Tag Archives: soldiers

Fear and Desire (1953)

Posted on February 17, 2023 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Stanley Kubrick Writer: Howard Sackler

Posted in Drama, Thriller, War | Tagged 1953, behind enemy lines, david allen, desire, drama, fear, fear and desire, forest, Frank Silvera, gerald fried, howard sackler, kenneth harp, lust, paul mazursky, raft, river, sex, soldier, soldiers, stanley kubrick, stephen coit, thriller, Virginia Leith, war | Leave a comment

The Keep (1983)

Posted on February 17, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Michael Mann Writer: Michael Mann (Based on the novel by F. Paul Wilson) Big Mann fan but it was my first time seeing this. An ambitious failure. I liked it but it feels like there is a great movie … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Fantasy, Horror | Tagged adaptation, alberta watson, alex thomson, curse, demon, dov hoenig, drama, evil, f. paul wilson, fantasy, fortress, gabriel byrne, gene kirkwood, greece, guard, hawk koch, historian, history, horror, howard w. koch jr., ian mckellen, jewish, jurgen prochnow, keep, magic, michael mann, monster, nazi, prison, religion, robert prosky, romania, scott glenn, soldiers, supernatural, tangerine dream, the keep, william morgan sheppard | Leave a comment

Overlord (2018)

Posted on November 12, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Julius Avery Writers: Billy Ray and Mark L. Smith (Story by Billy Ray)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction, War | Tagged 2018, action, adventure, army, beach, berline, billy ray, bokeem woodbine, d-day, dominic applewhite, experiment, france, horror, iain de caestecker, j.j. abrams, john magaro, jovan adepo, julius avery, mark l. smith, mark mckenna, mathilde ollivier, military, nazi, normandy, overlord, photographer, pilou asbaek, sci-fi, science, science fiction, sniper, soldiers, war, world war 2, world war ii, writer, wyatt russell, zombie | Leave a comment

The 15:17 to Paris (2018)

Posted on October 2, 2018 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Clint Eastwood Writer: Dorothy Blyskal (Based on the book by Anthony Sadler & Alek Skarlatos & Spencer Stone and Jeffrey E. Stern)

Posted in Drama | Tagged alek skarlatos, anthony sadler, attack, clint eastwood, dorothy blyskal, drama, europe, france, friends, friendship, jaleel white, jeffrey e. stern, jenna fischer, judy greer, p.j. byrne, paris, soldier, soldiers, spencer stone, terrorism, terrorist, the 15:17 to paris, thomas lennon, tony hale, train, travel, true story, war | Leave a comment

Tropic Thunder (2008)

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Ben Stiller Writers: Justin Theroux & Ben Stiller and Etan Cohen (Story by Ben Stiller & Justin Theroux)

Posted in Action, Comedy, Review, War | Tagged 2008, acting, action, actor, actors, asia, ben stiller, bill hader, brandon t. jackson, christine taylor, comedy, danny mcbride, director, etan cohen, film, jack black, Jay Baruchel, justin theroux, matthew mcconaughey, movie, nick nolte, production, Robert Downey Jr, soldiers, steve coogan, tom cruise, tropic thunder, vietnam, war | Leave a comment

All Quiet on the Western Front (1930)

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Lewis Milestone Writers: Maxwell Anderson and George Abbott (Based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque)

Posted in Drama, Review, War | Tagged 1930, academy award, adaptation, all quiet on the western front, best picture, c. gardner sullivan, death, del andrews, drama, erich maria remarque, george abbott, german, john wray, lew ayres, lewis milestone, louis wolheim, maxwell anderson, soldiers, solider, war, world war 1, world war I, WWI | Leave a comment

Marwencol (2010)

Posted on September 27, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jeff Malmberg

Posted in Documentary, Drama, War | Tagged 1/6th scale model, army, art, beating, coma, documentary, dolls, jeff malmberg, mark hogancamp, marwencol, photography, soldiers, war, world war ii | Leave a comment

The Messenger (2009)

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Oren Moverman Writers: Alessandro Camon & Oren Moverman Pretty tough watch at times. Not the best movie to watch before bed I suppose. Really strong performances all around and a really interesting and devastating result of war I can’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Drama, Uncategorized, War | Tagged Ben Foster, drama, jena malone, oren moverman, romance, samantha morton, soldiers, the messenger, war, woody harrelson | Leave a comment

Centurion (2010)

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Neil Marshall Writer: Neil Marshall A fairly mediocre sword and sandals/men on a mission movie. It seems the main hurdle for it is a seemingly low budget. Writer/Director is a fine talent when it comes to genre movies such … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller, Uncategorized | Tagged 2010, action, adventure, centurion, dominic west, drama, historical, history, legion, men on a mission, michael fassbender, neil marshall, olga kurylenko, roman, roman soldiers, soldiers, swords, war | Leave a comment

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