2013 – Stream On Demand

‘The Tale of the Princess Kaguya’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Animation, Blu-ray, childhood, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, HBO Max, International Cinema, Kid Stuff, SVOD 08/10/2022 Sean Axmaker

Isao Takahata directs this animated 10th-century fairy tale of a magical princess who is born of a bamboo stalk for Studio Ghibli, the animation powerhouse he cofounded.

‘The World’s End’ – pub crawling to the end of the world on HBO Max

!Featured, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, HBO Max, satire, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, VOD 08/07/2022 Sean Axmaker

The third film in the “Cornetto” trilogy created by friends and collaborators Edgar Wright and Simon Pegg is cheeky fun.

‘Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Animation, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, DVD, HBO Max, superheroes, SVOD 08/02/2022 Sean Axmaker

The 17th DC Universe Animated Original Movie takes on a classic comic book alternate reality story that was also worked into the CW superhero series ‘The Flash.’

Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch star in the film by David Gordon Green

‘Prince Avalanche’ – A summer buddy comedy on Hulu and free on Kanopy

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, Blu-ray, Comedy, drama, DVD, Free, Have You Seen...?, Kanopy, Streaming Movies, Summer movie 07/19/2022 Sean Axmaker

Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch star in David Gordon Green’s warm-hearted tale of two guys on a summer road crew in Central Texas.

‘World War Z’ – Brad Pitt vs. the zombie hordes on Prime Video and Paramount+

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, based on a novel, Blu-ray, DVD, horror, Paramount+, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 06/29/2022 Sean Axmaker

The zombie movie becomes a global pandemic thriller in this adaptation of the bestselling Max Brooks novel.

Michael Douglas as Liberace and Matt Damon as Scott Thorson in Behind the Candelabra

‘Behind the Candelabra’ – Michael Douglas is Liberace on HBO Max

!Featured, Based on a nonfiction book, based on a true story, biographical, Blu-ray, DVD, Emmy Award, Have You Seen...?, HBO Max, LGBTQ, LGBTQ, music, psychological drama, Streaming Movies, SVOD 05/31/2022 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

Steven Soderbergh’s film of the tell-all memoir by Liberace’s young lover (played by Matt Damon) won 11 Emmy Awards.

Last chance: ‘Stoker’ – not your usual family drama on HBO Max

!Featured, Blu-ray, DVD, Halloween, Have You Seen...?, HBO Max, horror, psychological drama, Streaming Movies, suspense, SVOD 05/21/2022 Sean Axmaker

The English-language debut of South Korean auteur Park Chan-wook is a vampire movie without a vampire. At least not in the mythic sense of the term.

Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck in David Lowery's 'Ain't Them Bodies Saints'

‘Ain’t Them Bodies Saints’ free on Kanopy

!Featured, American Independent Cinema, Blu-ray, Crime, drama, DVD, Free, Have You Seen...?, Kanopy, Romance, Streaming Movies, Sundance Winner, SVOD, thriller 05/21/2022 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck are small-time criminals in David Lowery’s poetic crime drama, a cinematic answer to an outlaw folk song.

Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche in the romantic drama from Fred Schepisi

‘Words and Pictures’ on Paramount+ and free on Kanopy

!Featured, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Free, Have You Seen...?, Kanopy, movies about art, Paramount+, Romance, Streaming Movies, SVOD 04/10/2022 Sean Axmaker 2 Comments

Clive Owen and Juliette Binoche star in this romantic drama built around a “competition” between literature and the visual arts.

Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy star in the film they co-wrote with Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater’s ‘Before Midnight’ on Hulu

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, American Independent Cinema, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Hulu, Romance, Streaming Movies, SVOD 03/08/2022 Sean Axmaker

Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy reunite with Linklater for the third chapter in their ongoing series of films about love and relationships over the years.