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The Thing (1982)

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Carpenter Writer: Bill Lancaster (Based on the short story “Who Goes There?” by John W. Campbell Jr.) Doing a Carpenter re-watch. One of my favorite filmmakers. The Thing is possibly my favorite horror movie of all time. Perfect.

Posted in Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction | Tagged 1982, adaptation, alien, antarctica, bill lancaster, blood, charles hallahan, copy, david clennon, david foster, dean cundey, dog, dogs, donald moffat, ennio morricone, expedition, flamethrower, helicopter, horror, ice, joel polis, john carpenter, john w. campbell jr., keith david, kurt russell, larry franco, lawrence turman, monster, mystery, norweigian, paranoia, peter maloney, research, richard dysart, richard masur, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, shape shift, snow, t.k. carter, the thing, todd c. ramsay, todd ramsay, who goes there, wilford brimley | Leave a comment

Hollow Man (2000)

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Paul Verhoeven Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe (Story by Gary Scott Thompson and Andrew W. Marlowe) Not good. Probably my least favorite Verhoeven. Special effects hold up pretty well though so worth watching for that.

Posted in Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged 2000, alan marshall, andrew w. marlowe, douglas wick, elisabeth shue, experiment, Gary Scott Thompson, gorilla, greg grunberg, hollow man, horror, insane, invisible, jerry goldsmith, joey slotnick, josh brolin, kevin bacon, killer, kim dickens, mary randle, paul verhoeven, rape, research, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, stalk, stalker, thriller, william devane | Leave a comment

Underwater (2020)

Posted on July 25, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: William Eubank Writer: Brian Duffield and Adam Cozad (Story by Brian Duffield) Right on the edge of being good.

Posted in Action, Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged 2020, action, adam cozad, brian duffield, cthulhu, deepwater, drill, drilling, earthquake, gunner wright, h.p. lovecraft, horror, Jenno topping, jessica henwick, john gallagher jr., kristen stewart, lovecraftian, mamoudou athie, mariana trench, monster, monsters, ocean, peter chernin, research, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, sea, T.J. Miller, thriller, tonia davis, underwater, vincent cassel, water, william eubank | Leave a comment

The Weight of Water (2002)

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Kathryn Bigelow Writers: Alice Arlen and Christopher Kyle (Based on the novel by Anita Shreve) Bigelow? More like Bigel-NO! A real stinker.

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery | Tagged 2000, 2002, a. kitman ho, adaptation, alice arlen, anita shreve, boat, catherine mccormack, christopher kyle, ciaran hinds, crime, drama, elizabeth hurley, homicide, immigrant, island, janet yang, josh lucas, kathryn bigelow, murder, new england, norway, norwegian, photographer, poet, research, sail boat, sarah polley, sean penn, sigurjon sighvatsson, the weight of water, thriller | Leave a comment

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (2017)

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: George C. Wolfe Writers: Peter Landesman and Alexander Woo and George C. Wolfe (Based on the book by Rebecca Skloot)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1950s, 2017, adaptation, alan ball, alexander woo, baltimore, branford marsalis, cells, courtney b. vance, drama, ellen barkin, george c. wolfe, hbo, henrietta lacks, hospital, maryland, oprah winfrey, peter landesman, rebecca skloot, renee elise goldsberry, research, rose byrne, science, the immortal life of henrietta lacks, true story | Leave a comment

Hollow Man (2000)

Posted on July 2, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Paul Verhoeven Writer: Andrew W. Marlowe (Story by Gary Scott Thompson and Andrew W. Marlowe)

Posted in Horror, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged 2000, andrew w. marlowe, elisabeth shue, Gary Scott Thompson, greg grunberg, hollow man, horror, insane, invisible, joey slotnick, josh brolin, kevin bacon, killer, kim dickens, paul verhoeven, research, sci-fi, science, science fiction, scientist, stalk, thriller | Leave a comment

Desk Set (1957)

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Walter Lang Writers: Phoebe Ephron and Henry Ephron (Based on the play by William Marchant)

Posted in Comedy, Romance | Tagged 1957, adaptation, christmas, comedy, computer, computers, desk set, dina merrill, gig young, henry ephron, holiday, joan blondell, katharine hepburn, office, phoebe ephron, play, research, romance, romantic comedy, spencer tracy, technology, television, tv, walter lang, william marchant | Leave a comment

Solaris (2002)

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Soderbergh Writer: Steven Soderbergh (Based on the novel by Stanislaw Lem) I understand why this wasn’t a big mainstream hit but I think it is really great and due for re-discovery. I watched it and then again immediately … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Mystery, Review, Romance, Science Fiction | Tagged abortion, adaptation, doctor, drama, dream, fantasy, george clooney, james cameron, jeremy davies, john cho, mystery, natascha mcelhone, planet, psychologist, research, romance, sci-fi, science fiction, solaris, space, space station, stanislaw lem, steven soderbergh, suicide, ulrich tukur, viola davis | Leave a comment

The Insider (1999)

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Mann Writers: Eric Roth & Michael Mann (Based on the article “The Man Who Knew Too Much” by Marie Brenner) Really great. I think it is a damn shame that while it was nominated for 7 Academy Awards … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Review, Thriller | Tagged 1999, 60 minutes, al pacino, big tobacco, breckin meyer, bruce mcgill, cbs, chemist, christopher plummer, cigarette, colm feore, confidential, confidentiality, death threat, debi mazar, diane venore, drama, eric roth, expose, gina gershon, hallie kate eisenberg, interview, jeffrey wigand, lindsay crouse, lowell bergman, lynne thigpen, marie brenner, michael gambon, michael mann, mike wallace, news, philip baker hall, producer, report, reporter, research, rip torn, russell crowe, scientist, stephen tobolowsky, teacher, the insider, thriller, tobacco, true story | Leave a comment

Outbreak (1995)

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Wolfgang Petersen Writers: Laurence Dworet & Robert Roy Pool

Posted in Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged 1995, africa, airborne, army, california, containment, cuba gooding jr., disease, Donald Sutherland, drama, dustin hoffman, epidemic, kevin spacey, laurence dworet, medical research, medicine, military, monkey, morgan freeman, outbreak, patrick dempsey, renee russo, research, robert roy pool, sci-fi, science fiction, scientist, thriller, virus, wolfgang petersen | Leave a comment

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