, Tokala Black Elk, Gil Birmingham, Martin Sensmeier, Austin R. Grant, Ian Bohen and Graham Greene.
Tagline: Nothing is harder to track than the truth.
The Plot…
When Natalie Hanson’s frozen dead body is found on the Wind River Indian Reservation after a brutal snow, rookie FBI Agent Jane Banner is sent in to investigate.
The autopsy reveals signs of rape and blunt trauma, but because Natalie died from a pulmonary hemorrhage caused by breathing subzero air, the coroner can not list the cause of death as murder. That means that Agent Banner is unable to get additional support to investigate Natalie’s death.
Agent Banner knows she’s in over her head. She is new to the area. The customs and ways of life of the Northern Arapaho tribe who live on the reservation are alien to her. So Agent Banner turns to Cory Lambert for assistance. Lambert is the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Agent who found Natalie’s body. Lambert is an expert tracker and knows the people having been married to a Northern Arapaho woman.
Banner and Lambert begin to backtrack Natalie’s last hours. The will uncover another murder and conspiracy that leaves them outnumbered and on their own.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Wind River was filmed on location with some scenes filmed in real blizzard conditions.
Wind River is the first screenplay that he didn’t write on spec. Both Sicario and Hell or High Water were written on spec.
Wind River is a bit of a slow burn. But the amazing cast, the ultimate reveal of Natalie’s murder and the explosive gun battle after the sudden standoff are <chef’s kiss>.
Wind River (2017) rates 4 of 5 stars.
“Reservoir Dogs” Tribute Poster by Nuno Sarnadas!
Check out this cool Reservoir Dogs tribute poster by Nuno Sarnadas. Sardanas is a professional artist and movie lover based in Switzerland.
Nuno Sarnadas has more art on display at his webpage.
“Hey Joe, you want me to shoot this guy?” – Mr. Blonde
“Shit… You shoot me in a dream, you better wake up and apologize.” – Mr. White
“Glengarry Glen Ross” (1992) written by David Mamet, directed by James Foley, starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alan Arkin, Ed Harris, Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Pryce and Alec Baldwin / Z-View
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)
Director: James Foley
Screenplay: David Mamet; based on his play Glengarry Glen Ross
Stars: Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alan Arkin, Ed Harris, Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Pryce, Bruce Altman, Jude Ciccolella and Alec Baldwin.
Tagline: Lie. Cheat. Steal. All in a day’s work.
The Plot…
Richard “Ricky” Roma, George Aaronow, Shelley “The Machine” Levene, and Dave Moss are real estate salesmen in a small office for a company that makes big promises. Despite lies and questionable tactics by all the men, sales are down. Of late only Ricky Roma has been able to close deals.
With one week in the month left, the office manager John Williamson, says that the company is sending in Blake, their top salesman to inspire them. Blake arrives and immediately begins talking. Blake insults and attacks each worker’s salemenship and manhood. Blake says that in one week, the top saleman for the office will win a car. Second place gets a set of steak knives. Third and fourth place winners will be fired.
And he’s serious.
Blake then leaves. Ricky, George, Shelley, and Dave Moss are shocked. Then angry. Each man complains that the leads Williamson gives them are crap. The leads have been repeatedly used. The people on the leads have no money or no interest and have been called on several times. Williamson doesn’t disagree. You get what you get. BUT, the two men show survive the month will next month get new leads. These leads will be for the new Glengarry development.
The Glengarry development is sweet. It almost sells itself. Those leads are worth their weight in gold.
Ricky is in a great position to win the car. George, Shelley and Dave are all in danger of losing their jobs. Each man has reason to do whatever it takes to survive.
And one will.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Al Pacino was nominated for a 1993 Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
Jack Lemmon gives the performance of a lifetime. Same could be said for Alec Baldwin. Kudos also to Alan Arkin, Ed Harris, Kevin Spacey and Jonathan Pryce who more than hold their own.
Glengarry Glen Ross is a showcase for great acting. Jack Lemmon said Glengarry Glen Ross featured the greatest acting ensemble he had ever been part of. High praise indeed.
Glengarry Glen Ross gets my highest recommendation.
Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) rates 5 of 5 stars.
“Honey Don’t” (2025) directed by Ethan Coen, starring Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Charlie Day and Chris Evans / Z-View
Honey Don’t (2025)
Director: Ethan Coen
Screenplay: Ethan Coen, Tricia Cooke
Stars: Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Evans, Charlie Day, Kristen Connolly, Don Swayze, Christian Antidormi, Billy Eichner, Kinna McInroe and Gabby Beans.
Tagline: She only has two desires, and one of them is justice.
The Plot…
Honey O’Donahue learns that Mia Novotny was found stabbed to death. Honey is a private investigator who Mia had planned to meet the following day. When Mia called Honey she said she couldn’t go to the police and was afraid.
Obviously for good reason.
Honey is determined to find Mia’s killer. The clues will lead to the Four-Way Temple led by Reverend Drew Devlin. Devlin is interested in a lot more than saving souls. Devlin also has another money-making enterprise that could have something to do with Mia’s murder.
Honey won’t rest until she finds Mia’s assassin… even if it kills her.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
I loved the film’s creative use of opening credits.
Margaret Qualley, the star of Honey Don’t, is the daughter of actress Andie MacDowell. They look so much alike they could be twins.
The film earns an “R” rating because it doesn’t shy away during the lesbian sex scenes.
Honey Don’t (2025) rates 3 of 5 stars.
“Dead of Winter” (2025) starring Emma Thompson / Z-View
Dead of Winter (2025)
Director: Brian Kirk
Screenplay: Nicholas Jacobson-Larson, Dalton Leeb
Stars: Emma Thompson, Judy Greer, Marc Menchaca, Laurel Marsden and Brían F. O’Byrne.
Tagline: Wrong place. Wrong crime.
The Plot…
Barb and Karl had their first date ice fishing on Lake Hilda in Northern Minnesota decades ago when they were young. They fell in love, were married and had a great life. Now that Karl has passed, Barb has returned to the remote lake to spread his ashes.
It’s the dead of winter. Lake Hilda is still a wilderness location. No cell service. No people.
Barb is shocked when she sees in the distance a woman with her hands bound trying to run from a man. The man catches the woman and takes her away. Barb follows them to a cabin.
If the woman is to survive, it will be up to Barb.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Emma Thompson’s daughter, Gaia Wise, plays young Barb.
Dead of Winter (2025) rates 3 of 5 stars.
Marv by Claudio Stassi!
Marv from Frank Miller’s Sin City is one of my all-time favorite characters. I love seeing artists do their “take” on the big lug. Today we have a Marv by Claudio Stassi.
A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE by Jordan Harper!
Jordan Harper’s A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE sounds like it’s going to be a banger…
This epic crime novel tells a story of Los Angeles power brokers and those at the edge — and a single shattering incident that threatens to bring it all crashing down.
Los Angeles, right now. America with its back up against the wall. This Frankenstein’s monster of crimes and lurid dreams sewn together into something like a city.
A city ready to explode: A Hollywood pedophile is arrested, and is ready to tear down the city to get his freedom. A young woman goes missing — and men in black rubber gloves who look like cops clean out her apartment in the middle of the night. And the serial killer known as the LA Ripper is on the loose, leaving tragic/graphic/brutal crime scenes in his wake. Three people trying to keep their heads above the dirty water will find themselves coming together to unite these strands into one enormous, unspeakable crime …
Jake Deal is a gonzo live-streaming nightcrawler, beaming the city’s chaos straight to his audience of blood-hungry subscribers, giving them the view from the top of the mushroom cloud — until a job he can’t refuse drags him back into his old life of Hollywood glamour, drugs, sex and sleaze. Armed with cameras and hidden mics, he’ll infiltrate private clubs, gather high-class dirt — and stumble onto a conspiracy woven into the center of LA’s most powerful men, who call themselves “The Kids in the Candy Store.”
Doug Gibson is a street lawyer, who fights for his clients against the army of cops, prosecutors and judges—he is the knife they bring to the gunfight. But when he’s hired by a Hollywood pedophile ready to sell out his friends for a chance for freedom, he’ll take on a fight bigger than he could have imagined. And when his client “commits suicide” in prison, Gibson will have to stop being a weapon — and become a warrior.
Kara Delgado works for an underground private concierge company—a make-a-wish foundation for the terminally rich. She scores drugs, makes connections, and plans multi-million dollar sex parties.She has learned the secret truth of this world: there are no rules, only prices. Her best friend Phoebe has gone missing, and Kara’s the only person who knows that Phoebe’s place was wiped clean of evidence by men in black rubber gloves. But when she begins to unravel the mystery of what happened to Phoebe, and its connection to the killer known as the LA Ripper, it will drag her into the dark heart of the city.
As Jake, Doug and Kara all investigate these crimes, they’ll encounter ketamine-addled sitcom stars, bloody riots, homeless gangsters, a killer cop on death row, secret vaults in Beverly Hills, tech-bro orgies, medical cannibals, true crime junkies, private security wet-work teams, reality shows, street takeovers, car chases, coyotes, a sadistic Tarzan, and a three day, fifty million dollar wedding, before everything is revealed and they must each make their choice about how to fight back in this violent world before the bloody, blazing conclusion.
A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE HARDCOVER
A VIOLENT MASTERPIECE PAPERBACK
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“John Wick: Chapter 3 – Paradbellum” Alt Poster by Mark Levy!
This sweet John Wick: Chapter 3 – Paradbellum alt poster was created by Mark Levy.
“Are services still off limit to me?”
“John Wick: Chapter 4” Alt Poster by Matt Taylor!
Matt Taylor created a very cool alt poster for John Wick: Chapter 4. You can see more of Taylor’s art here!
“Friendship means little when it’s convenient.” – Shimazu
“Bronson” (2008) directed by Nicolas Winding Refn, starring Tom Hardy / Z-View
Bronson (2008)
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Screenplay: Brock Norman Brock, Nicolas Winding Refn
Stars: Tom Hardy.
Tagline: The Man. The Myth. The Celebrity.
The Plot…
Since he was a small boy, Michael Peterson got into trouble. In 1974, at the age of 19, Peterson took a sawed-off shotgun and attempted to rob a post office. He was caught and sentenced to seven years in prison. His mother hoped he’d be out in four.
Michael Peterson is still in prison. Peterson’s continued savage acts of violence repeatedly added years to his sentence. He was sent to a psychiatric hospital, but the violence continued, so he returned to regular prison. Peterson has served over 50 years with the majority of them spent in solitary confinement.
Along the way Peterson changed his name to Charles Bronson and took pride in his notoriety.
This is his story.
Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…
Tom Hardy met with Charles Bronson several times prior to filming. After seeing the film, Bronson said that Hardy had his mannerisms, voice and personaity down pat.
If male frontal nudity offends you, avoid this film.
One of Bronson‘s taglines called it “A Clockwork Orange for the 21st Century“. I agree.
Bronson (2008) rates3 of 5 stars.
ONE SPOON OF CHOCOLATE Presented by Quentin Tarantino, written & directed by RZA, starring Shameik Moore & Paris Jackson – The Poster and Trailer are Here!
Here are the poster and trailer for One Spoon of Chocolate. I’m diggin’ ’em both.
Deal me in.
ONE SPOON OF CHOCOLATE Official Trailer (2026)
Quentin Tarantino Presents, RZA, Shameik Moore, Paris Jackson
Sly Stallone as Jack Carter & Lono from 100 Bullets by Megan Levens!
The art above features Sly Stallone as Jack Carter teamed with Lono from 100 Bullets. It was created in 2016 by Megan Levens at HeroesCon. It is one of my first “team” pieces where Jack Carter is paired with another pop art character.
