Movie Reviews

Bellflower (Blu-ray)

November 21, 2011
Nathan Swank

As an official Selection of the Sundance Film Festival, BELLFLOWER is an independent film that peaked my interest.  Sometimes you have to take that credential with a gra...

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Michael Douglas in Beyond The Reach

Beyond The Reach Movie Review

April 17, 2015
Nathan Swank

Ben (Jeremy Irvine, WARHORSE) is the best tracker in the county, the state, if you ask the local sheriff. But when a wealthy corporate shark, Madec (Michael Douglas, FALL...

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Michael Keaton in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Movie Review

November 3, 2014
Nathan Swank

BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) is a crazy, strange journey through a labyrinth of self-understanding using characters with an abundance of insecurities t...

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Biutiful (Blu-ray)

June 3, 2011
Nathan Swank

Director Alejandro González Iñárritu who previously brought us AMORES PERROS, 21 GRAMS and BABEL brings another hauntingly beautiful but still slightly misguided film ...

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Biutiful (starring Javier Bardem)

December 10, 2010
Rebeca Surber Swank

A multilayered storyline that primarily focuses on Uxbal (Javier Bardem), BIUTIFUL is an interesting, visually stirring and emotional drama. Directed by Alejandro Gonzál...

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Johnny Depp, Joel Edgerton in Black Mass

Black Mass Movie Review

September 19, 2015
Nathan Swank

With a receding hairline that challenges the definition of bald, a prominent dead tooth, and ghostly colorless eyes, Johnny Depp’s ‘Whitey’ Bulger is more suited fo...

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Chadwick Boseman, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira in Black Panther

Black Panther Movie Review

February 16, 2018
Nathan Swank

Much like DC successfully delivered the biggest female driven superhero film in last year’s WONDER WOMAN, Marvel has successfully delivered the first major superhero bl...

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Black Swan (Blu-ray)

April 7, 2011
Nathan Swank

After watching BLACK SWAN I literally had to sit quietly and breathe as I digested the wonderfully beautiful yet disturbingly twisted story of a ballet dancer spiraling d...

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Black Widow Movie Review

July 1, 2021
Nathan Swank

Scheduled for release in the spring of 2020, BLACK WIDOW has been patiently waiting for COVID to go away and theaters to reopen for over a year. Well, COVID isn’t compl...

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Blink Twice Movie Review

Blink Twice Movie Review

August 21, 2024
Nathan Swank

Frida (Naomi Ackie) and her roommate Jess (Alia Shawkat), are cocktail waitresses, yearning for a better life. Frida creates a chance meeting with tech billionaire Slater...

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