Tag Archives: religion

Hail Satan? (2019)

Posted on December 22, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Penny Lane

Posted in Documentary | Tagged 10 commandments, 2019, documentary, freedom, hail satan, law, lucien greaves, media, news, penny lane, politics, religion, satan, statue, temple, ten commandments, the satanic temple | Leave a comment

Blinded by the Light (2019)

Posted on August 17, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Gurinder Chadha Writers: Paul Mayeda Berges & Gurinder Chadha & Sarfaz Manzoor (Based on the book “Greetings from Bury Park: Race, Religion and Rock N’ Roll” by Sarfaz Manzoor) (Inspired by the words and music by Bruce Springsteen)

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Musical | Tagged 1980s, 2019, a.r. rahman, adaptation, asbury park, asian, blinded by the light, britain, bruce springsteen, comedy, drama, england, family, greetings from bury park, gurinder chadha, hayley atwell, kulvinder ghir, meera ganatra, music, musical, muslim, new jersey, paul mayeda berges, race, religion, rock n roll, sarfaz manzoor, school, true story, vivid kalra, writer | Leave a comment

Homicide (1991)

Posted on July 4, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Mamet Writer: David Mamet

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller | Tagged bomb, bombing, cop, crime, david mamet, detective, drama, fbi, hate group, homicide, jewish, joe mantegna, murder, mystery, police, race, racism, religion, ricky jay, roger deakins, thriller, william h. macy, zionist | Leave a comment

Malcolm X (1992)

Posted on August 16, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Spike Lee Writers: Arnold Perl and Spike Lee (Based on the book by Alex Haley and Malcolm X)

Posted in Drama | Tagged adaptation, al sharpton, alex haley, angela bassett, arnold perl, assassination, biography, christopher plummer, debi mazar, delroy lindo, denzel washington, drama, fbi, gangster, giancarlo esposito, history, john david washington, john sayles, karen duffy, kkk, ku klux klan, malcolm x, martin donovan, mecca, michael imperioli, minister, muhammad ali, murder, muslim, nation of islam, nelson mandela, osier davis, prison, religion, richard schiff, spike lee, true story, vincent d'onofrio, wendell pierce, william fichtner | Leave a comment

First Reformed (2018)

Posted on June 10, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Paul Schrader Writer: Paul Schrader

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2018, a24, amanda seyfried, anniversary, cedric the entertainer, church, drama, ethan hawke, faith, first reformed, god, minister, new york, paul schrader, religion, reverend, suicide, terrorism, terrorist | Leave a comment

A Courtship (2015)

Posted on March 16, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Amy Kohn

Posted in Documentary, Romance | Tagged 2015, a courtship, amy kohn, christian, christianity, Courtship, dating, documentary, god, religion, religious, romance, suitor, virgin | Leave a comment

One of Us (2017)

Posted on October 29, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady

Posted in Documentary | Tagged 2017, community, documentary, hasidic, heidi ewing, jewish, marriage, netflix, new york, new york city, nyc, one of us, rachel grady, religion, religious | Leave a comment