Tag Archives: death

The Death of Dick Long (2019)

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Daniel Scheinert Writer: Billy Chew

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Drama | Tagged 2019, alabama, andre hyland, andy hull, ashley connor, billy chew, cop, cover band, daniel scheinert, dead, death, horse, investigation, jess weixler, jonathan wang, melodie sisk, michael abbott jr., paul rogers, police, robert mcdowell, roy rood jr., sarah baker, small town, the death of dick long, virginia newcomb | Leave a comment

Deathdream (1974)

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Bob Clark Writer: Alan Ormsby Stumbled across this on Criterion Channel. Had never heard of it. pre-Black Christmas Bob Clark and Tom Savini’s first movie make-up job. A horrific surprise! In a good way!

Posted in Drama, Horror, Thriller | Tagged alan ormsby, bob clark, carl zittrer, dead of night, death, drama, family, grave, graveyard, henderson forsyth, hitchhiker, horror, john marley, killed, lynn carlin, monkey's paw, peter james, ptsd, richard backus, soldier, thriller, tom savini, undead, veteran, vietnam, war, zombie | Leave a comment

The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Twohy Writer: David Twohy (Based on characters created by Jim Wheat & Ken Wheat) Unrated Director’s Cut. I know that this movie is dumb and incoherent but I still kind of like it anyway. What can I say. … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adventure, Science Fiction | Tagged 2004, action, adventure, alexa davalos, bounty hunter, camille brown, colm feore, david twohy, dead, death, dennis virkler, director's cut, graeme revell, jim wheat, judi dench, karl urban, keith david, ken wheat, martin hunter, pitch black, prison, prisoner, riddick, sci-fi, science fiction, scott kroopf, sequel, space, thandie newton, thandiwe newton, the chronicles of riddick, unrated, vin diesel | Leave a comment

Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016)

Posted on August 21, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Taika Waititi Writer: Taika Waititi (Based on the book “Wild Pork and Watercress” by Barry Crump) Delightful!

Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Drama | Tagged 2016, adaptation, adventure, barry crump, bush, carthew neal, comedy, coming of age, conrad wedde, death, dog, drama, forest, haiku, hunt for the wilderpeople, julian dennison, juvenile delinquent, lachlan milne, leanne saunders, lukasz buda, Lukasz Pawel Buda, luke haigh, manunt, matt noonan, minister, new zealand, on the run, psycho, rachel house, rhys darby, rima te wiata, sam neill, taika waititi, Te Arepa Kahi, Tearepa Kahi, tom eagles, wild pork and watercress, wilderness, woods, yana gorskaya | Leave a comment

Old (2021)

Posted on July 27, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: M. Night Shyamalan Writer: M. Night Shyamalan (Based on the graphic novel “Sandcastle” by Pierre-Oscar Levy and Frederick Peeters) Sorry Mom but I liked the new M. Night.

Posted in Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged abbey lee, adaptation, aging, alex wolff, alexa swinton, ashen rajan, beach, brett m. reed, comic book, coral reef, death, doctor, dog, drama, eliza scanlen, embers davidtz, emun elliott, francesca eastwood, frederick peeters, gael garcia bernal, graphic novel, gustaf hammarsten, horror, island, kathleen chalfant, ken leung, m. night shyamalan, marc bienstock, mystery, nikki amuka-bird, ocean, old age, pierre-oscar levy, resort, rufus sewell, sandcastle, thomasin mckenzie, thriller, vacation, vicky krieps | Leave a comment

The Lost Husband (2020)

Posted on July 23, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Vicky Wight Writer: Vicky Wight (Based on the novel by Katherine Center)

Posted in Drama, Romance | Tagged 2020, adaptation, bridget stokes, death, drama, family, farm, goat, goats, isiah whitlock jr., josh duhamel, katherine center, leslie bibb, nora dunn, romance, texas, widow | Leave a comment

Universal Soldier (1992)

Posted on July 20, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Roland Emmerich Writers: Richard Rothstein & Christopher Leitch and Dean Devlin

Posted in Action, Science Fiction, War | Tagged 1992, action, ally walker, christopher leitch, craig baumgarten, cyborg, dead, dean devlin, death, dolph lundgren, ed o'ross, jcvd, jean-claude van damme, jerry orbach, joel b. michaels, journalism, journalist, karl walter, lindenlaub, michael jai white, reporter, richard rothstein, roland emmerich, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, soldier, universal soldier, veteran, vietnam, war, weapon | Leave a comment

Death Takes a Holiday (1934)

Posted on June 26, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mitchell Leisen Writers: Maxwell Anderson and Gladys Lehman (Based on the play “La Morte in Vacanza” by Alberto Casella) (Based on the play adaptation by Walter Ferris)

Posted in Drama, Fantasy, Romance | Tagged 1934, adaptation, alberto casella, bernhard kaun, charles lang, death, death takes a holiday, drama, e. lloyd sheldon, fantasy, fredric march, gail patrick, gladys lehman, grim reaper, holiday, john leipold, La Morte in Vacanza, love, maxwell anderson, milan roder, mitchell leisen, party, prince, romance, strange holiday, vacation, walter ferris | Leave a comment

Fatherhood (2021)

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Paul Weitz Writers: Dana Stevens and Paul Weitz (Story by Dana Stevens) (Based on the book “Two Kisses for Maddy: A Memoir of Loss and Love” by Matt Logelin)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged 2021, adaptation, alfre woodard, anthony carrigan, baby, birth, child, dad, dana stevens, dating, david beaubaire, death, deborah ayorinde, demands wise, family, father, fatherhood, frankie faison, kevin hart, kid, lil rel howery, marty bowen, matt logelin, melody hurd, parent, paul reiser, paul weitz, peter kiernan, single dad, tobias datum, two kisses for maddy, widow | Leave a comment

Secrets & Lies (1996)

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Mike Leigh Writer: Mike Leigh Very good!

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged 1996, adopted, adoption, andrew dickson, birthday party, brenda blethyn, britain, british, claire rushbrook, death, dick pope, factory, family, lesley manville, lies, london, marianne jean-baptiste, michele austin, mike leigh, mom, mother, optometrist, photographer, phyllis logan, poverty, ron cook, secrets, secrets & lies, secrets and lies, simon channing williams, social worker, timothy spall | Leave a comment

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