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NEW YORK -- Filmmaker/Novelist Ridley and Movie Reviewers Joust Over Merits of New Releases and Offer Fresh Insights into the World of Film Beginning Friday, May 20 at 11 PM ET/PT

"Movie Club with John Ridley," a weekly movie review series on AMC hosted by filmmaker/novelist/NPR

commentator John Ridley, returns for its second season as the top destination for a fresh, hip perspective on the movies. The series is a guide to upcoming summer blockbuster films and DVD releases from the multi-talented Ridley and the spontaneous and diverse opinions among his movie reviewer guests. The original series premieres its second season on Friday, May 20 at 11 PM ET/PT and airs Fridays at 11 PM for eight episodes.

"Movie Club With John Ridley" will feature the host and a revolving panel of five movie reviewers squaring off in lively half-hour discussions on new theatrical releases. The reviews will feature enough critical venom, virtue and clips to entertain all movie lovers. Each guest reviewer will critique one movie and then grade it on a scale of one to four stars; the others will then contribute their own scores and critical insights.

Joining John Ridley on "The Movie Club" are his panel of witty and wily critics. The revolving group includes: Nathan Rabin, Head Entertainment Writer for 'The Onion'; Anderson Jones, CNN Headline News movie critic; Dr. Josh Kun, a Los Angeles-based writer and critic who is a professor of Pop Culture at University of California Riverside and an arts columnist for the San Francisco Bay Guardian; and Zorianna Kit, the entertainment reporter for KTLA Channel 5's nightly news broadcast, News @ 10 in Los Angeles, and formerly the senior staff film reporter at The Hollywood Reporter and "The Insider" columnist for People Magazine. Regan Burns, a comedian/writer, will report on the latest DVD picks.

"Movie Club with John Ridley" also enables viewers to interact with AMC via the channel's website (AMCTV.com). During "Movie Club with John Ridley," the website will present additional, exclusive footage from the show as well as viewer polling and input.

John Ridley is the author of six highly regarded novels and is a former producer on NBC's "Third Watch." He wrote and produced the film "Undercover Brother," conceived the story for "Three Kings" and wrote/directed "Cold Around the Heart." Ridley's novel, "Stray Dogs," was made into the film "U-Turn" by Oliver Stone. Ridley also is a regular commentator for National Public Radio. He is currently the Executive Producer of SHOWTIME'S new series "Barber Shop," based on the hit movie starring Ice Cube.