Tag Archives: institution

An Angel at My Table (1990)

Posted on February 3, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jane Campion Writer: Laura Jones (Based on the books “To the Is-Land” and “An Angel at My Table” and “The Envoy from Mirror City” by Janet Frame)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1990, adaptation, an angel at my table, author, autobiography, biography, bridget ikin, doctor, don mcglashan, drama, ect, electroconvulsive therapy, hospital, institution, jane campion, janet frame, kerry fox, laura jones, metal hospital, misdiagnosis, new zealand, patient, poem, poet, poetry, schizophrenia, stuart dryburgh, the envoy from mirror city, to the is-land, true story, veronika haeussler, veronika jenet, writer, writing | Leave a comment

In the Mouth of Madness (1994)

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Carpenter Writer: Michael De Luca

Posted in Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 1994, apocalypse, author, bernie casey, book, books, charlton heston, church, david warner, drama, edward a. warschilka, fantasy, gary b. kibbe, hayden christensen, hell, horror, in the mouth of madness, insane, insanity, institution, insurance, investigation, jim lang, john carpenter, john glover, jullie carmen, jurgen prochnow, mental patient, michael de luca, mystery, nightmare, novelist, paranoia, paranoid, peter jason, publisher, publishing, sam neill, sandy king, small town, supernatural, sutter cane, thriller, writer | Leave a comment

Hellbound: Hellraiser II (1988)

Posted on October 30, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Tony Randel Writer: Peter Atkins (Story by Clive Barker) Wow. Actually quite surprised at how disgusting, gory and weird this movie is. Not as good as the original though.

Posted in Horror, Thriller | Tagged ashley laurence, blood, cenobite, christopher figg, clare higgins, clive barker, demon, doctor, doug bradley, hell, hellbound, Hellbound: Hellraiser II, hellraiser, hellraiser 2, horror, hospital, imogen boorman, institution, kenneth cranham, maze, occult, pain, peter atkins, pinhead, pleasure, puzzle, puzzle box, resurrection, sean chapman, sequel, thriller, tony randel, william hope | Leave a comment

It’s Kind of a Funny Story (2010)

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck Writers: Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck (Based on a novel by Ned Vizzini) I know it is an easy thing to say and one that I am sure has been said in 100 different reviews … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance, Uncategorized | Tagged 2010, adaptation, anna boden, comedy, coming of age, drama, emma roberts, institution, it's kind of a funny story, keir gilchrist, mental hospital, psych ward, psychiatric ward, ryan fleck, suicide, therapy, zach galifianakis | Leave a comment