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Tom Cruise in Steven Spielberg’s ‘War of the Worlds’ on Netflix and Paramount+

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, based on a novel, Blu-ray, DVD, literary adaptation, Netflix, Paramount+, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 05/12/2022 Sean Axmaker

Dakota Fanning and Tim Robbins costar in Spielberg’s thrilling take on the H.G. Wells alien invasion novel, giving both an epic sweep and an intimate core to the film.

‘Red’ – Bruce Willis is deadly funny on Prime Video

!Featured, Action, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, HBO Max, spies and espionage, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 04/03/2022 Sean Axmaker

John Malkovich, Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren costar in the action comedy about retired agents who prove that cunning, confidence and skill beats youth and arrogance.

‘Seven’ – Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman on the hunt on Peacock

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Blu-ray, DVD, horror, Peacock, Streaming Movies, suspense, SVOD, thriller 03/06/2022 Sean Axmaker

David Fincher put his unmistakable stamp on the serial killer movie with this meticulously directed mind game of a thirller.

Scarlett Johansson is 'Lucy' in Luc Besson's marvelously ridiculous action fantasy

Scarlett Johansson is ‘Lucy’ on Peacock

!Featured, Action, Blu-ray, DVD, Peacock, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD 03/05/2022 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

Luc Besson directs this marvelously ridiculous action fantasy about an American woman in Korea who becomes something of a superhero after an experimental designer drug supercharges her brain.

Heath Ledger is The Joker in the Christopher Nolan Batman sequel starring Christian Bale

‘The Dark Knight’ vs. The Joker on Netflix

!Featured, Academy Award, Action, BAFTA winner, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, Crime Cinema, DVD, Netflix, Streaming Movies, superheroes, SVOD 02/12/2022 Sean Axmaker

The second film in Christopher Nolan’s trilogy starring Christian Bale as Batman is a pulp tragedy with costumed players and elevated stakes.

Christian Bale is Batman in Christopher Nolan's 'Batman Begins'

‘Batman Begins’ – Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight on Netflix and HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Action, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, DVD, HBO Max, Netflix, Streaming Movies, Summer movie, superheroes, SVOD 02/01/2022 Sean Axmaker 2 Comments

Christopher Nolan rebooted the Batman mythos for the big screen in 2005, bringing the often lighthearted hero back to the shadows, both figuratively and literally.

Jet Li is ‘Unleashed’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Action, Blu-ray, DVD, HBO Max, martial arts, Streaming Movies, SVOD 11/11/2021 Sean Axmaker

The directorial debut of Louis Leterrier is a tight, modest action drama full of crisp, high energy action, surprisingly affecting relationships, and some jaw-dropping stunts from the great Jet Li.

Casey Affleck in Ben Affleck's directorial debut

‘Gone Baby Gone’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Action, based on a novel, Blu-ray, DVD, HBO Max, Mystery, Streaming Movies, SVOD 11/02/2021 Sean Axmaker

Ben Affleck made a confident and compelling directorial debut with his smart adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s mystery novel and his brother Casey Affleck stars.

‘Oblivion’ – Tom Cruise patrols a devastated Earth on HBO Max

!Featured, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, DVD, HBO Max, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD 09/16/2021 Sean Axmaker

Director Joseph Kosinski brings a grand visual scope and a great sense of energy to a film that borrows liberally from previous science fiction classics.

Clint Eastwood and Hilary Swank in 'Million Dollar Baby'

Clint Eastwood’s ‘Million Dollar Baby’ on Amazon Prime

!Featured, Academy Award, Amazon Prime Video, based on a short story, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Essential Viewing, sports, Streaming Movies, SVOD 06/28/2021 Sean Axmaker

Always one of America’s most undervalued directors, Clint Eastwood proved himself American cinema’s national treasure in the third act of his impressive career. Million Dollar Baby (2004), an understated, unpretentious, powerfully told drama, adapted from F.X. Toole stories by Paul Haggis, earned Eastwood his second round of Oscars for Best Director and Best Picture (his […]