Keith David – Stream On Demand

The stop-motion animation dark fairy tale 'Coraline' directed by Henry Selick

‘Coraline’ – a dark fairy tale on HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Animation, based on a novel, Blu-ray, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, Kid Stuff, Max, Streaming Movies, SVOD 04/05/2023 Sean Axmaker

The dark fantasy storybook by Neil Gaiman is transformed into an imaginative animated fairy tale by director Henry Selick.

John Carpenter directs the cult movie satire starring Rowdy Roddy Piper and Keith David

Last chance: John Carpenter’s ‘They Live’ on Peacock

!Featured, American Independent Cinema, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, DVD, Halloween, Have You Seen...?, horror, Peacock, satire, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD 10/24/2022 Sean Axmaker

Carpenter’s witty, scruffy little science fiction film is a pulpy alien invasion tale turned into a piece of socio-political commentary that is still relevent and resonant. It’s also a lot of fun.

Last chance: John Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’ on Peacock

!Featured, based on a short story, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, DVD, Halloween, horror, Peacock, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, Summer movie, SVOD, thriller 10/22/2022 Sean Axmaker

Kurt Russell leads the survivors in an Antarctic research station invaded by an alien that becomes its prey in this masterful science fiction / horror classic.

Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling, and Angourie Rice in Shane Black's 'The Nice Guys'

‘The Nice Guys’ – wise guy action on Netflix

!Featured, Action, Blu-ray, Comedy, Crime, DVD, Have You Seen...?, Netflix, Streaming Movies, SVOD 08/25/2022 Sean Axmaker

Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe make an odd couple private eye partnership in this offbeat buddy movie from Shane Black.

‘Princess Mononoke’ – Miyazaki’s mythic masterpiece on HBO Max

!Featured, adventure, Animation, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, DVD, Essential Viewing, fantasy, Have You Seen...?, Max, Streaming Movies, SVOD 07/14/2022 Sean Axmaker

This magnificent fantasy of the battle between the forest spirits and the industrial revolution is an environmentalist epic as blood and thunder adventure on an apocalyptic scale.

‘Community: Complete Series’ on Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu

!Featured, Amazon Prime Video, Comedy, Emmy Award, Hulu, Netflix, satire, Streaming TV, SVOD 09/22/2021 Sean Axmaker

Dan Harmon’s comedy of life in community college is a smart, savvy, snappy comedy on the same comic wavelength as ’30 Rock,’ aimed at young adult sensibilities but with a mix of social satire, creatively exaggerated stereotypes, and lots of very clever pop culture parodies.

Disney’s ‘The Princess and the Frog’ on Netflix

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Animation, Blu-ray, DVD, family friendly, fantasy, music, Netflix, Streaming Movies, SVOD 07/17/2019 Sean Axmaker

Pixar auteur John Lasseter gave new life to animated cinema with his CGI revolution but he never forgot the old-school art of hand drawn animation that made Disney’s reputation and he courted John Musker and Ron Clements to make the studio’s first new “princess” film since their own The Little Mermaid and Aladdin. The Princess […]