Tag Archives: ben whishaw

Women Talking (2022)

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sarah Polley Writer: Sarah Polley (Based on the book by Miriam Toews)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2022, abuse, adaptation, barn, ben whishaw, brad pitt, bran, christopher donaldson, claire foy, community, debate, dede gardner, drama, emily mitchell, faith, farm, frances mcdormand, hildur gudnadottir, jeremy kleiner, jessie buckley, judith ivey, kate hallett, kira guloien, liv mcneil, Luc Montpellier, Michelle McLeod, Miriam Toews, rape, religion, religious, rooney mara, Roslyn Kalloo, sarah polley, sexual assault, shayla brown, sheila mccarthy, vote, women, women talking | Leave a comment

Bright Star (2009)

Posted on March 23, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jane Campion Writer: Jane Campion (Based on the book “Keats” by Andrew Motion)

Posted in Drama, Romance | Tagged 1800s, 2009, abbie cornish, adaptation, alexandre de franceschi, andrew motion, ben whishaw, biography, bright star, caroline hewitt, death, drama, edie martin, england, greig fraser, jan chapman, jane campion, john keats, keats, kerry fox, london, love, mark bradshaw, paul schneider, poem, poet, poetry, romance, sick, thomas brodie-sangster, true story, valentine | Leave a comment

No Time to Die (2021)

Posted on October 6, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Cary Joji Fukunaga Writers: Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Cary Joji Fukunaga and Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Story by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Cary Joji Fukunaga) (Based on characters created by Ian Fleming) Saw this in IMAX. Thought … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adventure, Thriller | Tagged 2021, action, adaptation, adventure, ana de armas, anomie harris, barbara broccoli, ben whishaw, billy magnussen, bioweapon, cary joji fukunaga, child, christoph waltz, cia, cuba, dali benssalah, daniel craig, david dencik, elliot graham, hans zimmer, iam fleming, imax, jail, jamaica, james bond, jeffrey wright, kid, lashana lynch, lea seydoux, linus sandgren, mi6, michael g. wilson, neal purvis, no time to die, phoebe waller-bridge, poison, prison, ralph fiennes, rami malek, robert wade, rory kinnear, secret service, sequel, spectre, spy, terrorism, terrorist, thriller, tom cross, virus | Leave a comment

The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020)

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Armando Iannucci Writers: Simon Blackwell & Armando Iannucci (Based on the novel “David Copperfield” by Charles Dickens)

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 1800s, 2020, adaptation, armando iannucci, author, ben whishaw, benedict wong, book, charles dickens, christopher willis, david copperfield, dev patel, england, family, gwendoline christie, hugh laurie, london, mick audsley, orphan, peter capaldi, peter lambert, poor, poverty, school, simon blackwell, The Personal History of David Copperfield, tilda swinton, writer, zac nicholson | Leave a comment

Spectre (2015)

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Mendes Writers: John Logan and Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and Jez Butterworth (Story by John Logan and Neal Purvis & Robert Wade) (Based on characters created by Ian Fleming) A very disappointing follow up to Skyfall.

Posted in Action, Adventure, Thriller | Tagged 2015, action, adaptation, adventure, andrew scott, anomie harris, barbara broccoli, ben whishaw, boat, british, christoph waltz, daniel craig, dave bautista, desert, ian fleming, james bond, jesper christensen, jez butterworth, john logan, lea seydoux, mi6, michael g. wilson, monica bellucci, neal purvis, ralph fiennes, robert wade, sam mendes, sam smith, secret agent, sequel, spectre, spy, suicide, thomas newman, thriller, torture | Leave a comment

Skyfall (2012)

Posted on November 13, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Mendes Writers: Neal Purvis & Robert Wade and John Logan (Based on characters created by Ian Fleming) Great! Definitely top 5 Bond for me. Bardem rules.