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The French Dispatch (2021)

Posted on January 8, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Wes Anderson Writer: Wes Anderson (Story by Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola & Hugo Guinness & Jason Schwartzman) Liked but would rank it on the lower end of the Anderson filmography. Looks incredible. Very fun.

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged 2021, adrien brody, alexandre desplat, andrew weisblum, anjelica huston, anthology, art, article, artists, benicio del toro, bill murray, black and white, bob balaban, chef, christoph waltz, comedy, cook, drama, editor, edward norton, elisabeth moss, fisher stevens, food, france, frances mcdormand, french, french dispatch, griffin dunne, heart attack, henry winkler, hugo guinness, jarvis cocker, Jason Schwartzman, jeffrey wright, jeremy dawson, journalism, journalist, lea seydoux, Liev Schreiber, lyna khoudri, magazine, mathieu amalric, narrator, obituary, owen wilson, prison, robert d. yeoman, Robert Yeoman, roman coppola, romance, saoirse ronan, stephen park, steven rales, students, the french dispatch, tilda swinton, timothy chalamet, tony revolori, wes anderson, willem dafoe, writer | Leave a comment

The Mule (2018)

Posted on September 7, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Clint Eastwood Writer: Nick Schenk (Based on the New York Times Magazine article “The Sinaloa Cartel’s 90-Year Old Drug Mule” by Sam Dolnick)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 2018, absent father, adaptation, andy garcia, article, bradley cooper, cartel, clifton collins jr, clint eastwood, dea, dianne wiest, driver, drug mule, drugs, family, flowers, horticulturist, laurence fishburne, magazine, mexico, michael pena, mule, new york times, nick schenk, road trip, sam dolnick, taissa farmiga, the mule, true story, veteran | Leave a comment

The Post (2017)

Posted on January 26, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Spielberg Writers: Liz Hannah and Josh Singer

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1970s, 2017, alison brie, article, ben bradlee, biography, bob odenkirk, bradley whitford, bruce greenwood, carrie coon, cover up, david cross, drama, editor, janusz kaminski, jesse plemons, john williams, josh singer, journalism, journalist, kay graham, liz hannah, matthew rhys, meryl streep, michael stuhlbarg, new york times, news, newspaper, nixon, pat healy, pentagon papers, politics, president, protest, richard nixon, sarah paulson, steven spielberg, story, the post, tom hanks, tracy letts, true story, vietnam, war, washington post, whistleblower, zach woods | 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

Almost Famous: The Bootleg Cut (2000)

Posted on November 28, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Cameron Crowe Writer: Cameron Crowe One of my favorite movies of all time. It just overwhelms me with warmth and happiness. When I first saw it I wish it had just gone on and on I enjoyed the world … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Musical, Review, Romance | Tagged almost famous, almost famous: the boogleg cut, anna paquin, article, band, band aid, bijou phillips, billy crudup, bootleg, bus, cameron crowe, comedy, crush, drama, drugs, elton john, eric stonestreet, fairuza balk, frances mcdormand, groupie, guitar, jason lee, Jay Baruchel, jimmy fallon, journalism, journalist, kate hudson, kevin sussman, kyle gass, lester bangs, love, magazine, marc maron, music, musician, nancy wilson, nick swardson, noah taylor, patrick fugit, philip seymour hoffman, rainn wilson, rock, rock and roll, rolling stone, sex, stillwater, tiny dancer, tour, untitled, zooey deschanel | Leave a comment

The Bling Ring (2013)

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sofia Coppola Writer: Sofia Coppola (Based on the Vanity Fair article “The Suspect Wore Louboutins” by Nancy Jo Sales) Based on the true story of a bunch of fame obsessed asshole teenagers who robbed B-List celebrity homes for a little … Continue reading →