Movie Reviews

The Great Gatsby Movie Review

May 9, 2013
Nathan Swank

Baz Luhrmann is a visionary artist that definitely has a unique stamp on his work.  STRICTLY BALLROOM was light-hearted fun, ROMEO + JULIET was an unexpected breath of f...

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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug Movie Review

December 13, 2013
Nathan Swank

After the brilliant epic experience of THE LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy (among my all-time favorite movies), to say that I was disappointed in last year’s THE HOBBIT: ...

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Brad Pitt in Fury

Fury Movie Review

October 17, 2014
Nathan Swank

During World War II, most tank crews have a life expectancy of six weeks. This makes it all the more impressive that the M4A3E8 Sherman tank Fury has maintained the same ...

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Chris Pratt in Jurassic World

Jurassic World Movie Review

June 11, 2015
Nathan Swank

Some films are such an event that the memory of seeing them embeds itself for a lifetime.  In the summer of 1993, I hadn’t quite hit high school and thus was unabl...

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Jackie Chan, John Cusack in Dragon Blade

Dragon Blade Blu-ray Review

March 16, 2016
Nathan Swank

What did I just watch? I received DRAGON BLADE on Blu-ray with zero information about the film.  The cover displayed three names of notoriety. While the trio of Jackie C...

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Casey Affleck, Michelle Williams, Lucas Hedges in Manchester By The Sea

Manchester By The Sea Movie Review

December 2, 2016
Nathan Swank

To say MANCHESTER BY THE SEA is emotionally draining would be a drastic understatement.   Led by excellent performances from Casey Affleck and newcomer Lucas Hedges, dir...

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Dunkirk

Dunkirk Movie Review

July 21, 2017
Nathan Swank

Papers float down from the air with a clear visual of German military printed on nearly all sides of the page with arrows pointing to the center reading, “We Surround Y...

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Timothée Chalamet, Armie Hammer in Call Me By Your Name

Call Me By Your Name Movie Review

January 19, 2018
Nathan Swank

Already raking in plenty of critical acclamations and awards, CALL ME BY YOUR NAME is one of the handful of favorites to be nominated for a Best Picture Academy Award.  ...

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The Children Act

The Children Act Movie Review

September 28, 2018
Nathan Swank

Sometimes great performances can propel material to be greater than the actual product.  Such is the case with THE CHILDREN ACT, a film with an interesting concept but a...

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Dumbo Movie Review

July 18, 2019
Nathan Swank

Has anyone rewatched Disney’s classic DUMBO from 1941 recently?  Disney re released it on Blu-ray a couple of years back and I kept toying with the idea of purchasing ...

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