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Sean Axmaker

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Biography:

Sean Axmaker writes the weekly newspaper column Stream On Demand and the companion website Stream On Demand at Home, is a contributing writer for Turner Classic Movies Online and Noir City, and the editor of Parallax View. He was a film critic for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer for nine years and a longtime home video columnist for IMDb and MSN Movies, and his work has appeared in Indiewire, Today.com, The Stranger, Seattle Weekly, Senses of Cinema, Asian Cult Cinema, Filmfax, Psychotronic Video, and "The Scarecrow Video Guide."

Favorites:

My favorite director: Howard Hawks My director obsession: Orson Welles My favorite films: choose from Touch of Evil (Orson Wells, 1958), Kings of the Road (Wim Wenders, 1976), Vertigo (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958), and any number of Howard Hawks films Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), and the vastly under-appreciated Hatari! (1962) Favorite performer: Burt Lancaster and his million dollar smile.

Critics' Group:
Location:

Seattle, WA

Official Website:

http://www.streamondemandathome.com

Reviews

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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) 94% “The special effects pushed the boundaries of what anyone thought possible in 1977, yet audiences were so swept up in the imagery, the adventure, and the momentum of the journey that they never stopped to marvel at the technological achievement.” – Stream on Demand May 4, 2025 Full Review Black Bag (2025) 96% “The most impressive special effects can’t grip an audience with the kind of engagement that sly dialogue, clever writing, and ensemble led by Fassbender and Blanchett deliver. ” – Stream on Demand May 3, 2025 Full Review Nanook of the North (1922) 100% “This is a western filmmaker’s eye on an indigenous culture and he freely blurs the line between documentary and docudrama (there was no documentary tradition to draw upon), but his intentions and efforts were honorable.” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review Foxcatcher (2014) 88% “The stylized drama is at once oddly intimate and creepily voyeuristic and Carrell’s performance both unsettling and somewhat unsatisfying.” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review To Have and Have Not (1944) 95% “... it comes down to the superb chemistry between the stars, who fell in love in real life. You can feel the attraction in their scenes together.” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review The Organizer (1963) 90% “... lively, funny, chaotic, and appreciative of the foibles and failures of the frustrated collective that hasn’t any faith in their power to extract the smallest of concessions from an employer that... keeps them all in poverty.” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review Son of Frankenstein (1939) 95% “Rowland V. Lee’s handsome production remains an intelligent, well-made classic of the genre and Universal’s last great horror film.” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) 59% “The final half of the film, which is already the third film in the telling, is an enormous battle and, yes, it is impressive as a physical thing. It’s also exhausting and overdone ...” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) 88% “... a bawdy burlesque with a crude, smutty, self-promoting clown at the center (at least through most of it).” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review Port of Shadows (1938) 96% “A doomed tale of love in a corrupt world, "Port of Shadows" is a distinctly French ancestor of American film noir, with a softer edge and a tragic sadness to the tone.” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review The Brood (1979) 81% “... a vivid and unsettling metaphor for the psychological and emotional forces pulling a family apart ...” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review Deep Red (1975) 93% “[Dario Argento's] camera and his eye for unsettling imagery is more sure than ever and his construction of murder set pieces from isolated fragments of extreme close-ups even more effective ...” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review Dont Look Back (1967) 92% “The boyish Bob is there with folk legend Joan Baez, Alan Price, Marianne Faithfull, and Donovan, then he turns into surly Dylan tearing into journalists and playing the obtuse artist. ” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review Hairspray (1988) 98% “[John] Waters punctures the prejudice through parody and exaggeration, upending stereotypes and transforming race hysteria into hysterical humor. ” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review Passage to Marseille (1944) 67% “This is shameless wartime propaganda, a rousing call to arms to free Europe from the Nazis and the turncoat collaborators... but it is also enormously entertaining and action-packed. ” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review Strike Up the Band (1940) “In many ways it’s quintessential Mickey and Judy musical with Rooney at his most energetic ...” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review Muppets Most Wanted (2014) 80% “It’s a crazy plot designed to hang a bunch of gags, as much a parody of silly sequels as it is a goof-fest in its own right. ” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes (1970) 87% “... a sly, bittersweet, autumnal film that approaches the Holmes legacy with a sense of humor and a sense of respect.” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review The Holiday (2006) 51% “Nancy Meyers’ hit film is decidedly overlong and overstuffed with Hollywood industry insider talk, but it’s also bright and bouncy, directed with confident flair ...” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review One Sings, the Other Doesn't (1977) 65% “You could call the film a feminist musical but it’s also a touching film about friendship, sisterhood, and creating a meaningful life for oneself, and Varda’s portrait empathizes with almost every character in the film.” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review Hombre (1967) 94% “... a ruthless, revisionist take on Stagecoach.” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review Scooby-Doo (2002) 32% “... every inch a live action cartoon with a little contemporary self-awareness and about as much substance as a Scooby snack.” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review Valdez Is Coming (1971) “[Burt Lancaster] brings sure-footed authority and calm ruthlessness to a mission of justice by a man wronged one too many times.” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review Summer Children (1965) “... an unusual piece of Americana, a mix of alienated youth drama, rock and roll picture, and introspective art cinema.” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review A Star Is Born (1937) 100% “... the quintessential show-biz drama, a grand fable of Hollywood stardom done up with romantic glamour and tragic melodrama and a cynical undercurrent of caustic wit.” – Stream on Demand Apr 29, 2025 Full Review
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