Tag Archives: Massachusetts

Live by Night (2016)

Posted on October 15, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ben Affleck Writer: Ben Affleck (Based on the novel by Dennis Lehane)

Posted in Action, Crime, Drama | Tagged 2016, action, adaptation, alcohol, anthony michael hall, ben affleck, boston, brendan gleeson, chris cooper, chris messina, chris sullivan, clark gregg, crime, dennis lehane, derek mears, distillery, drama, elle fanning, florida, gangster, illegal, kkk, ku klux klan, leonardo dicaprio, live by night, loquor, love, mafia, Massachusetts, matthew maher, max casella, miguel, mob, police, prohibition, remo girone, revenge, robert glenister, sienna miller, speakeasy, titus welliver, zoe saldana | Leave a comment

Stronger (2017)

Posted on September 23, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Gordon Green Writer: John Pollono (Based on the book by Jeff Bauman and Bret Witter)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2017, amputation, amputee, attack, biography, bomb, bombing, boston, bret witter, david gordon green, drama, frankie shaw, jake gyllenhaal, jeff bauman, john pollono, lenny clarke, marathon, Massachusetts, miranda richardson, race, stronger, tatiana maslany, terrorism, terrorist, true story | Leave a comment

Black Mass (2015)

Posted on July 9, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Scott Cooper Writers: Mark Mallouk and Jez Butterworth (Based on the book by Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neill)

Posted in Crime, Drama | Tagged adam scott, benedict cumberbatch, bill camp, biography, black mass, boston, brett ratner, corey stoll, crime, criminal, dakota johnson, david harbour, dick lehr, drama, family, fbi, gang, gangster, gerard o'neill, informant, jesse plemons, jez butterworth, joel edgerton, johnny depp, julianne nicholason, junkie xl, juno temple, kevin bacon, mafia, mark mallouk, Massachusetts, peter sarsgaard, rory cochrane, scott cooper, true story, turf, w. earl brown, whitey bulger | Leave a comment

The Crucible (1996)

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Nicholas Hytner Writer: Arthur Miller A solid adaptation of the play by Arthur Miller. Ryder and Day-Lewis turn in solid performances. I thought I had never seen this before but half way through I realized that I had in … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama | Tagged adaptation, adultery, affair, arthur miller, bruce davison, church, commandments, daniel day-lewis, drama, execution, god, hang, hanging, jeffrey jones, joan allen, judge, Massachusetts, nicholas hytner, paul scofield, play, religion, rob campbell, salem, salem witch trial, ten commandment, the crucible, trial, winona ryder, witch, witchcraft, witches | Leave a comment

The American Scream (2012)

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Stephenson Great new documentary from the director of Best Worst Movie. The subject this time around is people in a small Massachusetts town who love building haunted houses in their backyards for Halloween. Good stuff! On Netflix Instant … Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary, Horror, Uncategorized | Tagged 2012, best worst movie, documentary, halloween, haunted house, horror, Massachusetts, michael stephenson, scary, the american scream | Leave a comment