1993 – Stream On Demand

‘Dazed and Confused’ – back to the seventies on Prime Video

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, American Independent Cinema, Blu-ray, Comedy, Cult Movies, DVD, high school, Streaming Movies, SVOD 03/21/2023 Sean Axmaker

Richard Linklater’s cinematic flashback captures a rich pageant of high school life, circa 1976, in a mere 100 minutes.

Tim Burton’s ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ on Disney+

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Animation, Christmas, family friendly, fantasy, Halloween, Kid Stuff, Musical, Streaming Movies 12/22/2022 Sean Axmaker

The playfully macabre humor of Tim Burton is deftly brought to life through the old-school magic of stop-motion animation by director Henry Selick in this offbeat Christmas musical.

‘Nemesis’ – Albert Pyun’s cyborg apocalypse on Peacock

!Featured, Action, B-movie, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, DVD, martial arts, Peacock, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 11/30/2022 Sean Axmaker

Albert Pyun turns post-apocalyptic spy-story into a visceral thrill ride of sleekly designed action sequences driven by a dancing camera and a breakneck editing rhythm.

Federico Luppi stars in the vampire film from Guillermo Del Toro

Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Cronos’ on HBO Max and Criterion Channel

!Featured, Blu-ray, Criterion, Criterion Channel, Cult Movies, DVD, fantasy, Halloween, Have You Seen...?, HBO Max, horror, International Cinema, SVOD 10/01/2021 Sean Axmaker

The feature debut of Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro is a magnificent mix of fantasy and horror, an alchemic twist on vampire lore and the costs of eternal life.

Juliette Binoche, Julie Delpy, and Irene Jacob star in Krzysztof Kieslowski 's Blue, White, and Red trilogy

‘Three Colors’ – Kieslowski’s sublime trilogy on The Criterion Channel and HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Blu-ray, Criterion, Criterion Channel, DVD, Essential Viewing, HBO Max, International Cinema, SVOD 08/08/2021 Sean Axmaker

The three colors are blue, white and red. They are the colors of the French flag, of course, and they are appropriated by director Krzysztof Kieslowski along with the themes of the motto they more or less represent: liberty, equality, fraternity. But the films Three Colors: Blue (1993), Three Colors: White (1993), and Three Colors: […]

Carlos Gomez and Silke star in the film by Julio Medem

Blu-ray: ‘Tierra,’ ‘Vacas,’ ‘Red Squirrel’ – Three by Julio Medem on Olive

International Cinema, Olive 02/15/2018 Sean Axmaker

Vacas (Olive Films, Blu-ray, DVD) Red Squirrel (Olive Films, Blu-ray, DVD) Tierra (Olive Films, Blu-ray, DVD) The vivid and lush films of Spain’s Julio Medem are as much about his country’s distinctive landscapes and natural wonders as they are about the restless and obsessive characters that wander through his world. Lovers of the Arctic Circle […]