Idris Elba – Stream On Demand

‘The Wire: Complete Series’ on HBO Max

!Featured, African-American filmmakers, Articles, Binge-able TV, Blu-ray, Crime, Cult TV, drama, DVD, Essential Viewing, HBO Max, Streaming TV, SVOD 03/18/2023 Sean Axmaker

“Follow the drugs, and you’ll find dealers and users. Follow the money, and you have no idea where the case will take you.” This epic series set the high water mark for television drama.

What to stream: ‘Women Talking’ on Prime Video, a ‘Luther’ sequel on Netflix, ‘History’ according to Mel Brooks on Hulu, ‘Perry Mason’ returns on HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Amazon Prime Video, based on a novel, Crime, Directed by Women, drama, inspired by a true story, neo-noir, Netflix, socially aware cinema, Streaming Movies, thriller, What to Stream 03/10/2023 Sean Axmaker

Plus Vicky Krieps in ‘Corsage’ on AMC+, Brad Pitt in ‘World War Z’ on Netflix, Kerry Washington in ‘UnPrisoned’ on Hulu, ‘Rain Dogs’ on HBO Max, ‘School Spirits’ on Paramount+, and Michelle Yeoh on Criterion Channel

‘Prometheus’- the ‘Alien’ prequel on Hulu

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Blu-ray, DVD, Hulu, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 01/23/2023 Sean Axmaker

Ridley Scott returns to the ‘Alien’ universe with this visually magnificent odyssey with a weak script and a cosmic backdrop.

Mowgli and friends in Disney's live-action 'The Jungle Book.'

‘The Jungle Book’ – 2016 remake on Disney+

!Featured, Academy Award, adventure, Animation, based on a novel, Blu-ray, Disney+, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, Kid Stuff, remake, Streaming Movies, SVOD 01/30/2022 Sean Axmaker

Jon Favreau’s CGI remake of the Disney animated classic has the scope of a myth and the playfulness of a folktale. Plus the voices of Ben Kingsley, Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, and Idris Elba.

‘The Suicide Squad’ – Supervillains to the rescue on HBO Max

!Featured, Action, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, DVD, HBO Max, Streaming Movies, superheroes, SVOD 01/20/2022 Sean Axmaker

James Gunn’s sequel to the supervillain action film mixes black comedy and over-the-top violence in an R-rated comic book movie.

Ellen DeGeneres voices Dory in Pixar's animated adventure 'Finding Dory'

Pixar’s ‘Finding Dory’ on Disney+

!Featured, Animation, Blu-ray, Disney+, DVD, family friendly, Kid Stuff, Streaming Movies, SVOD 05/20/2020 Sean Axmaker

Finding Dory (2016), Pixar’s sequel to its gorgeous animated aquatic masterpiece, can’t shake off its sequel-ness—it plays like a variation on the theme rather than an original take on the familiar tale—but it’s a Pixar picture with all the care and love and storytelling magic that the studio brings to every project. Which makes this […]