By Dennis D. McDonald

My friends at JustWatch.com sent me this list and agreed I could republish it here. I aways check JustWatch for availability and several of this year’s Oscar “best picture” nominees have already made it to streaming:

All Quiet on the Western Front

• Stream: Netflix | Netflix Basic with Ads

I haven’t seen this yet but I intend to and will post a review here when I do. I remember the novel as being haunting and expect this will be, too.

Avatar: The Way of Water

• Only in theaters

Saw this in the theater in 3D and intend to see it again. Amazing! Not a dull moment! I was skeptical going in but Cameron knows what he’s doing and I actually look forward to the sequels. (Don’t tell anyone but I may actually buy the Blu-Ray — and I rarely if ever buy physical media anymore.)

The Banshees of Inisherin

• Stream: HBO Max | HBO Max Amazon Channel | DIRECTV

• Rent: Apple iTunes | Amazon Video | Google Play Movies | YouTube | Vudu | Microsoft Store | Redbox | DIRECTV | AMC on Demand | Spectrum on Demand

• Buy: Apple iTunes | Amazon Video | Vudu | Microsoft Store | AMC on Demand | Redbox | Google Play Movies | YouTube | DIRECTV

Ever since singing “Sweet Rosy O’Grady” in a grade school “Irish Minstrel” musical review I’ve been smitten with Hollywoodish Irish culture especially my dad’s favorite movie THE QUIET MAN. BANSHEES is an amazing dramatic adult film but not for everyone. It’s immersive, emotional, scary at times, and positively gorgeous to look at, but not in a cloying or condescending way. I think Colin Farrell deserves a best actor award; I can’t believe he was also the Penguin in THE BATMAN! My full review of BANSHEES is here.

Elvis

• Stream: HBO Max | HBO Max Amazon Channel | DIRECTV

• Rent: Apple iTunes | Amazon Video | Google Play Movies | YouTube | Vudu | Microsoft Store | Redbox | DIRECTV | AMC on Demand | Spectrum on Demand

• Buy: Apple iTunes | Amazon Video | Google Play Movies | YouTube | Vudu | Microsoft Store | Redbox | DIRECTV

I’m not a big Elvis fan but must admit that I loved his movies when I was a kid. My dad managed a neighborhood theater on weekends and I got to see everything for free — and popcorn was free! My favorite Elvis movies were COUNTRY FAIR, VIVA LAS VEGAS, and FOLLOW THAT DREAM. I know now they were junk but my memories are pleasant.

Everything Everywhere All at Once

• Stream: Showtime Amazon Channel | Showtime Roku Premium Channel | Showtime | DIRECTV | Paramount+ Showtime

• Buy: Apple iTunes | Amazon Video | Google Play Movies | YouTube | Vudu | Redbox | DIRECTV | Microsoft Store

OK, I admit I’ve had a crush on Michelle Yeoh ever since I made my co-workers go with me to see CROUCHING TIGER HIDDEN DRAGON when it opened in Brooklyn many years ago. The Michelle Yeoh we get in EVERYTHING is not the confident martial arts expert we’ve grown to know and love, and I admit that took some getting used to. Her character here is weighed down by mediocrity and day to day worries and it takes her forever to break out in this weird tale involving dimension-shifting multiverse confusion, laundromat management, and tax woes. A secret: I actually bought the Blu-Ray of this one! It may not be the best multiverse sci-fi taale availabe but I give it MAJOR credit for spectacular outrageousness. Extra points for Jamie Lee Curtis’s IRS agent, too.

The Fabelmans

• Buy: Apple iTunes | Amazon Video | Google Play Movies | YouTube | Vudu | Microsoft Store | Redbox | AMC on Demand

Can’t wait to see this.

Tar

• Rent:  Apple iTunes | Amazon Video | Google Play Movies | YouTube | Vudu | Microsoft Store | DIRECTV | Spectrum on Demand

• Buy: Apple iTunes | Amazon Video | Google Play Movies | YouTube | Vudu | Microsoft Store | DIRECTV

Can’t wait to see this.

Top Gun: Maverick

• Stream: fuboTV | Paramount Plus | Paramount+ Amazon Channel | MGM Plus Amazon Channel | MGM Plus Roku Premium Channel | DIRECTV | MGM Plus

• Rent: DIRECTV | FlixFling | Amazon Video | Google Play Movies | YouTube | Microsoft Store | AMC on Demand | Apple iTunes | Vudu | Redbox | Spectrum on Demand

• Buy: Apple iTunes | Amazon Video | Google Play Movies | YouTube | Vudu | Microsoft Store | Redbox | DIRECTV | AMC on Demand

Holy Cow! My wife and my sister in law liked this too! I must admit that Tom Cruise knows how to make Movies with a capital M. I couldn’t care less if it wins the Oscar as best picture — I want to watch him steal that F-14 again!

Triangle of Sadness

• Rent: Microsoft Store | Apple iTunes | Amazon Video | Vudu | Redbox | DIRECTV | AMC on Demand | Google Play Movies | YouTube | Spectrum on Demand

• Buy: Apple iTunes | DIRECTV | Amazon Video | Google Play Movies | YouTube | Vudu | Microsoft Store | Redbox | AMC on Demand

Can’t wait to see this.

Women Talking

• Only in theaters

Can’t wait to see this.

Copyright (c) 2023 by Dennis D. McDonald

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