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Shaft (1971)

Posted on June 2, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Gordon Parks Writers: Ernest Tidyman and John D.F. Black (Based on the novel by Ernest Tidyman)

Posted in Action, Crime, Thriller | Tagged 1971, action, adaptation, blaxploitation, charles cioffi, cop, crime, criminal, detective, ernest tidyman, gangster, gordon parks, hugh a. robertson, isaac hayes, j.j. johnson, john d.f. black, kidnapping, mafia, mob, moses gunn, new york, new york city, nyc, police, richard roundtree, roger h. lewis, shaft, thriller, urs furrer | Leave a comment

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Zack Snyder Writer: James Gunn (Based on a screenplay by George A. Romero) Unrated Cut. Holds up! Probably Snyder’s best.

Posted in Action, Horror | Tagged 2004, action, adaptation, boat, cop, dawn of the dead, dead, dog, eric newman, george a. romero, horror, james gunn, ken foree, mall, marc abraham, matthew f. leonetti, mekhi phifer, michael kelly, mid west, niven howie, nurse, police, remake, richard p. rubinstein, sarah polley, security guard, suburbs, tom savini, ty burrell, tyler bates, undead, ving rhames, zack snyder, zombie, zombies | Leave a comment

Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007)

Posted on May 29, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: The Brothers Strause Writer: Shane Salerno (Based on “Alien” characters created by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett) (Based on “Predator” characters created by Jim Thomas & John Thomas) Extended Cut. Terrible! Worst of the franchises.

Posted in Action, Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged 2007, action, adventure, alien, aliens, aliens vs. predator, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, ariel gade, avp, bomb, brian tyler, colin strause, colorado, cop, dan o'bannon, dan zimmerman, Daniel C. Pearl, daniel pearl, david giler, fight, greg strause, horror, jim thomas, john davis, john ortiz, john thomas, johnny lewis, kristen hager, military, nuke, predalien, predator, reiko aylesworth, requiem, robert joy, ronald shusett, sam trammell, sci-fi, science fiction, sequel, shane salerno, sheriff, small town, steven pasquale, the brothers strause, thriller, versus, walter hill | Leave a comment

The Woman in the Window (2021)

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Joe Wright Writer: Tracy Letts (Based on the novel by A.J. Finn) I enjoy Wright’s stylistic flourishes and the cast and crew is stacked with talent but overall this is a bust.

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 2021, a.j. finn, accident, adaptation, agoraphobia, agoraphobic, amy adams, anthony katagas, anthony mackie, apartment, brian tyree henry, bruno delbonnel, cat, cop, crime, danny elfman, doctor, drama, eli bush, fred hechinger, gary oldman, jeanine serralles, jennifer jason leigh, joe wright, julianne moore, murder, mystery, netflix, new york, new york city, nyc, paranoia, paranoid, police, psychologist, scott rudin, spying, the woman in the window, thriller, tracy letts, valerio bonelli, voyeur, wyatt russell | Leave a comment

Wolf (1994)

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Nichols Writers: Jim Harrison and Wesley Strick

Posted in Drama, Horror, Romance, Thriller | Tagged 1994, allison janney, career, christopher plummer, cop, david hyde pierce, david schwimmer, detective, douglas wick, drama, editor, eileen atkins, elaine may, ennio morricone, full moon, giuseppe rotunno, horror, investigation, jack nicholson, james spader, jim harrison, jon, kate nelligan, manhattan, michelle pfeiffer, mike nichols, moon, murder, new york, new york city, nyc, om puri, police, publisher, richard jenkins, rival, rivalry, romance, sam o'steen, thriller, werewolf, wesley strick, wolf, wolves | Leave a comment

The Empty Man (2020)

Posted on April 17, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Prior Writer: David Prior (Story by David Prior) (Based on the graphic novel by Cullen Bunn)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 2020, aaron poole, adaptation, anastas michos, anastas n. michos, andrew buckland, brian williams, bridge, christopher young, cop, crime, cullen bunn, cult, curse, david prior, drama, empty man, entity, evan jonigkeit, ex-cop, ghost, horror, james badge dale, lovecraft, lovecraftian, lustmord, marin ireland, mountain, mystery, neo noir, police, ross richie, samantha logan, sasha frolova, spirit, stephen christy, stephen root, suicide, supernatural, the empty man, thriller, vanesa r. del rey | Leave a comment

One False Move (1992)

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Carl Franklin Writers: Billy Bob Thornton & Tom Epperson

Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1992, arkansas, ben myron, bill paxton, billy bob thornton, california, carl franklin, cop, crime, cynda williams, derek holt, drama, drugs, earl billings, investigation, jesse beaton, los angeles, michael beach, murder, one false move, paul di franco, peter haycock, police, road trip, small town, thriller, tom epperson | Leave a comment

Danger: Diabolik (1968)

Posted on March 28, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mario Bava Writers: Dino Maiuri & Brian Degas & Tudor Gates & Mario Bava (Story by Angela Giussani and Luciana Giussani & Dino Maiuri & Adriano Baracco) (Based on the comic book “Diabolik” created by Angela Giussani and Luciana … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Comedy, Crime | Tagged 1968, action, adaptation, adolfo celi, adriano baracco, angela giussani, antonio rinaldi, brian degas, comedy, comic book, cop, crime, criminal, danger: diabolik, diabolik, dino de laurentiis, dino maiuri, ennio morricone, gold, heist, inspector, investigation, italian, italy, john phillip law, luciana giussani, manhunt, maria bava, marisa mell, mask, michel piccoli, money, police, ransom, reward, romana fortini, thief, trap door, tudor gates, villain | Leave a comment

Public Enemies (2009)

Posted on March 24, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Mann Writers: Ronan Bennett and Michael Mann & Ann Biderman (Based on the book “Public Enemies: America’s Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34” by Bryan Burrough)

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama | Tagged 1930s, 2009, action, adaptation, agent, ann biderman, baby face nelson, bank, bank robbers, bank robbery, bill camp, billy crudup, bryan burrough, carey mulligan, channing tatum, christian bale, cop, crime, crime wave, dante spinotti, david wenham, diana krall, drama, elliot goldenthal, emilie de ravin, fbi, gangster, giovanni ribisi, government, great depression, heist, historical, history, hostage, investigation, j. edgar hoover, jason clarke, jeffrey ford, john dillinger, john ortiz, johnny depp, kevin misher, leelee sobieski, mafia, manhunt, marion cotillard, michael mann, money, numbers, paul rubell, police, pretty boy floyd, public enemies, ronan bennett, shootout, stephen dorff, stephen graham, stephen lang, true story, vault | Leave a comment

Miami Vice (2006)

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Mann Writer: Michael Mann (Based on the TV series created by Anthony Yerkovich) Theatrical cut. Gets better every time.

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 2006, action, adaptation, anthony yerkovich, barry shabaka henley, boats, ciaran hinds, colin farrell, cop, crime, cuba, dion beebe, domenick lombardozzi, drama, drugs, eddie marsan, elizabeth rodriguez, fbi, florida, gong li, havana, informant, investigation, jamie foxx, john hawkes, john murphy, john ortiz, justin theroux, li gong, luis tosar, miami, miami vice, michael mann, mojito, naomie harris, paul rubell, pieter jan brugge, police, ricardo tubbs, sonny crockett, television, thriller, tv, undercover, william goldenberg | Leave a comment

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