Movie Reviews

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Blu-ray)

December 30, 2010
Nathan Swank

Chitty has always eluded my viewing as a child.  I can honestly say that I’m OK with that.  I did recognize many of the songs that I’m sure those who grew up with i...

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I Am Number Four (Blu-ray)

May 24, 2011
Nathan Swank

The only talk I have heard about I AM NUMBER FOUR prior to seeing the film was about young newcomer Alex Pettyfer.  Is he the real deal or the real dud?  I think I can ...

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Warrior (starring Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton)

September 4, 2011
Nathan Swank

Gripping my chair, grinding my teeth and occasionally doing my best (but failing) to hold back tears, WARRIOR exquisitely balances tension and emotion in a magnitude unma...

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30 Minutes Or Less (Blu-ray)

December 8, 2011
Nathan Swank

Although the title for 30 MINUTES OR LESS is referring to pizza delivery then reflecting a ticking clock to rob a bank before a bomb goes off, I think it was really tryin...

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Dark Shadows Movie Review

May 14, 2012
Nathan Swank

In the late 1700’s, wealthy playboy, Barnabas Collins (Johnny Depp) breaks the heart of the wrong woman – a witch named Angelique.  Played deliciously seductive by o...

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Breathless Blu-ray Review

September 5, 2012
Nathan Swank

When a Texas housewife discovers her husband committed armed robbery with the plan of leaving her high and dry, she ties him up and calls her best friend to help scheme a...

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Company of Heroes Blu-ray Review

March 10, 2013
Nathan Swank

If you ever wondered what a Michael Bay directed and Jerry Bruckheimer produced World War II film may look like, this film is about as close as it gets.  COMPANY OF HERO...

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Gravity Movie Review

October 4, 2013
Nathan Swank

“Don’t let go.” The haunting tagline to GRAVITY is more than the literal implication of Sandra Bullock’s character Ryan Stone hanging on to whatev...

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Chef Movie Review

May 26, 2014
Nathan Swank

Buried among all the over-blown, big budget summer blockbuster films, is a tasty little nougat titled CHEF. Hopefully, the film gets enough traction to play at a theater ...

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Shailene Woodley in Insurgent

The Divergent Series: Insurgent Movie Review

March 20, 2015
Nathan Swank

I was one of the few critics who actually enjoyed the first film in The DIVERGENT Series (click the link to read my review).  An opening premise of people choosing thei...

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