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Last chance: Charlton Heston vs. ‘Planet of the Apes’ on Criterion Channel

!Featured, Academy Award, adventure, based on a novel, Blu-ray, Classic Movie, Criterion Channel, Cult Movies, DVD, Hollywood Classic, Science Fiction, SVOD 05/23/2022 Sean Axmaker

The original 1968 film is a mix of pop sci-fi and kick-ass adventure done up with style by director Franklin J. Schaffner.

What to stream: WWII thriller ‘Operation Mincemeat’ plus ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ series on Netflix, ‘The Lost City’ on Paramount+, ‘Candy’ on Hulu

!Featured, adventure, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, based on a true story, Comedy, Criterion Channel, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, MUBI, Netflix, Paramount+, Roku Channel, Romance, spies and espionage, Streaming Movies, SVOD, war, What to Stream 05/13/2022 Sean Axmaker

Plus ‘The Essex Serpent’ on Apple TV+, the return of ‘The Kids in the Hall’ on Prime Video, ‘Senior Year’ on Netflix, ‘Sneakerella’ on Disney+, a new season of ‘Hacks’ on HBO Max

Asa Butterfield and Chloë Grace Moretz star in Martin Scorsese's love letter to the movies and his first PG movie

Martin Scorsese’s ‘Hugo’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award, adventure, art and artists, based on a novel, Blu-ray, DVD, family friendly, film history, HBO Max, historical, Kid Stuff, movies about movies, silent film, Streaming Movies, SVOD 04/30/2022 Sean Axmaker

Martin Scorsese pays tribute to film history and the magic of cinema in this family adventure set in 1920s Paris.

Toshiro Mifune stars in ‘The Samurai Trilogy’ on HBO Max and Criterion Channel

!Featured, Academy Award, adventure, based on a novel, Blu-ray, Criterion Channel, DVD, HBO Max, historical, International Classics, martial arts, samurai, SVOD 04/19/2022 Sean Axmaker

Hiroshi Inagake’s three-film adaptation of Eiji Yoshikawa’s epic novel embraces the mythic dimensions with a removed, distant style that elevates the character to tragic hero.

James Franco and Seth Rogen ride the ‘Pineapple Express’ on Prime Video

!Featured, Action, adventure, Amazon Prime Video, Blu-ray, Comedy, Cult Movies, DVD, Streaming Movies, SVOD 04/10/2022 Sean Axmaker

David Gordon Green made the leap from indie dramas of small town tragedy to make this hilarious stoner buddy comedy. Written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, produced by Judd Apatow, and Danny McBride and Gary Cole.

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award, adventure, BAFTA winner, based on a novel, Blu-ray, DVD, fantasy, HBO Max, literary adaptation, Streaming Movies, SVOD 03/24/2022 Sean Axmaker

The third and final film in the epic fantasy trilogy directed by Peter Jackson won 11 Academy Awards, including best picture of 2003.

‘Gate of Hell’ – Japan’s first color masterwork on Criterion Channel

!Featured, Academy Award, adventure, Blu-ray, Cannes winner, Criterion, Criterion Channel, drama, DVD, historical, International Classics, SVOD 03/24/2022 Sean Axmaker

Teinosuke Kinugasa’s samurai tragedy won the the Grand Prix at Cannes and a special Academy Award.

‘The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award, adventure, based on a novel, Blu-ray, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, HBO Max, literary adaptation, Streaming Movies, SVOD 03/10/2022 Sean Axmaker

The second film in Peter Jackson’s big screen adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien’s epic fantasy is thrilling, enthralling, and dizzyingly exciting.

The United States of ‘Zombieland’ on Peacock

!Featured, adventure, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, horror, Peacock, road movie, Streaming Movies, SVOD 03/09/2022 Sean Axmaker

Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, and Emma Stone team up to survive the zombie apocalypse in this gory road movie comedy.

What to stream: ‘Free Guy’ on Disney+ and HBO Max, ‘The French Dispatch’ on HBO Max, a ‘Vikings’ sequel on Netflix

!Featured, Action, adventure, Comedy, Disney+, HBO Max, Netflix, Streaming Movies, What to Stream 02/25/2022 Sean Axmaker

Plus ‘The 355’ on Peacock,. ‘How It Ends’ on Hulu and Paramount+, ‘From’ on Epix, and ‘House of Gucci’ on VOD.