1985 – Stream On Demand

Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau star in the film by Donna Deitch

‘Desert Hearts’ – an American indie landmark on Criterion Channel

!Featured, American Independent Cinema, Blu-ray, Criterion, Criterion Channel, Directed by Women, drama, DVD, Romance, Streaming Movies, Sundance Winner, SVOD 02/12/2023 Sean Axmaker

Donna Deitch directs this story of women in love, set in 1959 and starring Helen Shaver and Patricia Charbonneau, which won an award at Sundance.

'Back to the Future' and its sequels with Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd

‘Back to the Future’ trilogy on Peacock

!Featured, Academy Award, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, Kid Stuff, Peacock, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, Summer movie, SVOD, time travel 10/15/2022 Sean Axmaker

Michael J. Fox goes backwards, forwards, and sideways through time as Marty McFly in a souped-up DeLorean in Robert Zemeckis’ 1985 time travel comedy and its two sequels.

Jackie Chan’s ‘Police Story’ and ‘Police Story 2’ on HBO Max and Criterion Channel

!Featured, Action, Blu-ray, Comedy, Criterion, Criterion Channel, Cult Movies, DVD, Have You Seen...?, HBO Max, International Cinema, martial arts, SVOD 05/02/2022 Sean Axmaker

The two action comedies from director / star Jackie Chan incorporate his distinctive brand of acrobatic martial arts with wild set pieces and unbelievable stunts.

Paul Reubens is Pee-wee Herman in 'Pee-wee's Big Adventure.'

‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Blu-ray, Comedy, Cult Movies, DVD, family friendly, HBO Max, Kid Stuff, road movie, Streaming Movies, SVOD 02/27/2021 Sean Axmaker

Pee-wee’s Big Adventure (1985) is the big screen debut for both the Paul Reubens alter ego Pee-wee Herman, the children’s TV show character he originally created in a live comedy revue, and director Tim Burton, and it was a perfect melding of sensibilities. Pee-wee, the spastic child with a neat, out-of-date preppie suit and a […]

Tatsuya Nakadai in the Akira Kurosawa epic

Akira Kurosawa’s ‘Ran’ on Amazon Prime

!Featured, Academy Award, Amazon Prime Video, BAFTA winner, Blu-ray, DVD, Essential Viewing, historical, International Cinema, Shakespeare, SVOD, war 02/23/2021 Sean Axmaker

Akira Kurosawa Ran (Japan, 1985), the story of an aging warlord who hands power to his sons is loosely inspired by the story of sixteenth century warlord Mōri Motonari, who conquered his rivals and extended his kingdom with the help of his three sons. The script, however, is firmly built on King Lear, with sons […]

Albert Brooks is ‘Lost in America’ on Criterion Channel

!Featured, Blu-ray, Comedy, Criterion, Criterion Channel, DVD, Essential Viewing, Have You Seen...?, road movie, satire, SVOD 09/17/2020 Sean Axmaker

Albert Brooks has been making his offbeat brand of satirical comedies about the neuroses and anxieties of affluent Americans, lost in the bubble of their own insular cultures, for more than 40 years. His third feature Lost in America (1985) remains his most incisive satire and most popular film. Brooks is David, a successful Los […]