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Women Talking (2022)

Posted on March 2, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sarah Polley Writer: Sarah Polley (Based on the book by Miriam Toews)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 2022, abuse, adaptation, barn, ben whishaw, brad pitt, bran, christopher donaldson, claire foy, community, debate, dede gardner, drama, emily mitchell, faith, farm, frances mcdormand, hildur gudnadottir, jeremy kleiner, jessie buckley, judith ivey, kate hallett, kira guloien, liv mcneil, Luc Montpellier, Michelle McLeod, Miriam Toews, rape, religion, religious, rooney mara, Roslyn Kalloo, sarah polley, sexual assault, shayla brown, sheila mccarthy, vote, women, women talking | Leave a comment

Dawn of the Dead (2004)

Posted on May 30, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Zack Snyder Writer: James Gunn (Based on a screenplay by George A. Romero) Unrated Cut. Holds up! Probably Snyder’s best.

Posted in Action, Horror | Tagged 2004, action, adaptation, boat, cop, dawn of the dead, dead, dog, eric newman, george a. romero, horror, james gunn, ken foree, mall, marc abraham, matthew f. leonetti, mekhi phifer, michael kelly, mid west, niven howie, nurse, police, remake, richard p. rubinstein, sarah polley, security guard, suburbs, tom savini, ty burrell, tyler bates, undead, ving rhames, zack snyder, zombie, zombies | Leave a comment

The Sweet Hereafter (1997)

Posted on November 21, 2020 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Atom Egoyan Writer: Atom Egoyan (Based on the novel by Russell Banks) Great. Ian Holm is excellent.

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1997, accident, adaptation, alberta watson, arsinee khanjian, atoms egoyan, bruce greenwood, bus, camelia frieberg, crash, david hemblen, death, drama, gabrielle rose, grief, ian holm, ice, lawsuit, lawyer, maury chaykin, russell banks, sarah polley, simon baker, small town, snow, stephanie morgenstern, the sweet hereafter, tom mccamus, wheelchair, winter | 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 Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Terry Gilliam Writers: Charles McKeown & Terry Gilliam

Posted in Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Review | Tagged action, adventure, baron, baron munchausen, charles mckeown, comedy, eric idle, fantasy, giant, grim reaper, john neville, jonathan pryce, king, moon, oliver reed, robin williams, sarah polley, sultan, terry gilliam, the adventures of baron munchausen, turkish, turks, uma thurman | Leave a comment

Stories We Tell (2013)

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sarah Polley Writer: Sarah Polley Sarah Polley interviewed all of the members of her family about her parents and then edited the stories together into this film that isn’t necessarily about her Mom and Dad but about how our … Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary, Drama | Tagged documentary, drama, family, family history, interview, sarah polley, stories, stories we tell, story, story telling | Leave a comment

eXistenZ (1999)

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: David Cronenberg Writer: David Cronenberg

Posted in Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Thriller | Tagged assassin, body horror, david cronenberg, existenz, fantasy, horror, ian holm, jennifer jason leigh, jude law, murder, sarah polley, sci-fi, science fiction, video game, virtual reality, willem dafoe | Leave a comment

Take This Waltz (2012)

Posted on December 4, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sarah Polley Writer: Sarah Polley

Posted in Comedy, Drama, Romance | Tagged affair, alcoholic, artist, canada, chef, comedy, cook, divorce, drama, leonard cohen, luke kirby, michelle williams, romance, sarah polley, sarah silverman, seth rogen, take this waltz, writer | Leave a comment

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