Tag Archives: scott z. burns

The Report (2019)

Posted on December 14, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Scott Z. Burns Writer: Scott Z. Burns

Posted in Drama | Tagged 9/11, adam driver, annette bening, barack obama, ben mckenzie, cia, corey stoll, daniel j. jones, dianne feinstein, dick cheney, donald rumsfeld, drama, george w. bush, government, history, interrogation, investigation, john kerry, john mccain, jon hamm, matthew rhys, maura tierney, michael c. hall, middle east, new york times, politician, politics, rachel maddow, report, scott shepherd, scott z. burns, senate, senator, staffer, steven soderbergh, terrorism, terrorist, the report, the torture report, tim blake nelson, torture, war, washington, white house | Leave a comment

The Laundromat (2019)

Posted on November 16, 2019 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Soderbergh Writer: Scott Z. Burns (Based on the book by Jake Bernstein)

Posted in Comedy, Crime, Drama | Tagged adaptation, antonio banderas, chris parnell, comedy, crime, david schwimmer, drama, fraud, gary oldman, insurance, jake bernstein, james cromwell, jeffrey wright, larry clarke, larry wilmore, law firm, lawyer, matthias schoenaerts, melissa rauch, meryl streep, money, panama, panama papers, robert patrick, scott z. burns, sharon stone, steven soderbergh, the laundromat, true story, widow, will forte | Leave a comment

Side Effects (2013)

Posted on June 5, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Soderbergh Writer: Scott Z. Burns Very entertaining thriller. I am sure this is what everyone said but it is very reminiscent of the best 80s De Palma stuff. The directing style is all modern Soderbergh, everything is yellow … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Thriller | Tagged 2013, catherine zeta-jones, channing tatum, depression, drama, gregory jacobs, insanity, insider trading, jude law, lorenzo di conaventura, medication, murder, mystery, prescription, psychiatrist, rooney mara, scott z. burns, side effects, sleepwalk, sleepwalking, steven soderbergh, stock market, suicidal, suicide, therapist, therapy, thriller | Leave a comment

The Informant! (2009)

Posted on May 23, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Soderbergh Writer: Scott Z. Burns (Based on a book by Kurt Eichenwald) Love this movie. Haven’t seen it since it was in the theatres. Damon gives a fantastic performance. He is totally underrated as a comedic actor. Really … Continue reading →

Posted in Comedy, Drama | Tagged ADM, ann dowd, corporation, fbi, george clooney, investigaion, jail, joel mchale, kurt eichenwald, lucas mchugh carroll, mark whitacre, marvin hamlisch, matt damon, melanie lynskey, patton oswalt, paul f. tompkins, price fixing, rick overton, scott adsit, scott bakula, scott z. burns, steven soderbergh, the informant, thomas wilson, tom papa, tom wilson, tony hale, true story, whistleblower | Leave a comment

Contagion (2011)

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Soderbergh Writer: Scott Z. Burns

Posted in Drama, Thriller | Tagged 2011, bryan cranston, cdc, contagion, cure, death, Demetriuses martin, disease, doctor, drama, elliott gould, enrico colantoni, epidemic, gwyneth paltrow, illness, infection, john hawkes, jude law, kate winslet, larry clarke, laurence fishburne, mario cotillard, matt damon, outbreak, science, scott z. burns, sick, steven soderbergh, thriller, virus | Leave a comment