Cynthia H. Margulis

Cynthia H. Margulis, honestly, is one of those names you might not recognize at first, but trust me, her fingerprints are all over some wild cinematic rides. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)? Yeah, that chaotic, genre-bending fever dream that had everyone questioning their own reality—she was in the thick of it. The movie’s this mad scramble through multiverses, family drama, and hot dog fingers (don’t ask), all mashed up with martial arts and absurdist comedy. It’s the kind of film that sticks in your brain for weeks, making you wonder if you’re actually living in the right timeline. If you haven’t seen it, what are you even doing? Then you’ve got Killers (2010), a rom-com action flick that leans hard into the “my boyfriend’s got secrets” trope. Ashton Kutcher and Katherine Heigl play a couple who just can’t catch a break—honeymoon phase gets wrecked by, you know, hired assassins and bullets flying around the cul-de-sac. Is it high art? Maybe not, but it’s popcorn entertainment and Cynthia played her part in making it a fun, twisty mess. Haywire (2011) is where things get rough and tumble. You’ve got Gina Carano absolutely beating the tar out of everyone, with a cast sprinkled with Hollywood heavyweights. Spies, double-crosses, and brutal hand-to-hand combat—this one doesn’t slow down for a second. Margulis, again, right in the mix, putting her stamp on the action. So, if you’re flipping channels and see any of these titles pop up, just know Cynthia’s in there somewhere, probably making chaos look way too easy.