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Ethan Hawke in ‘Assault on Precinct 13’ on Peacock

!Featured, Action, Blu-ray, Crime, DVD, Peacock, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 05/23/2022 Sean Axmaker

This 2005 remake of John Carpenter’s siege thriller is surprisingly taut, tight, and effective. Laurence Fishburne costars.

Brian Dennehy and James Woods as cop and killer in 'Best Seller,' written by Larry Cohen and directed by John Flynn

‘Best Seller’ – James Woods kills on Amazon Prime

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, Blu-ray, Crime, DVD, Have You Seen...?, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 02/07/2021 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

Best Seller (1987) is a modest but smartly-scripted thriller that holds up remarkably well, thanks to near-perfect casting and a savvy script by Larry Cohen, who was better known at the time as a cagey director of high-concept, low-budget exploitation films. James Woods brings charm to the role of Cleve, a pathologically vindictive hitman who […]

‘Ratatouille’ – Food glorious food on Disney+

!Featured, Academy Award, Animation, Blu-ray, Comedy, Disney+, DVD, family friendly, foodie film, Kid Stuff, Streaming Movies, SVOD 06/30/2020 Sean Axmaker

“I’m a rat, which makes life hard.” That’s an understatement. In Ratatouille (2007), the dynamic animated film from writer/director Brad Bird (The Iron Giant and The Incredibles) and Pixar Studios, Remy (voiced by Patton Oswalt) may be a rat but he’s also a budding gourmand. Where his family is content to raid trash cans and scarf […]