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Keanu Reeves is retired assassin John Wick roused back for a mission of vengeance in the 2014 action hit directed by Chad Stahelski

Keanu Reeves is ‘John Wick’ on Peacock

!Featured, Action, Blu-ray, Crime, DVD, Peacock, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 02/05/2023 Sean Axmaker

This 2014 action movie hit revived a kind of thriller that Hollywood had ignored in the age of superhero movies: simple, streamlined, driven by action scenes that rely on physical prowess rather than computer generated elements. It also turned Keanu Reeves into an unexpectedly terrific action star.

Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Simon Baker, Demi Moore, Stanley Tucci, and Zachary Quinto star in 'Margin Call'

‘Margin Call’ – the banality of greed on Netflix

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, American Independent Cinema, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Film Independent Spirit Awards, Have You Seen...?, Netflix, Streaming Movies, SVOD 01/24/2023 Sean Axmaker

J.C. Chandor’s fictionalized take on the financial crash of 2008 explores the banalituyu of greed with stars Kevin Spacey, Zachary Quinto, Demi Moore, and Stanley Tucci.

Rebecca Hall, Luke Evans, and Bella Heathcote star in the film by Angela Robinson

‘Professor Marston and the Wonder Women’ on Hulu

!Featured, art and artists, based on a true story, biographical, Blu-ray, Directed by Women, drama, DVD, socially aware cinema, Streaming Movies, superheroes, SVOD 01/18/2023 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

The strange but true story of the creation of the first female comic book superhero delves into early feminism and a polyamorous relationship in the close-minded culture of pre-World War II America .

Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen in the NASCAR culture comedy directed by Adam McKay

Will Ferrell in ‘Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby’ on Peacock

!Featured, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, Peacock, sports, Streaming Movies, SVOD 01/17/2023 Sean Axmaker

Ferrell and co-writer/director Adam McKay spoof NASCAR culture in this hilarious comedy of a race car driver with two first names and no self-awareness.

Keanu Reeves is John Wick in the sequel that takes him to Rome

‘John Wick Chapter 2’ – the action continues on Peacock

!Featured, Action, Blu-ray, DVD, Peacock, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 01/16/2023 Sean Axmaker

Keanu Reeves is back from retirement as the assassin extraordinaire in the action-packed sequel to the hit movie.

Jeff Bridges, Chris Pine, and Ben Foster star in the modern outlaw western from director David Mackenzie

‘Hell or High Water’ – Outlaws of the new west on Hulu

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Blu-ray, Crime, drama, DVD, Film Independent Spirit Awards, Have You Seen...?, Hulu, socially aware cinema, Streaming Movies, SVOD, western 01/15/2023 Sean Axmaker

Jeff Bridges is a Texas Ranger on the trail of bank robbers Chris Pine and Ben Foster in this outlaw thriller set against the mortgage crisis.

Guillermo del Toro’s ‘The Devil’s Backbone’ on Prime Video

!Featured, Blu-ray, Criterion, DVD, Halloween, HBO Max, historical, horror, International Cinema, SVOD, thriller, war 01/10/2023 Sean Axmaker

Guillermo del Toro directed this haunting ghost story, set in a remote orphanage in Spain, against the backdrop of the Spanish Civil War.

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

‘The Dark Knight’ vs. The Joker on Hulu

!Featured, Academy Award, Action, BAFTA winner, based on a comic book, Blu-ray, Crime, DVD, Hulu, Streaming Movies, superheroes, SVOD 12/28/2022 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.

Ava Gardner and James Mason star in the ravishing romantic drama from Albert Lewin

‘Pandora and the Flying Dutchman’ – James Mason and Ava Gardner on MUBI

!Featured, art and artists, Blu-ray, Classic Movie, Cult Movies, drama, DVD, fantasy, Have You Seen...?, Hollywood Classic, MUBI, Romance, SVOD 12/27/2022 Sean Axmaker

Albert Lewin directs this lush romantic fantasy set amongst the lost generation of idle wealthy Europeans in early thirties Spain.

Ryan Gosling stars in the sequel to the sci-fi cult classic, Denis Villeneuve directs

‘Blade Runner 2049’ on Hulu

!Featured, Blu-ray, Cult Movies, DVD, Hulu, Mystery, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD 12/26/2022 Sean Axmaker

Denis Villeneuve builds on the science fiction movie landmark for a sequel set 30 years later, a futuristic detective story as art movie tone poem starring Ryan Gosling as a next generation Replicant.