Tag Archives: mafia

Adam Chaplin (2011)

Posted on January 28, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Emanuele De Santi Writer: Emanuele De Santi

Posted in Action, Crime, Foreign, Horror | Tagged 2011, action, adam chaplin, blood, crime, crucifix, death, demon, foreign, giulio de santi, gore, horror, italian, italy, mafia, mod, murder, superpowers, Wilmar Zimosa | Leave a comment

Across 110th Street (1972)

Posted on November 7, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Barry Shear Writer: Luther Davis (Based on the novel by Wally Ferris)

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1972, across 110th street, action, adaptation, anthony franciosa, anthony quinn, armed, barry shear, burt young, byron brandt, Carl Pingitore, city, cop, crime, criminal, drama, Fouad Said, gang, investigation, j.j. johnson, Jack Priestley, luther davis, machine gun, mafia, mob, money, new york, new york city, nyc, police, Ralph B. Serpe, robbery, theft, thriller, wally ferris, yaphet kotto | Leave a comment

Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)

Posted on May 21, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: Eric Radomski and Bruce Timm Writers: Alan Burnett & Paul Dini & Martin Pasko & Michael Reaves (Story by Alan Burnett) (Based on characters from DC Comics)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Animated, Crime, Mystery, Science Fiction | Tagged abe vigoda, action, adaptation, adventure, al breitenbach, alan burnett, animated, animation, assassin, assassination, batman, batman the animated series, Batman: Mask of the Phantasm, benjamin melniker, bill finger, bob kane, boyd kirkland, bruce timm, bruce w. timm, bruce wayne, butler, cake, comic book, cop, crime, criminal, dan riba, dana delany, dc comics, dick miller, eric radomski, frank paur, hart bochner, Hitman, joker, kevin altieri, kevin conroy, mafia, mark hamill, martin pasko, mask of the phantasm, michael e. uslan, michael reaves, michael uslan, mob, mystery, paul dini, phantasm, police, sci-fi, science fiction, shirley walker, stacy keach, sung-il choi, superhero, television, theme park, tv | Leave a comment

Bound (1996)

Posted on April 20, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: The Wachowskis Writers: The Wachowskis

Posted in Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller | Tagged 1996, andrew lazar, apartment, bill pope, bound, christopher meloni, convict, cop, crime, criminal, dino de laurentiis, don davis, drama, ex-con, gangster, gay, gina gershon, jennifer tilly, joe pantoliano, john ryan, lana wachowski, lesbian, lilly wachowski, mafia, mob, money, murder, neo noir, police, richard c. sarafian, romance, sex, steal, stuart boros, the wachowskis, thriller, zach staenberg | Leave a comment

The Batman (2022)

Posted on March 24, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Matt Reeves Writers: Matt Reeves & Peter Craig (Based on characters from DC Comics) Really liked this new take on Batman. Looked and sounded great in IMAX.

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama, Mystery | Tagged 2022, action, adaptation, andy serkis, arkham, asylum, barry keoghan, batman, bill finger, bob kane, bomb, bruce wayne, catwoman, city, colin farrell, comic book, cop, corrupt, corruption, costume, crime, criminal, cypher, dc comics, detective, drama, dylan clark, election, flood, gotham city, greig fraser, investigation, john turturro, joker, mafia, mask, matt reeves, mayor, michael giacchino, mob, murder, murderer, mystery, nightclub, orphan, paul dano, penguin, peter craig, peter sarsgaard, police, politician, politics, revenge, rich, riddler, robert pattinson, selina kyle, serial killer, superhero, the batman, the penguin, tyler nelson, vengeance, vigilante, wealthy, william hoy, zoe kravitz | Leave a comment

Point Blank (1967)

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Boorman Writers: Alexander Jacobs and David Newhouse & Rafe Newhouse (Based on the novel by Donald E. Westlake)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Thriller | Tagged 1967, adaptation, alcatraz, alexander jacobs, angie dickinson, california, carroll o'connor, crime, criminal, david newhouse, debt, donald e. westlake, drama, gangster, heist, henry berman, Hitman, irwin winkler, john boorman, john vernon, johnny mandel, judd bernard, keenan wynn, lee marvin, lloyd bochner, los angeles, mafia, michael strong, money, neo noir, noir, philip h. lathrop, point blank, rafe newhouse, revenge, richard stark, robert shartoff, san francisco, sharon acker, sid haig, thief, thriller | Leave a comment

The Many Saints of Newark (2021)

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Alan Taylor Writers: David Chase & Lawrence Knner (Based on characters created by David Chase)

Posted in Crime, Drama | Tagged 1960s, 1970s, 2021, adaptation, alan taylor, alessandro nivola, billy magnussen, corey stoll, crime, criminal, david chase, drama, drugs, funeral, gang, gangster, joey diaz, john magaro, jon bernthal, kramer morgenthau, lawrence konner, leslie odom jr., looting, mafia, michael gandolfini, michael imperioli, mob, mobster, new jersey, newark, nick vallelonga, prequel, prison, ray liotta, sopranos, spin-off, the many saints of newark, the sopranos, tony soprano, uncle, vera farmiga | Leave a comment

The Seven-Ups (1973)

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Philip D’Antoni Writers: Albert Ruben and Alexander Jacobs (Story by Sonny Grosso) First time watch. Features a really excellent car chase scene.