Tag Archives: 9/11

Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Posted on July 26, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Kathryn Bigelow Writer: Mark Boal Great!

Posted in Drama, Thriller, War | Tagged 9/11, action, afghaistan, al qaeda, alexandre desplat, barack obama, bush, chris pratt, cia, drama, edgar ramirez, harold perrineau, iraq, james gandolfini, jason clarke, jennifer ehle, jeremy strong, jessica chastain, joel edgerton, kathryn bigelow, kyle chandler, manhunt, marine, mark boal, mark duplass, mark strong, megan ellison, navy seal, osama bin laden, pakistan, president obama, seal team 6, terrorism, terrorist, thriller, war, zero dark thirty | Leave a comment

The Report (2019)

Posted on December 14, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Scott Z. Burns Writer: Scott Z. Burns

Posted in Drama | Tagged 9/11, adam driver, annette bening, barack obama, ben mckenzie, cia, corey stoll, daniel j. jones, dianne feinstein, dick cheney, donald rumsfeld, drama, george w. bush, government, history, interrogation, investigation, john kerry, john mccain, jon hamm, matthew rhys, maura tierney, michael c. hall, middle east, new york times, politician, politics, rachel maddow, report, scott shepherd, scott z. burns, senate, senator, staffer, steven soderbergh, terrorism, terrorist, the report, the torture report, tim blake nelson, torture, war, washington, white house | Leave a comment

W. (2008)

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Oliver Stone Writer: Stanley Weiser

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 2008, 9/11, barbara bush, baseball, bruce mcgill, colin hanks, colin powell, comedy, condoleezza rice, dennis boutsikaris, dick cheney, donald rumsfeld, drama, elizabeth banks, ellen burstyn, george bush, george h.w. bush, george tenet, george w. bush, government, ioan gruffudd, james cromwell, jason ritter, jeb bush, jeffrey wright, josh brolin, karl rove, laura bush, marley shelton, michael gaston, noah wyle, oil, oliver stone, paul wolfowitz, politican, politics, president, prime minister, richard dreyfuss, rob corddry, scott glenn, stacy keach, stanley weiser, thandie newton, toby jones, tony blair, united states, usa, W., war | Leave a comment

Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Kenneth Branagh Writers: Adam Cozad and David Koepp (Based on characters created by Tom Clancy) I like Chris Pine but this movie is just too lightweight and forgettable.

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Review, Thriller | Tagged 2014, 9/11, action, adam cozad, analyst, attack, chris pine, cia, crime, david koepp, david paymer, drama, economy, espionage, jack ryan, jack ryan: shadow recruit, keira knightley, kenneth branagh, kevin costner, lenn kudrjawizki, lorenzo di bonaventura, mystery, new york, new york city, nyc, russia, russian, spy, terrorism, terrorist, thriller, tom clancy | Leave a comment

The Call (2013)

Posted on July 5, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Brad Anderson Writer: Richard D’Ovidio (Story by Richard D’Ovidio, Nicole D’Ovidio, & Jon Bokenkamp) Wasn’t expecting anything at all from this but for what it is, nothing in this seems remotely realistic or plausiblem, I thought it was pretty … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, Horror, Thriller | Tagged 9/11, abigail breslin, brad anderson, call center, halle berry, kidnap, michael imperioli, morris chestnut, murder, operator, the call, torture | Leave a comment

Zero Dark Thirty (2012)

Posted on January 12, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Kathryn Bigelow Writer: Mark Boal A pretty tremendous achievement. Incredibly tense. Certainly one of the best of 2012. Kind of crazy Bigelow didn’t get a Director nomination for this.

Posted in Action, Drama, War | Tagged 9/11, action, afghaistan, al qaeda, alexandre desplat, bush, chris pratt, cia, drama, edgar ramirez, harold perrineau, iraq, james gandolfini, jason clarke, jennifer ehle, jeremy strong, jessica chastain, joel edgerton, kathryn bigelow, kyle chandler, manhunt, marine, mark boal, mark duplass, mark strong, megan ellison, navy seal, obama, osama, osama bin laden, pakistan, seal team 6, terrorism, terrorist, war, zero dark thirty | Leave a comment

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2005)

Posted on November 23, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Albert Brooks Writer: Albert Brooks

Posted in Comedy | Tagged 9/11, albert brooks, amy ryan, comedian, comedy, india, islam, looking for comedy in the muslim world, muslim, pakistan, penny marshall, religion, stand up comedy | Leave a comment

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close (2011)

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Stephen Daldry Writers: Eric Roth (Based on a novel by Jonathan Safran Foer) Incredibly frustrating. Doesn’t feel like something that should be a movie. Too many things jammed in. I am interested in reading the book though. But now … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Mystery | Tagged 2011, 9/11, adaptation, alexandre desplat, asperger syndrome, child, chris hardwick, dad, death, drama, eric roth, Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, family, father, Francophile, inventor, james gandolfini, jeffrey wright, john goodman, jonathan safran foer, kid, lock, max von sydow, mystery, new york, new york city, nyc, pacifist, sandra bullock, scott rudin, stephen daldry, thomas horn, tom hanks, world trade center | Leave a comment

A Little Help (2010)

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael J. Weithorn Writer: Michael J. Weithorn Jenna Fischer’s stab at getting some street acting cred. She drinks too much! She smokes! She has sex! This is not the Pam we have come to know and love! There is … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged 2010, 9/11, a little help, aida turturro, alcoholic, brooke smith, chris o'donnell, comedy, dentist, drama, james rebhorn, jenna fischer, kim coates, lesley ann warren, lies, michael j. weithorn, mom, mother, rob benedict, romance, son, widor | Leave a comment

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