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Amy Adams in 'Arrival,' directed by Denis Villeneuve

‘Arrival’ – First contact on Netflix and Paramount+

!Featured, Academy Award, based on a short story, Blu-ray, DVD, Free, Hoopla, Kanopy, Netflix, Paramount+, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD 09/16/2023 Sean Axmaker

Amy Adams and Jeremy Renner star in the most cerebral of alien contact movies, directed by Denis Villeuve, which earned eight Oscar nominations.

‘The Muppets’ return on Disney+

!Featured, Academy Award, Blu-ray, Comedy, Disney+, DVD, family friendly, Kid Stuff, Musical, Streaming Movies, Summer movie, SVOD 08/31/2023 Sean Axmaker

Jason Segal scripts and stars in the big screen return of the iconic puppet characters, a comedy that recaptures the whimsical charm and goofy humor of their best work.

Steven Spielberg’s ‘Catch Me If You Can’ on Paramount+

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, BAFTA winner, Based on a nonfiction book, based on a true story, Blu-ray, caper, drama, DVD, Have You Seen...?, Paramount+, Streaming Movies, SVOD 08/19/2023 Sean Axmaker

FBI agent Tom Hanks chases check forger Leonardo DiCaprio in Spielberg’s lively take on the true story of a con man who successfully posed as a pilot, a lawyer, and a doctor, and passed millions in forged checks, all before his 21st birthday.

Mark Wahlberg is ‘The Fighter’ on Prime Video and Paramount+

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Christian Bale and Melissa Leo earned Oscars for their supporting turns in the true-life late-career comeback sports drama directed by David O. Russell.

Amy Adams is Margaret Keane in 'Big Eyes.' directed by Tim Burton

‘Big Eyes’ – The Keanes and the kitsch on Netflix

!Featured, based on a true story, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Netflix, Streaming Movies, SVOD 07/25/2023 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

Tim Burton’s second foray into strange but true stories of American termite art culture delves into the story of Margaret Keane’s portraits of sad-eyed waifs that became a pop culture phenomenon.

Joaquin Phoenix in the 2014 romantic drama from Spike Jonze

‘Her’ – Love in the digital world on Criterion Criterion

!Featured, Academy Award, American Independent Cinema, Blu-ray, Criterion Channel, drama, DVD, Have You Seen...?, Romance, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD 07/14/2023 Sean Axmaker

Joaquin Phoenix stars as an emotionally wounded man who falls in love with his AI interface in this tender, meloncholy, and very moving drama from Spike Jonze.

Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen in the NASCAR culture comedy directed by Adam McKay

Will Ferrell in ‘Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, Max, sports, Streaming Movies, SVOD 04/08/2023 Sean Axmaker

Ferrell and co-writer/director Adam McKay spoof NASCAR culture in this hilarious comedy of a race car driver with two first names and no self-awareness.

‘Charlie Wilson’s War’ – Tom Hanks vs. the USSR on Netflix

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, based on a true story, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, Election Special, Have You Seen...?, Netflix, Politics, Streaming Movies, SVOD 04/05/2023 Sean Axmaker

Julia Roberts and Philip Seymour Hoffman costar in this breezy take on “the outrageous true story” of a minor congressman who secretly funded a rebellion against the Soviet Union.

Francis McDormand in ‘Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day’ on Amazon Prime

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, based on a novel, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, feel good movies, historical, Romance, Streaming Movies, SVOD 07/22/2021 Sean Axmaker

The bouncy little screwball romance Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (2008) is a fizzy cocktail of a movie set in depression-era London, where the beautiful people dance away in fabulous fashions and decadent distraction. Frances McDormand is the dowdy Guinevere Pettigrew, a buttoned-down yet free-thinking governess whose unorthodox ways have landed her on the […]

Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill in Zach Snyder's 'Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice'

‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ on HBO Max

Blu-ray, DVD, Max, On Demand, Streaming Movies, superheroes, SVOD 07/01/2020 Sean Axmaker

The smartest thing about Zach Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) is its revisionist take on the destruction that concluded his Superman reboot Man of Steel. After an unnecessary (but at least relatively brief) recap of the Batman story, we are plunged back into the battle but this perspective comes from the ground. […]