Monthly Archives: August 2015

The Good Son (1993)

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joseph Ruben Writer: Ian McEwan

Posted in Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1993, aunt, daniel hugh kelly, david morse, death, drama, elijah wood, evil, father, ian mcewan, joseph ruben, macaulay culkin, maine, rory culkin, the good son, thriller, uncle, violence, violent, wendy crewson | Leave a comment

Saving Silverman (2001)

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Dennis Dugan Writers: Hank Nelken & Greg DePaul

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Romance | Tagged 2001, amanda detmer, amanda peet, band, comedy, cover band, crime, dennis dugan, friends, greg depaul, hank nelken, jack black, jason biggs, kidnap, kidnapped, kidnapping, kyle gass, music, musician, neil diamond, nun, r. lee ermey, relationship, romance, romantic comedy, saving silverman, steve zahn | Leave a comment

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

Posted on August 29, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Tim Story Writers: Don Payne and Mark Frost (Story by John Turman and Mark Frost) (Based on the comic book created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Science Fiction | Tagged action, adaptation, adventure, alien, andre braugher, avi arad, beau garrett, ben grimm, brian posehn, chris columbus, chris evans, comedy, comic book, don payne, doug jones, dr. doom, fantastic 4, fantastic 4: rise of the silver surfer, fantastic four, fantastic four: rise of the silver surfer, fantasy, galactus, invisible woman, ioan gruffudd, jack kirby, jessica alba, john turman, johnny storm, julian mcmahon, kerry washington, laurence fishburne, mark frost, marvel comics, michael chiklis, mr. fantastic, reed richards, rise of the silver surfer, sci-fi, science fiction, silver surfer, space, stan lee, superhero, susan storm, the thing, tim story, victor von doom, wedding | Leave a comment

Unbroken (2014)

Posted on August 28, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Angelina Jolie Writers: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen and Richard LaGravenese and William Nicholson (Based on the book by Laura Hillenbrand)

Posted in Drama, Sports, War | Tagged 2014, adaptation, alexandre desplat, angelina jolie, biography, camp, coen brothers, crash, domhnall gleeson, drama, ethan coen, garrett hedlund, jack o'connell, jai courtney, japan, joel coen, laura hillenbrand, louis zamperini, miyavi, navy, olympian, olympics, pacific, pilot, plane, pow, prisoner, raft, richard lagravenese, roger deakins, runner, sports, takamasa ishihara, true story, unbroken, war, william nicholson, world war 2, world war ii, wwII | Leave a comment

Hello I Must Be Going (2012)

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Todd Louiso Writer: Sarah Koskoff

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged blythe danner, christopher abbott, comedy, connecticut, damian young, divorce, divorcee, drama, hello i must be going, melanie lynskey, romance, sarah koskoff, todd louiso | Leave a comment

Jack Goes Boating (2010)

Posted on August 27, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Philip Seymour Hoffman Writer: Bob Glaudini (Based on the play by Bob Glaudini)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged adaptation, amy ryan, blind date, boat, boating, bob glaudini, chauffeur, comedy, couple, drama, driver, grizzly bear, jack goes boating, john ortiz, limo, limousine, love, new york, new york city, nyc, philip seymour hoffman, play, robert glaudini, romance, shy, tom mccarthy, working class | Leave a comment

Unfinished Business (2015)

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ken Scott Writer: Steve Conrad

Posted in Comedy | Tagged 2015, berlin, business, dave franco, deal, europe, germany, james marsden, june diane raphael, ken scott, nick frost, sienna miller, steve conrad, tom wilkinson, trip, unfinished business, vince vaughn | Leave a comment

Accidental Love (2015)

Posted on August 26, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Stephen Greene (David O. Russell) Writers: Kristin Gore & Matthew Silverstein & Dave Jeser (Screen Story by Kristin Gore & Matthew Silverstein & Dave Jeser) (Based on the novel “Sammy’s Hill” by Kristin Gore) This was a movie called Nailed … Continue reading →