Tag Archives: afghanistan

Causeway (2022)

Posted on February 12, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Lila Neugebauer Writers: Ottessa Moshfegh & Luke Goebel and Elizabeth Sanders

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2022, afghanistan, alex somers, amputee, army, brain injury, brian tyree henry, causeway, Danny Wolohan, deaf, diego garcia, drama, Elizabeth Sanders, jayne houdyshell, jennifer lawrence, Justine Ciarrocchi, Lila Neugebauer, lucian johnston, luke goebel, mechanic, military, Ottessa Moshfegh, patricia clarkson, pool, prison, ptsd, robert frazen, soldier, stephen McKinley henderson, trauma, truck, veteran, war, water | Leave a comment

Flee (2021)

Posted on March 12, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jonas Poher Rasmussen Writers: Jonas Poher Rasmussen & Amin Nawabi

Posted in Animated, Documentary, Foreign | Tagged 2021, afghanistan, amin nawabi, animated, animation, bar, charlotte de la gournerie, demark, documentary, family, flee, foreign, gay, gay bar, homosexual, homosexuality, immigrant, janus billeskov jansen, jonas poher rasmussen, kabul, monica hellstrom, moscow, peter jennings, refugee, riz ahmed, russia, signe byrge sorensen, uno helmersson, war | Leave a comment

Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Nichols Writer: Aaron Sorkin (Based on the book “Charlie Wilson’s War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History” by George Crile) Mike Nichols’s final film. OK but really saved by Hoffman’s supporting performance. Miss him … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, War | Tagged 2007, aaron sorkin, adaptation, afghanistan, amy adams, antonia van drimmelen, arms dealer, biography, bombs, charlie wilson, charlie wilson's war, cia, cocaine, comedy, congress, congressman, drama, drugs, emily blunt, gary goetzman, guns, history, james newton howard, john bloom, john slattery, julia roberts, las vegas, middle east, mike nichols, military, money, ned beatty, nevada, philip seymour hoffman, politician, politics, rebels, rizwan manji, russia, soviet union, stephen goldblatt, texas, tom hanks, true story, war, weapons | Leave a comment

The Living Daylights (1987)

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Glen Writers: Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson (Based on the short story by Ian Fleming)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Thriller | Tagged 007, 1987, a-ha, action, adaptation, adventure, afghanistan, Albert R. Broccoli, arms deal, art malik, barbara broccoli, Chrissie Hynde, desmond llewelyn, general, ian fleming, james bond, jeroen krabbe, joe don baker, john barry, john glen, john rhys-davies, kgb, maryam d'abo, michael g. wilson, murder, richard maibaum, robert brown, russia, russian, secret agent, sequel, sniper, soviet, spy, the living daylights, the pretenders, thriller, timothy dalton, weapon | Leave a comment

War Machine (2017)

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Michod Writer: David Michod (Based on the book “The Operators” by Michael Hastings)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, War | Tagged 2017, adaptation, afghanistan, alan ruck, anthony hayes, anthony michael hall, ben kingsley, brad pitt, comedy, daniel betts, david michod, drama, emory cohen, general, griffin dunne, john magaro, lakeith stanfield, meg tilly, michael hastings, netflix, nicholas maude, nick cave, politician, politics, president, rj cyler, russell crowe, satire, scoot mcnairy, soldier, the operators, tilda swinton, topher grace, war, war machine, warren ellis, will poulter | Leave a comment

War Dogs (2016)

Posted on December 25, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Todd Phillips Writers: Stephen Chin and Todd Phillips & Jason Smilovic (Based on the Rolling Stone article “Arms and the Dudes” by Guy Lawson)

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Drama, War | Tagged adaptation, afghanistan, arms and the dudes, article, bradley cooper, business, comedy, crime, david packouz, drama, efraim diveroli, government, guns, guy lawson, jason smilovic, jonah hill, kevin pollak, magazine, miles teller, military, pentagon, rolling stone, stephen chin, todd phillips, true story, war, war dogs, weapons | Leave a comment

Rock the Kasbah (2015)

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Barry Levinson Writer: Mitch Glazer

Posted in Comedy, Musical, War | Tagged 2015, afghanistan, barry levinson, bill murray, bruce willis, comedy, danny mcbride, kate hudson, manager, middle east, mitch glazer, music, musician, rock the kasbah, scott caan, singer, taylor kinney, television, tv, war, zooey deschanel | Leave a comment

Max (2015)

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Boaz Yakin Writers: Boaz Yakin & Sheldon Lettich

Posted in Action, Adventure, Drama | Tagged 2015, action, adventure, afghanistan, boaz yakin, dejon laquake, dog, drama, family, jay hernandez, josh wiggins, lauren graham, luke kleintank, marines, max, mia xitlali, military, robbie amell, sheldon lettich, thomas haden church, war | Leave a comment

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016)

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: Glenn Ficarra & John Requa Writer: Robert Carlock (Based on the book “The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan” by Kim Baker)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance, War | Tagged adaptation, afghanistan, alfred molina, billy bob thornton, christopher abbott, comedy, drama, glenn ficarra, john requa, josh charles, journalism, journalist, kim baker, lorne michaels, margot robbie, martin freeman, news, press, report, reporter, robert carlock, romance, sterling k. brown, taliban, television, the taliban shuffle, tina fey, true story, tv, war, whiskey tango foxtrot | Leave a comment

Rambo III (1988)

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Peter MacDonald Writers: Sylvester Stallone and Sheldon Lettich (Based on characters created by David Morrell)

Posted in Action, Review | Tagged 1988, action, afghanistan, army, colonel, covert mission, david morrell, green beret, hostage, jerry goldsmith, john rambo, kurtwood smith, mission, peter macdonald, rambo, rambo III, rescue, richard crenna, russian, sheldon lettich, soviet, special forces, sylvester stallone, vet, veteran, vietnam | Leave a comment

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