J.K. Simmons – Stream On Demand

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

‘Burn After Reading’ – unclassified CIA laughs on HBO Max

!Featured, Blu-ray, Comedy, Cult Movies, DVD, HBO Max, spies and espionage, Streaming Movies, SVOD 12/31/2022 Sean Axmaker

George Clooney is a philandering Federal Marshal who gets caught up in a screwball espionage caper in this hilarious comedy from the Coen Bros.

Paul Rudd and Jason Segal in the bromantic comedy from John Hamburg

Leaving soon: ‘I Love You, Man’ – A fine bromance on Netflix

!Featured, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, feel good movies, Netflix, Streaming Movies, SVOD 12/24/2022 Sean Axmaker

Paul Rudd and Jason Segel star in this comedy that observes male bonding the same way movies chart the evolution of a romance

Animated feature from France based on the graphic novels of Jacques Tardi

‘April and the Extraordinary World’ – Steampunk animated adventure on Criterion Channel

!Featured, adventure, Animation, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, childhood, Criterion Channel, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, Kid Stuff, Science Fiction, SVOD 12/14/2022 Sean Axmaker

A teenage street urchin in an alternate reality Paris battles a mysterious organization kidnapping the greatest minds in the world in this playful fantasy fable.

Ellen Page and Michael Cera star in the 2007 cult comedy 'Juno'

‘Juno’ – the feel good indie comedy hit of 2007 on HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award, BAFTA winner, Blu-ray, Comedy, Cult Movies, DVD, feel good movies, HBO Max, Streaming Movies, SVOD 11/06/2022 Sean Axmaker

The feel good comedy of a smart-mouthed high-school goofball who finds herself pregnant became the success story of 2007 and won an Oscar for screenwriter Diablo Cody.

George Clooney, Anna Kendrick, and Vera Farmiga in Jason Reitman's 'Up in the Air.'

George Clooney is ‘Up in the Air’ on Netflix and Paramount+

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Blu-ray, Comedy, drama, DVD, Have You Seen...?, Netflix, Paramount+, Streaming Movies, SVOD 09/14/2022 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

The Oscar-nominated drama from Jason Reitman taps into the anxieties of our precarious times and gives a voice to the victims of downsizing and those who have kept afloat be remaining completely untethered.

Tobey Maguire stars on Sam Raimi's big screen superhero movie

Sam Raimi’s ‘Spider-Man’ – The original big screen webslinger on Netflix and Hulu

!Featured, Action, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, DVD, high school, Hulu, Kid Stuff, Netflix, Streaming Movies, superheroes, SVOD 08/08/2022 Sean Axmaker

This 2002 film was the first to capture the graphic thrills and eye-popping spectacle of a true comic book superhero and it essentially launched the 21st century superhero genre.

‘Whiplash’ – music as warfare on HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award, American Independent Cinema, BAFTA winner, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Film Independent Spirit Awards, HBO Max, music, Streaming Movies, Sundance Winner, SVOD 08/01/2022 Sean Axmaker

J.K. Simmons swept the awards season for his performance as a ferocious music teacher in Damien Chazelle’s drama set in the world of college stage band competitions.

‘Veronica Mars’ is back on Hulu

!Featured, Blu-ray, Cult TV, DVD, Hulu, Mystery, neo-noir, Streaming TV, SVOD 08/17/2019 Sean Axmaker

Veronica Mars launched in 2004 as a youth-skewing high school version of the American detective drama: Nancy Drew meets Raymond Chandler in a beachside suburb of big city noir. It ran for three seasons, followed by a disappointing 2014 Kickstarter-funded feature film—but neither creator Rob Thomas nor the fans were ready to let go of the […]