Documentary – Stream On Demand

Chris Strompolos, Eric Zala, and Jayson Lamb in the documentary 'Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made'

‘Raiders! The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made’ on Hulu and Kanopy

!Featured, Blu-ray, Documentary, DVD, Free, Have You Seen...?, Hulu, Kanopy, movies about movies, SVOD 01/03/2022 Sean Axmaker

You can’t see the shot-for-shot remake of ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ that three 12-year-old buddies made in the 1980s but this documentary gets you close.

The Beatles come to America in the documentary 'The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years.'

‘The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years’ on Hulu

!Featured, Documentary, Hulu, music, Streaming Movies 12/21/2021 Sean Axmaker

Ron Howard’s documentary on how being on the road shaped the relationships and creative energy of the band offers an illuminating perspective.

’20 Feet From Stardom’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award, Blu-ray, Documentary, DVD, Have You Seen...?, music, Peacock, SVOD 12/18/2021 Sean Axmaker

The Oscar-winning documentary tells the stories of back-up singers who performed on some of the greatest rock and pop songs of all time.

‘The Wrecking Crew!’ – the musicians behind the sixties hits on HBO Max

!Featured, Blu-ray, Documentary, DVD, HBO Max, music, SVOD 12/11/2021 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

Get to know the professionals who played on literally hundreds of pop songs and albums without credit and created the West Coast sound.

What to stream: ‘Get Back’ and ‘Hawkeye’ on Disney+, ‘True Story’ on Netflix, ‘Pig’ on Hulu

!Featured, AMC+, Apple TV+, based on a comic book, Disney+, Documentary, Hulu, music, Netflix, Shudder, SVOD, What to Stream 11/26/2021 Sean Axmaker

Plus ‘Bruised’ with Halle Berry on Netflix, ‘Becoming Cousteau’ on Disney+, a South Park special on Paramount+, and of course a bunch of Christmas movies.

What to stream: ‘Dune’ on HBO Max, ‘Found’ on Netflix, ‘Invasion’ on Apple TV+

!Featured, Acorn TV, AMC+, Apple TV+, based on a novel, Criterion Channel, Discovery+, Documentary, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, Peacock, Science Fiction, Showtime Anytime, Streaming Movies, SVOD, What to Stream 10/22/2021 Sean Axmaker

Plus ‘the Girl in the Woods’ on Peacock, ‘Gaia’ and ‘Dream Horse’ on Hulu, ‘Night Teeth’ and ‘Inside Job’ on Netflix, and new seasons of ‘Succession’ and ‘Locke & Key’…

‘Woodstock: The Director’s Cut’ – three days of peace and music on HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award, Blu-ray, Classic, Documentary, DVD, HBO Max, music, National Film Registry, SVOD 09/22/2021 Sean Axmaker

More than just a concert film, this is a chronicle of both the music of a generation and the community that formed around it for a weekend in 1969.

‘Not Quite Hollywood’ – The Wild, Untold Story of Ozploitation on Amazon Prime

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, Cult Movies, Documentary, DVD, film history, Have You Seen...?, movies about movies, SVOD 08/12/2021 Sean Axmaker

Mark Hartley’s survey of Australian exploitation cinema is one of the most entertaining and affectionate documentaries about cinema that you’ll ever see.

William F. Buckley and Gore Vidal debate the 1968 elections on ABC in 'Best of Enemies'

‘Best of Enemies’ – Buckley vs. Vidal on Amazon Prime

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, Blu-ray, Documentary, DVD, Election Special, Free, Hoopla, Kanopy, Politics, SVOD 08/09/2021 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

Best of Enemies (2015) carries the subtitle “Buckley vs. Vidal” and it is indeed a portrait of a rivalry, one that was presented on prime time network television at a time when there were three networks and TV news strived to be fair and balanced to a fault. In 1968, William F. Buckley was the […]

What to stream: ‘Pursuit of Love’ on Amazon, ‘Freaky’ on HBO Max, music docs on Apple + and Paramount+

!Featured, Acorn TV, Amazon Prime Video, AMC+, based on a novel, BritBox, Criterion Channel, Directed by Women, Disney+, Documentary, HBO Max, Hulu, literary adaptation, music, Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock, Roku Channel, Romance, Streaming TV, The Roku Channel, What to Stream 07/30/2021 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 … Lily James and Emily Beecham play cousins—one rebellious and vivacious, the other shy and careful—who take very different routes to love in the limited series “The Pursuit of Love“ (TV-PG). The handsomely-mounted […]