Actor Thomas Jane (1969)

Shane Black directs The Predator (2018), an American sci-fi action flick that he co-wrote with Fred Dekker. The fourth installment in the franchise and sixth overall, it is chronologically placed between Predator 2 (1990) and Predators (2010). An alien ship crashes on Earth during U.S. Army Ranger sniper Quinn McKenna’s hostage retrieval mission. He takes down the Predator and mails off pieces of its armor as proof of life beyond our planet. Government agent Will Traeger captures Quinn to examine him while also taking the Predator to a lab for ...

The film, 1922 (2017), is an American horror drama written and directed by Zak Hilditch, based on Stephen King’s novella from 2010. The story follows Wilfred ‘Wilf’ James, a farmer residing in Hemingford Home, Nebraska with his wife Arlette and their 14-year-old son Henry. The couple has been at odds over Arlette’s recent inheritance of land; Wilf strongly opposes her plans to sell the farm and relocate to Omaha, citing that a man’s pride is rooted in his land. In a drastic move to protect his property and his son (whom Arlette disapproves of ...

DC Showcase: Jonah Hex (2010) is an animated western superhero film directed by Joaquim Dos Santos and written by western comics writer Joe R. Lansdale, Thomas Jane lends his voice to the disfigured bounty hunter who sets out on a mission to take down a ruthless brothel owner for murdering one of his targets. The story takes place in the Old West, where an outlaw known as Red Doc arrives at a saloon boasting about his skills and seeking pleasure. A prostitute named Madame Lorraine takes notice and lures him upstairs, only ...

The Mist (2007) is an American science-fiction horror film adaptation of Stephen King’s 1980 novella. A severe thunderstorm hits Bridgton, Maine, causing a tree to crash into the lakeside home of artist David Drayton, his wife Stephanie and their eight-year-old son Billy. The next morning, as they assess the damage, they spot a thick mist rolling over the lake. To prepare for potential power outages, David and Billy head to town with their neighbor Brent Norton to purchase supplies. While inside the supermarket, they witness police cars speeding through the streets. A terrified local named Dan Miller rushes into ...

Dreamcatcher (2003) is an American science fiction horror film, based on Stephen King’s novel from two years prior. Four friends – Jonesy, Beaver, Pete, and Henry – are taking their annual hunting trip in Maine. As children, they all obtained telepathic abilities which they refer to as ‘the line’, after protecting a boy named Douglas ‘Duddits’ Cavell from bullies and becoming his friend. One night, Jonesy receives a message from Duddits to cross the street, but as he does so, he gets hit by a car. However, his injuries miraculously heal within six months and he is able to join ...

Original Sin (2001), an American erotic romantic thriller, stars Antonio Banderas and Angelina Jolie. Based on the novel Waltz into Darkness by Cornell Woolrich, it is a remake of the 1969 François Truffaut film Mississippi Mermaid. The story takes place in late 19th century Cuba during Spanish rule, and alternates between scenes of a woman confessing her past to a priest as she awaits execution and the events leading up to her impending fate. Luis Vargas, a ...

Magnolia (1999), an American drama film directed and co-produced by Paul Thomas Anderson, follows Los Angeles police officer Jim Kurring as he investigates a disturbance at a woman’s apartment. Inside, he discovers a body in the closet. A neighborhood boy named Dixon futilely attempts to reveal the identity of the murderer to Jim. Later, Jim visits Claudia Wilson’s apartment after her neighbors call the police during an argument with her estranged father, Jimmy Gator. Despite her erratic behavior and drug use, Jim still asks her out on a date. Meanwhile, Jimmy is dying of cancer and hosts a quiz show called ...

Deep Blue Sea (1999) is an American science fiction horror film directed by Renny Harlin. In a remote underwater facility, doctors Susan McCallister and Jim Whitlock are conducting research on mako sharks to reactivate dormant human brain cells found in Alzheimer’s disease patients. This leads to chaos when one of the sharks escapes and attempts to attack a boat full of young adults. In response, corporate executive Russell Franklin is sent to investigate. While testing a certain protein complex removed from the largest shark’s brain tissue, Jim loses his arm when the shark awakens in the laboratory. The ...

The American drama film, The Last Time I Committed Suicide (1997), directed by Stephen T. Kay, is based on a 1950 letter from Neal Cassady to Jack Kerouac. Presented as a letter from Cassady’s perspective, the movie explores his life before and after his lover Joan’s suicide attempt. Jumping back and forth between these two time periods allows the audience to see Cassady’s active mind and constantly shifting thoughts. The story begins with Cassady sitting outside Joan’s hospital room on the day of ...