Tag Archives: ptsd

Deathdream (1974)

Posted on September 7, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Bob Clark Writer: Alan Ormsby Stumbled across this on Criterion Channel. Had never heard of it. pre-Black Christmas Bob Clark and Tom Savini’s first movie make-up job. A horrific surprise! In a good way!

Posted in Drama, Horror, Thriller | Tagged alan ormsby, bob clark, carl zittrer, dead of night, death, drama, family, grave, graveyard, henderson forsyth, hitchhiker, horror, john marley, killed, lynn carlin, monkey's paw, peter james, ptsd, richard backus, soldier, thriller, tom savini, undead, veteran, vietnam, war, zombie | Leave a comment

Cutter’s Way (1981)

Posted on July 18, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ivan Passer Writer: Jeffrey Alan Fiskin (Based on the novel “Cutter and Bone” by Newton Thornburg)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged 1981, adaptation, alcoholic, alcoholism, blackmail, crime, cutter's way, drama, ivan passer, jack nitzsche, jeff bridges, jeffrey alan fiskin, john heard, jordan cronenweth, lisa eichhorn, money, murder, mystery, newton thornburg, paul r. gurian, ptsd, thriller, veteran, vietnam, war, witness | Leave a comment

Cherry (2021)

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Directors: Anthony Russo & Joe Russo Writers: Angela Russo-Otstot and Jessica Goldberg (Based on the novel by Nico Walker)

Posted in Crime, Drama, War | Tagged 2021, adaptation, addict, addiction, angela russo-otstot, anthony russo, army, bank, bank robbery, cherry, chris castaldi, ciara bravo, college, crime, damon wayans jr., daniel r. hill, drama, drugs, fionn o'shea, forrest goodluck, henry jackman, heroin, iraq, jack reynor, jake aust, jeff groth, jeff wahlberg, jessica goldberg, joe russo, jonathan gray, matthew rhodes, medic, michael gandolfini, michael rispoli, mike larocca, military, money, newton thomas sigel, overdose, oxycodone, pills, prison, ptsd, rehab, soldier, thomas lennon, tom holland, war | Leave a comment

Halloween (2018)

Posted on October 29, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Gordon Green Writers: Jeff Fradley & Danny McBride & David Gordon Green (Based on characters created by Debra Hill and John Carpenter) I think this played better in a packed theater when I saw it opening weekend a … Continue reading →

Posted in Horror, Thriller | Tagged 2018, and matichak, bill block, danny mcbride, david gordon green, debra hill, dylan arnold, family, halloween, haluk bilginer, horror, james jude courtney, jamie lee curtis, jason blum, jeff fradley, john carpenter, judy greer, malek akkad, mask, michael myers, miles robbins, murder, nick castle, podcast, post traumatic stress disorder, ptsd, pumpkin, sequel, serial killer, the shape, thriller, toby huss, trauma, trick or treat, virginia gardner, will patton | Leave a comment

The Hurt Locker (2009)

Posted on July 20, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Kathryn Bigelow Writer: Mark Boal Great!

Posted in Action, Drama, Thriller, War | Tagged 2008, 2009, action, anthony mackie, army, bomb, bomb squad, brian geraghty, david morse, desert, drama, evangeline lilly, greg shapiro, guy pearce, hurt locker, iraq, jeremy renner, kathryn bigelow, marco beltrami, mark boal, middle east, military, nicolas chartier, ptsd, ralph fiennes, sergeant, soldier, the hurt locker, thriller, war | Leave a comment

Honey Boy (2019)

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Alma Har’el Writer: Shia LaBeouf

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2019, acting, actor, addict, addiction, aka twigs, alma har'el, anita gou, art, artist, brian kavanaugh-jones, byron bowers, celebiry, chicken, childhood, christopher leggett, clifton collins jr, dad, daniela taplin lundberg, drama, fame, famous, father, felon, honey boy, laura san giacomo, lucas hedges, maika monroe, mario ponce, martin starr, mental health, natasha lyonne, noah jupe, pie, ptsd, rehab, rodeo clown, set, shia labeouf, son | Leave a comment

Halloween (2018)

Posted on October 21, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Gordon Green Writers: Jeff Fradley & Danny McBride & David Gordon Green (Based on characters created by Debra Hill and John Carpenter)