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Director: Joe Berlinger http://everyonequestion.com/under-african-skies-review Paul Simon’s 1986 album Graceland is widely considered to be a landmark artistic achievement and one of the top records of all time. It sold over 14 million copies, won two Grammy Awards, including Album of … Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary, Drama, Musical, Uncategorized | Tagged 2012, apartheid, backlash, boycott, controversial, documentary, drama, graceland, joe berlinger, lady smith black mambazo, musical, oprah, quincy jones, south africa, under african skies, whoopi goldberg | Leave a comment

Che: Part Two (2008)

Posted on September 18, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Soderbergh Writers: Peter Buchman and Benjamin A. Van Der Veen Che was split into two movies and this is the second one. Subtitled “Guerrilla” this follows Che as he tried to help incite revolution in the country of … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2008, assassination, benicio del toro, benjamin a. van der veen, bolivia, catalina sandino moreno, che, che guevara, che part two, controversial, criterion collection, cuban revolution, demian bichir, fidel castro, Guerrilla, matt damon, peter buchman, revolution, rodrigo santoro, steven soderbergh | Leave a comment

Four Lions (2010)

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Christopher Morris Writers: Jesse Armstrong, Sam Bain, Simon Blackwell, & Christopher Morris VERY ballsy premise so that alone makes this worth a watch. Although I found myself admiring what the filmmakers were doing rather than laughing out loud. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Uncategorized, War | Tagged british, christopher morris, comedy, controversial, dark comedy, drama, four lions, terrorism, terrorists | Leave a comment

Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia (1974)

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Peckinpah Writers: Gordon T. Dawson and Sam Peckinpah (Story by Frank Kowalski and Sam Peckinpah) A really rough and tough movie. Really dug it though. Peckinpah and Oates killed it. Definitely one to see. Now that Criterion is … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, Romance, Thriller, Uncategorized | Tagged adventure, alfredo garcia, bring me the head of alfredo garcia, controversial, crime, cult, drama, isela vega, kris kristofferson, mexico, sam peckinpah, violent, warren oates, Western | Leave a comment

Inside Deep Throat (2005)

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato Writers: Fenton Bailey & Randy Barbato I’ve never seen Deep Throat but I thought this was pretty good. Crazy how far the culture has come in terms of what is controversial in the last … Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary, Uncategorized | Tagged banned, brian grazer, controversial, deep throat, dennis hopper, documentary, fenton bailey, harry reems, hugh hefner, inside deep throat, john waters, larry flynt, linda lovelace, pornography, randy barbato | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller, Uncategorized | Tagged 2009, academy award nominee, cannes, confinement, controversial, disturbing, dogtooth, drama, foreign, giorgos lanthimos, greece, greek, horror, kynodontas | Leave a comment

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