Brad Pitt – Stream On Demand

Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett , and Taraji P. Henson star in the film by David Fincher

‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’ on Peacock

!Featured, Academy Award, based on a short story, Blu-ray, Criterion, drama, DVD, fantasy, literary adaptation, Peacock, Streaming Movies, SVOD 10/20/2021 Sean Axmaker

Brad Pitt completely commits to the part of a man who is born old and grows younger through a sweeping survey of 20th century history.

‘Moneyball’ – the business of baseball on Amazon Prime and Peacock

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Amazon Prime Video, Based on a nonfiction book, based on a true story, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Peacock, sports, Streaming Movies, SVOD 08/17/2021 Sean Axmaker

Brad Pitt makes it look effortless in this a drama about the business of baseball in the era of multi-million dollar payrolls, which It earned six Academy Award nominations.

George Clooney stars in 'Burn After Reading' from Joel and Ethan Coen

‘Burn After Reading’ – unclassified CIA laughs on Amazon Prime

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, Blu-ray, Comedy, Cult Movies, DVD, spies and espionage, Streaming Movies, SVOD 06/03/2021 Sean Axmaker

Burn After Reading (2008) – After the darkness of No Country for Old Men, the Coen Bros. eased up with a deadpan espionage farce played out by small fish convinced that they are in deep waters, a film much lighter and significantly slighter but put together with such perfection that you can’t help but be […]

‘Ocean’s Eleven’ – the art of the modern heist on HBO Max

!Featured, Blu-ray, caper, DVD, HBO Max, heist, Streaming Movies, Summer movie, SVOD, thriller 03/02/2021 Sean Axmaker 2 Comments

Steven Soderbergh and his cool cast accomplish what Lewis Milestone couldn’t with the original Vegas playboy Rat Pack back in the 1960s: they swing to the beat of the heist. Ostensibly a remake / reworking of the fun but often flat heist classic with Frank Sinatra and friends, Ocean’s Eleven (2001) is the most shamelessly […]

‘Ocean’s Thirteen’ – third time’s the charm on HBO Max

!Featured, Blu-ray, caper, Comedy, DVD, heist, Netflix, Streaming Movies, SVOD 12/28/2020 Sean Axmaker

George Cooney and Brad Pitt reunite to old gang for one more romp in Ocean’s Thirteen (2007), third film in Steven Soderberg’s jaunty heist franchise. This time they’re out to avenge group mentor Reuben (Elliott Gould), who has been cheated by international casino kingpin (Al Pacino, playing the financial shark with teeth bared). While Reuben […]

‘Ocean’s Twelve’ – let’s do it again on HBO Max

!Featured, Blu-ray, caper, DVD, HBO Max, heist, Streaming Movies, SVOD 12/24/2020 Sean Axmaker

George Clooney is back as caper ringleader Danny Ocean in Ocean’s Twelve (2004), the jaunty sequel to Steven Soderbergh’s hit remake of the Rat Pack heist comedy, and so is his entire crew. They reunite when the target of the original film (Andy Garcia) tracks them down and demands his money back, and they head […]

Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Inglourious Basterds’

!Featured, Academy Award, Blu-ray, Cannes winner, caper, Cult Movies, DVD, SVOD, thriller, war 11/22/2020 Sean Axmaker

Is there another American filmmaker who takes such joy in telling stories and spinning cinematic spells as Quentin Tarantino? I don’t mean tackling big issues or making epic statements. I’m talking about the sheer pleasure of telling audiences a tale that takes them places they don’t expect and ways they haven’t quite experienced before. The […]

What to stream: ‘War Machine’ on Netflix, ‘Moonlight’ on Amazon, ‘Becoming Bond’ on Hulu

!Featured, Acorn TV, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, Netflix, On Demand, Showtime Anytime, Streaming Movies, Sundance Now, SVOD, What to Stream 05/26/2017 Sean Axmaker

Brad Pitt is an American career officer charged with winding down the war in Afghanistan in the satirical War Machine, a fictionalized version of the non-fiction book by Michael Hastings reworked by Australian director/screenwriter David Michod (Animal Kingdom) as a black comedy of bureaucratic dysfunction and military arrogance. “At its best, War Machine crackles with […]

Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling in 'The Big Short,' directed by Adam McKay.

‘The Big Short’ on Netflix

!Featured, Academy Award, Comedy, Netflix, Streaming Movies 07/06/2016 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

The Big Short entered Oscar season with great reviews and five Academy Award nominations. It came away with a single win, for Best Adapted Screenplay for Charles Randolph and filmmaker Adam McKay. That’s pretty good for a director, previously known for guiding Will Ferrell through such comedies as Anchorman, Talladega Nights, and The Other Guys, […]