Tag Archives: medieval

Catherine Called Birdy (2022)

Posted on October 8, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Lena Dunham Writer: Lena Dunham (Based on the book by Karen Cushman)

Posted in Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged 2022, adaptation, adventure, andrew scott, bella ramsey, billie piper, carter burwell, catherine called birdy, comedy, coming of age, courting, dowery, drama, england, english, eric fellner, jo wallett, joe alwyn, joe klotz, karen cushman, laurie rose, lena dunham, lesley sharp, marriage, medieval, paul kaye, romance, russell brand, sophie okonedo, tim bevan | Leave a comment

Army of Darkness (1992)

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sam Raimi Writers: Sam Raimi & Ivan Raimi

Posted in Action, Adventure, Comedy, Horror | Tagged 1992, action, adventure, army, army of darkness, bill pope, bob murawski, book, book of the dead, bridget fonda, bruce campbell, castle, chainsaw, comedy, curse, dead, demon, dino de laurentiis, embers davidtz, evil, evil dead, fish out of water, horror, ian abercrombie, ivan raimi, joseph loduca, knight, marcus gilbert, medieval, monster, portal, r.o.c. sandstorm, richard grove, rob tapert, robert tapert, sam raimi, sequel, shotgun, skeleton, skull, spell, ted raimi, the evil dead, time travel, twin, william lustig, witch | Leave a comment

Beowulf (2007)

Posted on January 7, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Robert Zemeckis Writers: Neil Gaiman & Roger Avary (Based on “Beowulf” by Anonymous) Director’s Cut. Props to Zemeckis for at least going for it with these mo-cap movies. Always trying to push himself and do new things. Beowulf is … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adventure, Animated, Fantasy | Tagged 2007, action, adaptation, adventure, alan silvestri, alison lohman, angelina jolie, animated, animation, anthony hopkins, benmark, beowulf, crispin glover, director's cut, dragon, fantasy, grendan gleeson, grendel, jack rapke, john malkovich, king, leslie zemeckis, medieval, monster, mother, neil gaiman, power, ray winstone, robert presley, robert zemeckis, robin wright, robin wright-penn, roger avary, sex, steve starkey, warrior | Leave a comment

The Last Duel (2021)

Posted on October 17, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ridley Scott Writers: Nicole Holofcener & Ben Affleck & Matt Damon (Based on the book “The Last Duel: A True Story of Trial by Combat in Medieval France” by Eric Jager) Great! One of Ridley’s best in years and … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, War | Tagged 14th century, 2021, action, adam driver, adaptation, battle, ben affleck, castle, catholic, Dariusz wolski, drama, duel, eric jager, france, french, Harry Gregson-Williams, history, james flynn, jodie comer, joust, kevin j. walsh, king, kingdom, knight, marton csokas, matt damon, medieval, nicole holofcener, queen, rape, ridley scott, sir, sword, the last duel, trial, true story, war | Leave a comment

The Green Knight (2021)

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Lowery Writer: David Lowery Not for everyone but I dug it.

Posted in Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | Tagged 2021, adaptation, adventure, alicia vikander, andrew droz palermo, axe, barry keoghan, christmas, david lowery, decapitation, dev patel, fantasy, forest, fox, grama, james m. johnston, joel edgerton, king, king arthur, knight, legend, lord, medieval, nature, queen, quest, sarita choudhury, sean harris, sword, tim headington, toby halbrooks, woods | Leave a comment

Flesh+Blood (1985)

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Paul Verhoeven Writers: Gerard Soeteman and Paul Verhoeven (Story by Gerard Soeteman) The great English language Verhoeven watch beings! First time seeing this. It is a really gross and nasty movie.