Sean Axmaker

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Sean Axmaker is a Seattle film critic and writer. He writes the weekly newspaper column Stream On Demand and the companion website, and his work appears at RogerEbert.com, Turner Classic Movies online, The Film Noir Foundation, and Parallax View.

Ellen Page and Michael Cera star in the 2007 cult comedy 'Juno'

‘Juno’ – the feel good indie comedy hit of 2007 on Hulu

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Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill in Zach Snyder's 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'

‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ on Max and Netflix

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Grace Kelly and Cary Grant, directed by Alfred Hitchcock

‘To Catch a Thief’ with Cary Grant and Grace Kelly on Prime Video, Paramount+, and MGM+

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Nicolas Cage and John Travolta ‘Face/Off’ on Paramount+

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Paul Newman, Piper Laurie, George C. Scott, and Jackie Gleason, directed by Robert Rossen

Paul Newman is ‘The Hustler’ on Hulu

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Juliette Binoche and Kristen Stewart in Clouds of Sils Maria

‘Clouds of Sils Maria’ on Criterion Channel and MUBI and free on Kanopy

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David Oyelowo and Madina Nalwanga in Disney's "Queen of Katwe."

‘Queen of Katwe’ – The inspiring true story on Disney+

!Featured, African-American cinema, based on a true story, Blu-ray, childhood, Directed by Women, Disney+, drama, DVD, family friendly, Have You Seen...?, Streaming Movies, SVOD 11/30/2023 Sean Axmaker

‘Definitely, Maybe’ – Ryan Reynolds explains How I Met Your Mother on Max

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‘Riki-Oh: The Story of Riki’ – the most absurdly violent prison film ever made on Criterion Channel

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Burt Lancaster and Gary Cooper in the 1954 western by Robert Aldrich

‘Vera Cruz’ – The proto-spaghetti western on Prime Video

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