Harry Dean Stanton – Stream On Demand

Leaving soon: Johnny Depp is a lizard in the old West in ‘Rango’ on Netflix

!Featured, Academy Award, Animation, BAFTA winner, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, family friendly, Have You Seen...?, Kid Stuff, Netflix, satire, Spaghetti Cinema, Streaming Movies, SVOD, western 05/21/2023 Sean Axmaker

Gore Verbinski’s offbeat animated adventure is like a spaghetti western remake of ‘Chinatown’… with lizards.

David Lynch’s ‘Inland Empire’ on Criterion Channel

!Featured, American Independent Cinema, Blu-ray, Criterion, Criterion Channel, Cult Movies, DVD, fantasy, neo-noir, psychological drama, Streaming Movies, supernatural, thriller, Venice winner 05/11/2023 Sean Axmaker

Laura Dern is “A woman in trouble” in a surreal, metaphysical thriller that, even for a maverick filmmaker like Lynch, defies conventions, expectations, and logic.

Kyle MacLachlan and Sheryl Lee in David Lynch's 'Twin Peaks' prequel

‘Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me’ on HBO Max and Criterion Channel

!Featured, Blu-ray, Criterion Channel, Cult Movies, DVD, Max, psychological drama, Streaming Movies, thriller 04/25/2023 Sean Axmaker

After his cult TV series ended with a cliffhanger, filmmaker David Lynch turned the feature film spin-off not into a conclusion but a prequel that explored the final week in the life of Laura Palmer.

Kurt Russell stars in the cult film from John Carpenter

The original ‘Escape from New York’ on Prime Video

!Featured, Action, Amazon Prime Video, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, DVD, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD 02/15/2023 Sean Axmaker

John Carpenter transformed Kurt Russell into an action hero with this clever sci-fi thriller where Manhattan has been turned into a high security island prison.

Warren Oates is ‘Dillinger’ on Amazon Prime Video

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, biographical, Blu-ray, DVD, gangsters, Have You Seen...?, historical, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 01/21/2019 Sean Axmaker

John Dillinger was the most notorious of the Depression-era gangsters and his exploits (and attendant newspaper coverage) made him a romantic anti-hero to many of the folks who felt betrayed by the bankers and businessmen of the country. Dillinger (1973), the directorial debut of John Milius, plays on that image of the gentleman gangster who […]

Harry Dean Stanton in the film by Wim Wenders

‘Paris, Texas’ – Wim Wenders’ America on Criterion Channel

!Featured, Blu-ray, Cannes winner, Criterion Channel, drama, DVD, Essential Viewing, Have You Seen...?, road movie, SVOD 07/07/2018 Sean Axmaker

Winner of the Palme d’Or at the 1984 Cannes Film Festival, Paris, Texas (1984) was not Wim Wenders’ first American film—that would be Hammett (1982), which proved to be a dispiriting experience when producer Francis Ford Coppola decided to step in and re-edit Wenders’ vision to something more commercial (so much for the creative freedom […]

What to stream: ‘Lucky’ on Hulu, ’45 Years’ on Netflix, ’50/50′ on Amazon, and free streams through Kanopy and Hoopla

!Featured, Acorn TV, Amazon Prime Video, Free, Hulu, Netflix, On Demand, Showtime Anytime, Streaming Movies, SVOD, What to Stream 02/09/2018 Sean Axmaker

Here’s what’s new and ready to stream now on Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, HBO Now, Showtime Anytime, FilmStruck, video-on-demand, and other streaming services … Free streams: If you have a library card, you may be able to stream free movies, documentaries, and other programs through Kanopy and Hoopla. Most major library systems in the country […]