Tag Archives: j.k. simmons

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)

Posted on June 18, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: Joaquin Dos Santos & Kemp Powers & Justin K. Thompson Writers: Phil Lord & Christopher Miller and Dave Callaham (Based on characters from Marvel Comics)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Animated, Fantasy, Science Fiction | Tagged action, adaptation, adventure, alternate dimension, amandla stenberg, amy pascal, andrew garfield, andy samberg, animated, animation, Atsuko Okatsuka, avi arad, ayo edebiri, brian michael bendis, brian tyree henry, christina steinberg, christopher miller, cliff robertson, comic book, cop, daniel kaluuya, daniel pemberton, dave callaham, donald glover, elizabeth perkins, family, fantasy, greta lee, gwen stacy, hailee steinfeld, high school, issa rae, j.k. simmons, jack quaid, jake johnson, Jason Schwartzman, Jharrel Jerome, Joaquim Dos Santos, jorma taccone, Justin K. Thompson, karan soni, kathryn hahn, kemp powers, kimiko glenn, lego, luna lauren velez, mahershala ali, marvel comics, melissa sturm, metro boomin, Mike Andrews, miles morales, multiverse, new york city, nyc, oscar isaac, peggy lu, peter parker, peter sohn, phil lord, police, rachel dratch, sci-fi, science fiction, sequel, shameik moore, shea whigham, spider, spider-man, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, spider-verse, spot, stan lee, superhero, taran killam, tobey maguire, vulture, ziggy marley | Leave a comment

The Gift (2000)

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Raimi Writers: Billy Bob Thornton & Tom Epperson

Posted in Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 2000, abuse, affair, arthur coburn, billy bob thornton, bob murawski, cate blanchett, christopher young, clairvoyant, cop, court, crime, danny elfman, drama, extrasensory perception, fantasy, fortune, fortune teller, future, gary cole, gary lucchesi, gift, giovanni ribisi, greg kinnear, hilary swank, horror, j.k. simmons, jail, james jacks, jamie anderson, katie holmes, keanu reeves, kim dickens, lake, lawyer, mental illness, michael jeter, murder, mystery, police, pond, rob tapert, rosemary harris, sam raimi, sheriff, the gift, thriller, tom epperson, tom rosenberg, trial, visions, widow | Leave a comment

For Love of the Game (1999)

Posted on April 19, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Raimi Writer: Dana Stevens (Based on the novel by Michael Shaara)

Posted in Drama, Romance, Sports | Tagged 1999, adaptation, amy robinson, armyan bernstein, arthur coburn, baseball, basil poledouris, brian cox, dana stevens, daniel dae kim, detroit, detroit tigers, domenick lombardozzi, drama, eric l. beason, for love of the game, j.k. simmons, jena malone, john bailey, john c. reilly, kelly preston, kevin costner, love, michael shaara, michel emerson, michigan, pitch, pitcher, romance, sam raimi, sport, sports, steve lyons, team, ted raimi, tigers, vin scully | Leave a comment

Juno (2007)

Posted on February 4, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jason Reitman Writer: Diablo Cody

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 2007, adoption, allison janney, baby, birth, comedy, dana e. glauberman, diablo cody, drama, ellen page, elliot page, eric steelberg, high school, j.k. simmons, jason bateman, jason reitman, jennifer garner, john malkovich, juno, lianne halfon, mason novick, mateo messina, michael cera, minnesota, olivia thirlby, pregnancy, pregnant, rain wilson, russell smith, teen mom, teenager, tic tacs | Leave a comment

Being the Ricardos (2021)

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Aaron Sorkin Writer: Aaron Sorkin

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2021, aaron sorkin, adultery, affair, alan baumgarten, alia shawkat, behind the scenes, being the ricardos, biography, cbs, celebrity, cigarettes, clark gregg, comedian, comedy, communism, communist, cuban, daniel pemberton, desi arnaz, drama, fame, famous, fbi, history, j.k. simmons, jake lacy, jason blumenthal, javier bardem, jeff cronenweth, john rubinstein, linda lavin, lucille ball, marriage, married, media, nelson franklin, nicole kidman, nina arianda, philip morris, ronny cox, show, smoking, steve tisch, television, todd black, tony hale, true story, tv | Leave a comment

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)

Posted on December 19, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jon Watts Writers: Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers (Based on characters from Marvel Comics) Saw this in IMAX. Had a good time!

Posted in Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Science Fiction | Tagged 2021, action, adaptation, adventure, alfred molina, alternate dimension, amy pascal, andrew garfield, angourie rice, arian moayed, aunt, avengers, avi arad, benedict cumberbatch, benedict wong, charlie cox, chris mckenna, daredevil, doc ock, doctor strange, electro, erik sommers, fantasy, green goblin, hannibal buress, high school, j.b. smoove, j.k. simmons, jacob batalon, jamie foxx, jeffrey ford, jon favreau, jon watts, kevin feige, leigh folsom boyd, lizard, magic, marisa tomei, martin starr, marvel cinematic universe, marvel comics, mauro fiore, mcu, media, michael giacchino, MIT, multiverse, new york, new york city, nyc, paula newsome, peter parker, rhys ifans, sandman, sci-fi, science fiction, secret identity, sequel, sorcerer, spell, spider-man, stan lee, statue of liberty, steve ditko, superhero, the lizard, thomas haden church, tobey maguire, tom hardy, tom holland, tony revolori, venom, willem dafoe, zendaya | Leave a comment

Spider-Man 3 (2007)

Posted on December 16, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Raimi Writers: Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent (Story by Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi) (Based on characters from Marvel Comics) Had not seen this since original theatrical release. Watched the “Editor’s Cut”. A little better … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Tagged 2007, action, adaptation, adventure, alien, alvin sargent, aunt, avi arad, bill nunn, bill pope, bob murawski, broadway, bruce campbell, bryce dallas howard, christopher young, cliff robertson, comic book, dylan baker, eddie brock, elizabeth banks, engagement, funeral, grant curtis, green goblin, Ilya baskin, ivan raimi, j.k. simmons, james cromwell, james franco, joe manganiello, kevin feige, kirsten dunst, laura ziskin, magian tovah, marvel comics, musical, new york, new york city, newspaper, nyc, parasite, peter parker, photographer, photography, proposal, rosemary harris, sam raimi, sand, sandman, sci-fi, science fiction, sequel, spider, spider-man, spider-man 3, stan lee, steve ditko, superhero, symbiote, ted raimi, thomas haden church, tobey maguire, topher grace, uncle, venom, web, willem dafoe | Leave a comment

Spider-Man 2 (2004)

Posted on December 15, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Raimi Writer: Alvin Sargent (Story by Alfred Gough & Miles Millar and Michael Chabon) (Based on characters from Marvel Comics) Love it. Still my favorite comic book superhero movie. Watched the 2.1 cut.