Jackie Earle Haley – Stream On Demand

Leonardo DiCaprio, Ben Kingsley, and Mark Ruffalo in Martin Scorsese's film of the Dennis Lahane novel

Martin Scorsese’s ‘Shutter Island’ on Paramount+ and MGM+

!Featured, Action, Blu-ray, DVD, literary adaptation, MGM+, Mystery, Paramount+, Streaming Movies, SVOD 11/08/2023 Sean Axmaker

Leonardo DiCaprio investigates the disappearance of an inmate of an island asylum in this mix of detective movie, psychological mystery, and paranoid thriller.

‘Watchmen’ – Superhero redux on Max and Prime Video

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, DVD, Max, satire, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, superheroes, SVOD, thriller 10/11/2023 Sean Axmaker

Zach Snyder’s 2009 adaptation of the landmark graphic novel by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons is as faithful as anyone could hope for.

Daniel Day-Lewis is ‘Lincoln’ on Hulu and Paramount+

!Featured, Academy Award, Amazon Prime Video, BAFTA winner, Based on a nonfiction book, based on a true story, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, historical, Paramount+, Streaming Movies, SVOD 04/18/2023 Sean Axmaker

Steven Spielberg directs this fascinating historical drama about how Lincoln passed the 13th Amendment to the American Constitution, which abolished slavery.

‘Nemesis’ – Albert Pyun’s cyborg apocalypse on Peacock

!Featured, Action, B-movie, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, DVD, martial arts, Peacock, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 11/30/2022 Sean Axmaker

Albert Pyun turns post-apocalyptic spy-story into a visceral thrill ride of sleekly designed action sequences driven by a dancing camera and a breakneck editing rhythm.

Steven Spielberg makes compelling drama from the statesmanship it took to pass the 13th Amendment to the American Constitution

Daniel Day-Lewis is ‘Lincoln’ on VOD and Blu-ray/DVD

!Featured, Academy Award, based on a true story, biographical, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Essential Viewing, historical, Streaming Movies, SVOD 02/13/2020 Sean Axmaker

Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln (2012) is a remarkable historical drama. Scripted by Tony Kushner, guided by Doris Kearns Goodwin’s book A Team of Rivals, Lincoln casts a spotlight on one of the most important political actions in American history: passing the 13th Amendment to the American Constitution, which abolished slavery. In compelling detail, this film shows […]

Peter Serafinowicz is "The Tick" in the superhero comedy series.

What to stream: ‘The Tick’ is back and as cheerfully dim as ever on Amazon and more ‘Guardians’ on VOD

!Featured, Acorn TV, Amazon Prime Video, Criterion Channel, Google Play, Hulu, Netflix, Showtime Anytime, Streaming TV, superheroes, SVOD, What to Stream 08/25/2017 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 … Peter Serafinowicz plays the big blue insect of justice, most cheerfully, sweetly oblivious hero to squeeze into tights, in the Amazon original series The Tick, the third version of the superhero […]

Dominic Cooper, Ruth Negga, and Joseph Gilgun star in the AMC series based on the comic book by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon

‘Preacher: Season 1’ on Hulu

!Featured, Blu-ray, DVD, horror, Hulu, Streaming TV 04/05/2017 Sean Axmaker

Preacher: Season 1 is based on a comic book series by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon but it’s no superhero story. This is a tale of angels and demons, God and the godless, and perhaps the end of the world. Developed for AMC by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg with Breaking Bad veteran Sam Catlin, […]