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Paul Giamatti is John Adams in the HBO miniseries

‘John Adams’ and the birth of American democracy on HBO Max

!Featured, Based on a nonfiction book, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Election Special, HBO Max, historical, Limited Series, miniseries, Streaming TV, SVOD 07/04/2022 Sean Axmaker

Paul Giamatti is American Revolution hero and second American President John Adams in this fascinating miniseries adapted from the accalimed biography by David McCullough.

Wes Anderson’s ‘The Grand Budapest Hotel’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award, BAFTA winner, Blu-ray, Comedy, DVD, fantasy, HBO Max, Politics, Romance, Streaming Movies, SVOD 06/23/2022 Sean Axmaker

Ralph Fiennes and Tony Revolori star in this bittersweet comic drama, mix of adventure, murder mystery, old-world tale, storybook fable, and sinister conspiracy.

David Oyelowo is Martin Luther King in Ava DuVernay's 'Selma.'

Academy Award winner ‘Selma’ on Paramount+

!Featured, Academy Award, African-American cinema, African-American filmmakers, American Independent Cinema, based on a true story, Black History, Blu-ray, Directed by Women, DVD, Election Special, Essential Viewing, historical, Peacock, socially aware cinema, Streaming Movies, SVOD 06/07/2022 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

Ava Duvernay directs this acclaimed drama about the 1965 civil rights march through Alabama led by Dr. Martin Luther King.

Kate Winslet and Jim Carrey in 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind'

Jim Carrey discovers ‘Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’ on Peacock

!Featured, Academy Award, BAFTA winner, Blu-ray, Comedy, Cult Movies, DVD, Peacock, Romance, Science Fiction, Streaming Movies, SVOD 03/19/2022 Sean Axmaker 2 Comments

Jim Carrey fights to hold onto memories of a past romance in this poignant, touching, and sometimes painfully funny in this playfully inventive romantic fantasy from writer Charlie Kaufman and director Michel Gondry.

George Clooney stars in the political thriller by Tony Gilroy

George Clooney is ‘Michael Clayton’ on HBO Max

!Featured, Academy Award nominee, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Have You Seen...?, Hulu, Politics, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 03/16/2022 Sean Axmaker

A legal “fixer” who works behind the scenes of a powerful New York law firm stumbles into a corporate conspiracy in Tony Gilroy’s smart, sharp legal drama.

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.

Helen Mirren is Jane Tennison in 'Prime Suspect'

The Complete ‘Prime Suspect’ with Helen Mirren on BritBox

!Featured, Binge-able TV, Blu-ray, BritBox, British TV, DVD, Streaming TV, SVOD 10/18/2021 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

Helen Mirren got the role of a lifetime playing DCI Jane Tennison, a tough, tenacious, at times brittle woman in a brutally chauvinist British police culture in a series of smart mysteries.

Ewan McGregor is 'The Ghost Writer' in Roman Polanski's superb thriller.

Last chance: Roman Polanski’s ‘The Ghost Writer’ on Hulu

!Featured, Blu-ray, drama, DVD, Have You Seen...?, Hulu, Last chance, Mystery, Politics, Streaming Movies, SVOD, thriller 05/22/2021 Sean Axmaker

Ewan McGregor is The Ghost Writer (2010), a scribe-for-hire in the celebrity autobiography business who is contracted to rewrite the dry memoirs of a former British Prime Minister (Pierce Brosnan), in the smart, gripping, subtly Hitchcockian thriller from director Roman Polanski and author Robert Harris. The writer has no other name in the film—he introduces […]

‘In the Bedroom’ on Paramount+

Academy Award nominee, based on a novel, drama, Have You Seen...?, Paramount+, Streaming Movies, suspense 05/18/2021 Sean Axmaker 1 Comment

In the Bedroom (2001), a hushed portrait of love, loss, and vengeance in a sleepy New England backwater, is a harrowing drama starring Sissy Spacek and Tom Wilkinson as parents who stop communicating after the violent death of their only son. The directing debut of actor Todd Field (he played the pianist in Stanley Kubrick’s […]