Joshua Crook Movies
When the forces of the undead descent upon the sleepy town of Dudley, Ohio, Laura Childs (Erin Wilk) is forced to do battle with an evil entity that truly knows her more intimately than anyone living or dead. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Erin Wilk, Stephen Seidel, (more)
Mourning morphs into revenge when a decorated war hero returns home from the battlefield to bury his wife and child after the pair are viciously killed by the criminal forces that have overrun the family's once-peaceful neighborhood of Rockaway, Queens. Trane (Nicholas Gonzalez) was fighting for his country when he received the news that his family back on the home front had been violently taken from him. Shortly after Trane arrives in Rockaway, his old friend Dave (Ricardo Chavira) presents a grim picture of their neighborhood's tragic downfall: Criminals and prostitutes have taken over the streets, making life for law-abiding citizens a living hell. It isn't long before Trane's grief turns to bloodlust, and the soldier who was trained to kill uses his lethal skills to take on powerful neighborhood crime boss Juju (Mario Cimarro). But Trane has underestimated Juju's power, and after coming face to face with the relentless kingpin's right hand man Antwan (Manny Perez) the fearless vigilante discovers that his own sister Cari (Delilah Cotto) has become hopelessly entangled with a gang of Russian mobsters led by shrewd criminal Ivan (Oleg Taktarov). On a street where every step could be his last, Trane must now tread carefully as he works his way up the criminal food chain straight to the man who authorized the murder of his innocent wife and child. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Nicholas Gonzalez, Mario Cimarro, (more)
A college girl trapped in a vicious cycle in which she is forced to relive her own brutal murder time and again attempts to crack the shocking mystery that guides her fate in this mind-bending thriller from sibling directors Joshua and Jeffrey Cook. Claire Parker (Lauren Lewis) is about to die in the most gruesome manner imaginable, and there's absolutely nothing she or anyone else can do about it - or is there? Forced to die at the hands of her killer time and again, Claire wages a valiant struggle to find the clue that will allow her to break free of the painful and frightening cycle of suffering that has taken over her life. Somewhere along this gruesome timeline lies a secret that, once discovered, will finally allow Claire's tortured soul to rest in peace. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Lauren Currie Lewis, Chris Ferry, (more)
The writing/directing brother team of Joshua and Jeffrey Crook are responsible for the crude comedy The Fittest, aimed squarely at the overserved audience of white males aged 18-25. Family man Freddy (Jason Madera) and his wife (Angela Grant) live in the suburbs with no kids. However, he manages to get his boss' girlfriend (Christina Caparoula) pregnant. When she decides to have an abortion, he ties her up in the basement, apparently for the purposes of comedy. The Fittest was shown at the 2003 CineVegas Film Festival. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jason Madera, Angela Grant, (more)
Mike (Paris Campbell) feels bad about the way he earns his money, conning and drugging runaway girls to get them to his boss, the sleazy pimp, Lamar (Will Sierra), and Lamar's vicious enforcer, Ivan (Lev Gorens). Mike is also a drug addict, and he's in love with one of Lamar's prostitutes, the hardened Rhonda (Christina Caparoula), who thinks he's a loser, and will only consider having sex with him for money. Lamar suspects Mike of stealing from him, he sends two corrupt cops, Dibbs (rapper Greg Nice) and Maroni (Jason Madera), out to deal with him. They beat Mike, stab him, and leave him lying for dead in the street. A young Christian couple, Kelly (Angela Grant) and Don (Kohl Norville), find Mike and get him to the hospital, where he is miraculously revived. Mike recovers with a newfound fear for his immortal soul. He gets a job, gives up crack, and begins reading the Bible and attending church with Kelly and Don. But he still loves Rhonda, and desperate to get her out of "the life," he tells her about the money he stole from Lamar. Rhonda betrays him, and Lamar decides that rather than just kill Mike, he'll destroy his soul. Suckerpunch marks the feature debut of writing and directing team Jeff and Josh Crook. It features music from Greg Nice, Pete Rock, Leaders of the New School, and the Beatnuts, whose Juju and Psycho Ray also act in the film. Suckerpunch was shown at the 2002 Urbanworld Film Festival. ~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide
