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Dafne Keen and Hugh Jackman in the superhero film directed by James Mangold

‘Logan’ – An epitaph for Wolverine on Hulu

!Featured, Action, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, DVD, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, superheroes, SVOD 10/16/2021 Sean Axmaker 2 Comments

Hugh Jackman plays the ‘X-Men’ hero for the ninth and final time in this powerful epitaph directed by James Mangold. It’s a well-told story with a human story–and human stakes–at its core.

Steven Spielberg directs the big screen adventure adapted from the Herge graphic novels

Steven Spielberg directs ‘The Adventures of Tintin’

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, adventure, Animation, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, DVD, family friendly, Kid Stuff, Last chance, Streaming Movies, Summer movie, SVOD 09/27/2021 Sean Axmaker

Steven Spielberg’s first foray into motion capture filmmaking turns the legendary boy journalist and globe-trotting adventurer of the early graphic novels of Herge into a big screen hero.

What to stream: ‘Y: The Last Man’ on Hulu, ‘Scenes from a Marriage’ revisited and ‘Cry Macho’ on HBO Max, Dan Brown on Peacock

!Featured, Acorn TV, Amazon Prime Video, AMC+, based on a comic book, BritBox, Criterion Channel, drama, HBO Max, Hulu, MHz, Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock, Science Fiction, Streaming TV, SVOD, thriller, What to Stream 09/17/2021 Sean Axmaker

Plus ‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ and ‘The Mad Women’s Ball’ on Amazon, ‘Nightbooks’ on Netflix, ‘Center Stage’ on Criterion Channel, and more…

‘Oblivion’ – Tom Cruise patrols a devastated Earth on HBO Max

!Featured, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, DVD, HBO Max, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD 09/16/2021 Sean Axmaker

Director Joseph Kosinski brings a grand visual scope and a great sense of energy to a film that borrows liberally from previous science fiction classics.

Aaron Johnson, Chloë Grace Moretz, and Nicolas Cage star in the superhero movie by Matthew Vaughn

Last chance: ‘Kick-Ass’ – wicked superhero fun on Hulu

!Featured, Action, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, DVD, Hulu, Last chance, satire, Streaming Movies, superheroes, SVOD, thriller 08/23/2021 Sean Axmaker

This darkly satirical superhero movie, based on the uber-violent comic by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr., tosses a high school teenager into a crime-fighting culture he isn’t the least bit prepared for.

‘Watchmen’ – Superhero redux on Hulu and HBO Max

!Featured, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, DVD, HBO Max, Hulu, satire, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, superheroes, SVOD, thriller 08/18/2021 Sean Axmaker

Zach Snyder’s 2009 adaptation of the landmark graphic novel by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons is as faithful as anyone could hope for.

What to stream: animated musical ‘Vivo’ on Netflix, ‘The Suicide Squad’ and ‘Obama’ on HBO Max, ‘Val’ on Amazon

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, Animation, Apple TV+, based on a comic book, Comedy, Criterion Channel, Disney+, family friendly, HBO Max, Hulu, IMDB TV, Musical, Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock, Streaming Movies, superheroes, SVOD, What to Stream 08/06/2021 Sean Axmaker

Here’s what’s new and ready to stream now on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO Max, Disney+, video-on-demand, and other streaming services … The animated musical “Vivo” (2021, PG) follows the odyssey of a kinkajou, a cute, colorful monkey-like critter from Cuba, from Havana to Florida. Lin-Manuel Miranda writes the original songs and voices the […]

Ron Perlman is "Hellboy" in Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of the Mike Mignola graphic novel

‘Hellboy’ – A demon of a superhero free on Hoopla

!Featured, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, DVD, Free, Halloween, Hoopla, horror, Streaming Movies, superheroes, SVOD 07/13/2021 Sean Axmaker

Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Mike Mignola’s cult comic stars a perfect Ron Perlman as the cigar-puffing, wisecracking, kitten-loving demon who covertly battles supernatural monsters.

What to stream: ‘Barb and Star’ on Hulu, ‘Shiva Baby’ and a new ‘Gossip Girl’ on HBO Max, ‘Black Widow’ on Disney Premium

!Featured, Action, Amazon Prime Video, AMC+, based on a comic book, BritBox, Comedy, Criterion Channel, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, IMDB TV, Netflix, Showtime Anytime, Streaming Movies, superheroes, Topic, What to Stream 07/09/2021 Sean Axmaker

Here’s what’s new and ready to stream now on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO Max, Disney+, video-on-demand, and other streaming services … Scarlett Johansson reprises her role as Natasha Romanoff aka “Black Widow” (2021, PG-13) in the first solo film for the Marvel hero. Set between the “Civil War” and “Infinity War” films, it’s […]

Tilda Swinton in Bong Joon-ho 's 'Snowpiercer'

‘Snowpiercer’ – careening apocalyptic allegory on Netflix

!Featured, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, DVD, Netflix, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD 07/02/2021 Sean Axmaker

Snowpiercer (2013), an international production from Korean filmmaker Bong Joon-ho and a French graphic novel, is a high-speed allegory speeding down the science fiction tracks of genre cinema. That’s the way I like this brand of filmmaking: with the symbols big, muscular, detailed, and punchy. You either give yourself over to the metaphor, in this […]