Author search:John Mathieson

Gladiator

by Ridley Scott Director
DVD, 2010
Tags
epic, fiction, period story, action, movie, period drama, Ancient Rome, gladiators, slavery, war story, revenge story — 7 more, Academy Award (best picture), Golden Globe (best drama), BAFTA Award (best film), Golden Globe (best original score), Satellite Award (best original score), fight to the death, dying for entertainment

X-men: First Class

by Matthew Vaughn Director
DVD, 2012
Tags
fiction, movie, based-on-comics, reboot, prequel, live action super hero film, super heroes, X-Men, X-Men Movie Universe, action, Cuban Missile Crisis — 22 more, nazis, Marvel film, frenemies, unlikely friends, Magneto, Charles Xavier, Beast, Alex Summers, Mystique, holocaust, WW2, origin, Sebastian Shaw, Emma Frost, Moira MacTaggert, period story, 1960s, 1940s, Sean Cassidy (Banshee (Marvel)), Azazel (Marvel), Armando Muñoz (Darwin (Marvel)), Angel Salvadore (Tempest (Marvel))
Series
X-Men Films (set in 1962 / Timeline A)

Logan

by James Mangold Director
Blu-ray, 2017
Tags
fiction, movie, gifts from Ørjan's family, gifts from Ørjan's grandma, Wolverine, Charles Xavier, western, road trip, escaped experiment, on the run, mental illness — 23 more, X-Men, X-Men Movie Universe, action, super heroes, retired mentor trope, live action super hero film, super soldier program, just when I thought I was out they pull me back in, childhood, parenthood, cloning, life stages, science fiction, last hurrah, Laura Kinney (X-23), dementia, dangerously powerful failing mind, story with its own mirror, Zander Rice (Marvel), Donald Pierce (Marvel), Julio Esteban "Ric" Richter (Rictor (Marvel)), Caliban (Marvel), Weapon X Program
Series
Wolverine Films (3), X-Men Films (set in 2029 / Timeline B​)

The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

by Guy Ritchie Director
DVD, 2015
Tags
fiction, movie, remake, failed franchise attempt, action, Cold War, spy thriller, super spy trope, secret agent, romance, action comedy — 6 more, humour, origin, unlikely friends, frenemies, gifts from Ørjan, based-on-television

King Arthur: Legend of the Sword

by Guy Ritchie Director
Blu-ray, 2017
Tags
fiction, movie, failed franchise attempt, Arthurian, origin, rightful ruler, fantasy, action, epic, merfolk, Witches Three — 5 more, resistance movement, rebellion, based-on-ancient-text, period story, reimagining
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