Con Air is a 1997 action film directed by Simon West. The movie follows the story of Cameron Poe, a former Army Ranger, who finds himself aboard a prison transport plane filled with dangerous ...

André Joseph is a movie features writer at Collider. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Emerson College with a Bachelor's Degree in Film. He freelances as an independent filmmaker, ...

As editor Glen Scantlebury and director Simon West were completing their edit on Con Air, the pair assumed they were just putting the finishing touches on Nicolas Cage’s latest bombastic blockbuster.

Every now and then, I really enjoy watching a big, dumb, noisy Hollywood action film. They’re like big bowls of movie ice cream with all the toppings: totally irresistible and more than a little silly ...