Tag Archives: john ridley

Out of the Furnace (2013)

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Scott Cooper Writers: Brad Ingelsby and Scott Cooper

Posted in Crime, Drama, Review, Thriller | Tagged 2013, accident, bare knuckle, brad ingelsby, casey affleck, christian bale, crime, death, drama, fight, fighter, forest whitaker, john ridley, justice, law, murder, new jersey, out of the furnace, pearl jam, prison, revenge, ridley scott, rust belt, sam shepard, scott cooper, soldier, thriller, tom bower, tony scott, war, willem dafoe, woody harrelson, zoe saldana | Leave a comment

12 Years a Slave (2013)

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steve McQueen Writer: John Ridley (Based on the book by Solomon Northup)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 12 years a slave, 2013, abduction, adaptation, alfre woodard, benedict cunberbatch, biography, brad pitt, chiwetel ejiofor, drama, dwight henry, free, freedom, hans zimmer, historical, history, john ridley, kidnap, kidnapped, michael fassbender, michael k. williams, new york, paul dano, paul giamatti, Quvenzhané Wallis, sarah paulson, scoot mcnairy, slave, slavery, sold, solomon northup, steve mcqueen, taran killam, true story, united states, united states of america, usa | Leave a comment

Red Tails (2012)

Posted on October 8, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Anthony Hemingway Writers: John Ridley and Aaron McGruder (Story by John Ridley) (Based on the book “Red Tails, Black Wings: The Men of America’s Black Air Force” by John B. Holway) A real missed opportunity. The air battle scenes … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, War | Tagged 2012, aaron mcgruder, action, air force, allies, andre royo, anthony hemingway, bryan cranston, cuba gooding jr., david oyelowo, dogfight, drama, elijah kelley, europe, george lucas, john b. holway, john ridley, kevin phillips, leslie odom jr., luscasfilm, marcus t. paulk, method man, michael b. jordan, nate parker, nazi, ne-yo, pilot, red tails, rick mccallum, segregation, terrence howard, tristan wilds, tuskegee, tuskegee airmen, war, world war ii, wwII | Leave a comment

Three Kings (1999)

Posted on February 22, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David O. Russell Writers: David O. Russell (Story by John Ridley) I love this movie, one of my favorites, and I just got it on Blu-Ray. Whatever issues Russell and Clooney had on set I think was worth it. … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Comedy, Drama, Thriller, Uncategorized, War | Tagged action, cliff curtis, comedy, david o russell, drama, george clooney, gulf war, hesit, ice cube, jamie kennedy, john ridley, judy greer, mark wahlberg, nora dunn, said taghmaoui, spike jonze, three kings, war | Leave a comment