Cedric the Entertainer – Stream On Demand

‘Madagascar’ – back to the wild on Peacock

!Featured, Animation, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, family friendly, Kid Stuff, Peacock, SVOD 05/05/2022 Sean Axmaker

Ben Stiller and Chris Rock headline the voice cast of this animated comic odyssey of four New York City zoo animals shipped back to the wilds of Africa, where they have idea how to survive.

Tom Hanks is ‘Larry Crowne’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, HBO Max, Streaming Movies, SVOD 04/25/2022 Sean Axmaker

Hanks also cowrites and directs this amiable, unambitious story of a downsized worker who goes back to college for a new start.

Chris Rock and Rosario Dawson in Rock's 'Top Five.'

Chris Rock’s ‘Top Five’ on Peacock

!Featured, African-American cinema, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, Have You Seen...?, Peacock, Streaming Movies, SVOD 05/25/2021 Sean Axmaker

Top Five (2015) is Chris Rock’s third film as a writer / director and his most personal. Rock plays a comedian named Andre Allen, once branded “the funniest man alive” for his electric stand-up act. His career took a turn when he made a fortune in lowbrow comedies and bottomed out in alcohol and he […]

Ethan Hawke in the film by Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader’s ‘First Reformed’ on Showtime Anytime and Kanopy

!Featured, American Independent Cinema, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Free, Kanopy, religion, Showtime Anytime, SVOD 11/23/2020 Sean Axmaker 2 Comments

Anyone who has followed the career of Paul Schrader could fall into the trap of simply cataloguing the ways in which First Reformed (2018) is a summation of his themes and inspirations. Imagine the promotional possibilities: “From the author of “Transcendental Cinema” and “Notes on Film Noir” and the screenwriter of Taxi Driver and The Last […]