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Al Pacino is Cuban thug turned Miami drug lord Tony Montana in Brian De Palma's 'Scarface'

‘Scarface’ – Say hello to my little friend on Netflix

!Featured, Action, Blu-ray, DVD, Essential Viewing, gangsters, Last chance, Netflix, remake, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 09/27/2022 Sean Axmaker 0 Comments

Brian De Palma directs Al Pacino in this thriller of a Cuban criminal’s rise to the top in the eighties cocaine wars of Florida. It’s a blood-spattered crime opera.

‘Videodrome’ – Long live the new flesh on Peacock

!Featured, Blu-ray, Criterion, Cult Movies, DVD, Halloween, Have You Seen...?, horror, Peacock, Science Fiction, SVOD, thriller 09/26/2022 Sean Axmaker

James Woods chases a pirate TV signal with brutal yet hypnotic S&M broadcasts and becomes a slave to the signal in the first masterpiece from filmmaker David Cronenberg.

Last chance: ‘Argo’ – a stranger than fiction rescue tale on Netflix

!Featured, Academy Award, BAFTA winner, based on a true story, Blu-ray, caper, drama, DVD, Netflix, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 09/25/2022 Sean Axmaker

Ben Affleck directs and stars in this based-on-a-true-story drama of the rescue of American hostages in Iran that won the Oscar for best picture.

Last chance: The slasher horror gets ‘Freaky’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Blu-ray, DVD, HBO Max, horror, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 09/25/2022 Sean Axmaker

Vince Vaughn is terrific in this colorful and creative body-swapping twist of the slasher movie. Just call it “Freaky Friday the 13th.”

Last chance: ‘Seven’ – Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman on the hunt on Netflix

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Blu-ray, DVD, horror, Netflix, Streaming Movies, suspense, SVOD, thriller 09/24/2022 Sean Axmaker

David Fincher put his unmistakable stamp on the serial killer movie with this meticulously directed mind game of a thirller.

‘He Ran All the Way’ – John Garfield’s last stand on Criterion Channel

!Featured, based on a novel, Blu-ray, Classic Movie, Crime, Criterion Channel, drama, DVD, film noir, Have You Seen...?, Hollywood Classic, SVOD, thriller 09/22/2022 Sean Axmaker

Garfield gives one of his fiercest performances in his last film role in this film noir made in the shadow of the communist witch-hunts.

Robert Redford survives ‘Three Days of the Condor’ on Prime Video and Paramount+

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Amazon Prime Video, based on a novel, Blu-ray, Classic Movie, DVD, Have You Seen...?, Paramount+, Politics, spies and espionage, SVOD, thriller 09/12/2022 Sean Axmaker

Faye Dunaway costars in this 1970s conspiracy thriller from director Sydney Pollack shot on New York streets and locations.

Jake Gyllenhaal and Robert Downey Jr. in the David Fincher thriller

David Fincher’s ‘Zodiac’ on Prime Video and Paramount+

!Featured, Action, Amazon Prime Video, based on a short story, Blu-ray, DVD, Mystery, Paramount+, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 09/06/2022 Sean Axmaker

Jake Gyllenhaal play the newspaper cartoonist who became obsessed with the notorious unsolved Zodiac killings in Fincher’s mesmerizing thriller.

Jake Gyllenhaal is Louis Bloom in Dan Gilroy's 'Nightcrawler'

Last chance: ‘Nightcrawler’ – Jake Gyllenhaal prowls the night on Netflix

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Action, Blu-ray, DVD, Have You Seen...?, Netflix, satire, socially aware cinema, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 09/03/2022 Sean Axmaker 2 Comments

Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a petty thief and hustler who finds his niche as a ruthless freelance video journalist who isn’t above eliminating competitors and obstacles.

What to stream: a ‘Lord of the Rings’ prequel on Prime Video, ‘The Patient’ on Hulu, ‘Elvis’ on HBO Max, the final ‘Jurassic Park’ on Peacock

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, based on a novel, based on a true story, fantasy, HBO Max, Hulu, Musical, Streaming TV, thriller, What to Stream 09/02/2022 Sean Axmaker

Plus thrillers ‘Devil in Ohio’ and ‘I Came By’ on Netflix, documentary ‘Keep This Between Us’ on Hulu, mockumentary ‘Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul.’ on Peacock, animated ‘Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank’ on Paramount+, and ‘Red Dust’ with Clark Gable and Jean Harlow on HBO Max.