1995 – Stream On Demand

Mamoru Oshii directs this landmark cyberpunk anime from 1995

The original ‘Ghost in the Shell’ and the ‘2.0’ revision on MUBI

!Featured, Action, Animation, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, DVD, International Cinema, MUBI, Science Fiction, SVOD 03/26/2023 Sean Axmaker

Mamoru Oshii’s animated cyberpunk thriller is a dazzling work of science fiction and visual invention that mixes adventure, mystery, and metaphysics.

‘Seven’ – Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman on the hunt on Peacock

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Blu-ray, DVD, horror, Peacock, Streaming Movies, suspense, SVOD, thriller 10/01/2022 Sean Axmaker

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

‘Toy Story’ – Pixar begins on Disney+

!Featured, Academy Award, Animation, Blu-ray, childhood, Comedy, Disney+, DVD, family friendly, Kid Stuff, SVOD 03/17/2022 Sean Axmaker

Tom Hanks and Tim Allen lead the voice cast of this landmark film, the first computer animated feature to get a big release and the begining of domination of CGI in animated movies.

‘The Tuskegee Airmen’ – America’s first Black Air Force squadron on HBO Max

!Featured, based on a true story, Black History, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, HBO Max, historical, socially aware cinema, Streaming Movies, SVOD, war 02/17/2022 Sean Axmaker

Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Andre Braugher star in the true story of the only Air Force squadron of World War II made up of African-American pilots.

Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehle star in the 1995 mini-series

The definitive ‘Pride and Prejudice’ on HBO Max, Hulu and BritBox

!Featured, BAFTA winner, based on a novel, Binge-able TV, Blu-ray, BritBox, British TV, drama, DVD, Emmy Award, HBO Max, historical, Hulu, literary adaptation, miniseries, Romance, Streaming TV, SVOD 02/12/2022 Sean Axmaker

This 1995 miniseries starring Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth and Colin Firth as Mr. D’Arcy is still considered by most Austen fans as the definitive screen adaptation.

‘The City of Lost Children’ – a fairy tale for adults on Amazon Prime

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, DVD, fantasy, Halloween, Have You Seen...?, International Cinema, Mystery, Streaming Movies, SVOD 09/24/2020 Sean Axmaker

The fantastic visions of Belgian filmmakers Marc Caro and Jean-Pierre Jeunet culminated in The City of Lost Children (France, 1995), fairy tale for adults. Evoking utopias and dystopias from Brazil to Peter Pan, Caro and Jeunet create a vivid but menacing fantasy city in a perpetually twilight world. In this rough port town lives circus […]

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 […]