Tag Archives: academy award nominee

The Secret of Kells (2009)

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

  Directors: Tomm Moore & Nora Twomey Writes: Fabrice Ziolkowski (Story by Tomm Moore) Fantastic to look at but even at 75 minutes it felt a little long.

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Dogtooth (2009)

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Giorgos Lanthimos Writer: Giorgos Lanthimos This was an Oscar nominee for Best Foreign Film this year and a pretty crazy one at that.  I really didn’t know what to expect except for the basic premise.  I had been led … Continue reading →

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Rabbit Hole (2010)

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Cameron Mitchell Writer: David Lindsay-Abaire (Based on his own play) A happily married couple loses their young child from a car accident and the film deals with the aftermath of such a tragic lose.  This is an impossible … Continue reading →

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True Grit (2010)

Posted on January 1, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen Writers: Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (Based on the novel by Charles Portis) I don’t know why I was surprised at how much I laughed during this movie.  I guess it was my expectation … Continue reading →

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