Tag Archives: catholic

The Long Day Closes (1992)

Posted on December 8, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Terence Davies Writer: Terence Davies

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1950s, 1992, bob last, catholic, christmas, church, coming of age, drama, family, holidays, liverpool, michael coulter, movies, olivia stewart, robert lockhart, school, snow, terence davies, the long day closes, theater, william diver, working class | Leave a comment

The Virgin Suicides (1999)

Posted on April 23, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sofia Coppola Writer: Sofia Coppola (Based on the novel by Jeffrey Eugenides)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1970s, a.j. cook, adaptation, catholic, chris hanley, dan halsted, dance, danny devito, edward lachman, family, fourtee, francis ford coppola, giovanni ribisi, hanna hall, high school, homecoming dance, james lyons, james woods, jeffrey eugenides, josh hartnett, julie costanzo, kathleen turner, kirsten dunst, melissa kent, michael pare, narrator, noah shebib, party, rorschach test, scott glenn, sex, sister, sisters, sofia coppola, strict, suicide, teenager, the virgin suicides, virgin | Leave a comment

Benedetta (2021)

Posted on April 16, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Paul Verhoeven Writers: David Birke & Paul Verhoeven (Based on the book “Immodest Acts: The Life of a Lesbian Nun in Renaissance Italy” by Judith C. Brown)

Posted in Drama, Foreign | Tagged 2021, adaptation, anne dudley, benedetta, blessed virgin, catholic, catholicism, charlotte rampling, confession, convent, crucifix, daphne patakia, david birke, drama, foreign, gay, historical, history, immodest acts, italian, italy, jeanne lapoirie, jerome seydoux, job ter burg, lambert wilson, lesbian, michel merkt, nun, paul verhoeven, plague, said ben said, stigmata, trial, true story, virginie efira | Leave a comment

God Told Me To (1976)

Posted on February 12, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Larry Cohen Writer: Larry Cohen Totally bonkers.

Posted in Crime, Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged 1976, alien, andy kaufman, arthur mandelberg, catholic, crime, cult, deborah raffin, detective, dreams, frank cordell, god, god told me to, horror, michael d. corey, mike corey, mike kellin, murder, murderer, mystery, new york, new york city, nyc, parade, paul glickman, police, religion, richard lynch, robert drivas, roger corman, sam levene, sandy dennis, sci-fi, science fiction, sniper, st. patrick's day, subway, supernatural, sylvia sidney, thriller, tony lo bianco, virgin, virgin birth, william j. waters | Leave a comment

Belfast (2021)

Posted on December 3, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Kenneth Branagh Writer: Kenneth Branagh

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1960s, 2021, becca kovacik, belfast, black and white, bomb, caitriona balfe, catholic, church, ciaran hinds, confession, drama, family, haris zambarloukos, ireland, jamie dornan, jude hill, judi dench, kenneth branagh, laura berwick, lewis mcaskie, protestant, religion, school, tamar thomas, una ni dhonghaile, van morrison | Leave a comment

The Last Duel (2021)

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ridley Scott Writers: Nicole Holofcener & Ben Affleck & Matt Damon (Based on the book “The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France” by Eric Jager) Great! One of Ridley’s best in years and … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, War | Tagged 14th century, 2021, action, adam driver, adaptation, battle, ben affleck, castle, catholic, Dariusz wolski, drama, duel, eric jager, france, french, Harry Gregson-Williams, history, james flynn, jodie comer, joust, kevin j. walsh, king, kingdom, knight, marton csokas, matt damon, medieval, nicole holofcener, queen, rape, ridley scott, sir, sword, the last duel, trial, true story, war | Leave a comment

Prince of Darkness (1987)

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Carpenter Writer: John Carpenter

Posted in Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged 1987, alan howarth, alice cooper, ants, basement, bugs, california, catholic, church, college, cult, dennis dun, devil, donald pleasence, drama, fantasy, gary b. kibbe, horror, jameson parker, john carpenter, larry franco, lisa blount, los angeles, martin quatermass, nun, priest, prince of darkness, professor, quantum physics, religion, religious, satan, schrondinger's cat, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, steve mirkovich, student, supernatural, thriller, university, victor wong | Leave a comment

The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (2021)

Posted on June 9, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Chaves Writer: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (Story by James Wan & David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick) (Based on characters created by Chad Hayes & Carey W. Hayes) Not good. Definitely the weakest of the three. Missing that Wan magic!