Movie Reviews

Trance Movie Review

April 6, 2013
Nathan Swank

When I finished watching TRANCE, I needed to sit and process it a bit.  Not because it was overly complicated with several symbolic interpretations. No, quite the opposi...

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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Movie Review

November 20, 2013
Nathan Swank

“WELCOME TO THE 75TH HUNGER GAMES!”  As Stanley Tucci impeccably blasts out this phrase as the flamboyant emcee Caesar Flickerman, my lips grin widely and my...

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Toy Story of Terror!

Toy Story of Terror! Blu-ray Review

September 9, 2014
Nathan Swank

The Toy Story franchise might be one of the best in movie history. Pixar and Disney has produced an animated film trilogy full of rich lovable characters with clever emot...

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Paul Rudd, Michael Douglas in Ant-Man

Ant-Man Movie Review

July 16, 2015
Nathan Swank

Rather than going bigger like most summer films, Marvel has taken a different approach with their latest superhero edition.  With the ability to shrink in scale and incr...

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X-Men: Apocalypse

X-Men: Apocalypse Movie Review

May 17, 2016
Nathan Swank

There’s a scene midway through X-MEN: APOCALYPSE where a few young new members are having a discussion as they are walking out of a theater showing RETURN OF THE JEDI (...

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Liam Neeson in Silence

Silence Movie Review

January 13, 2017
Nathan Swank

Martin Scorsese’s SILENCE is a challenging film about the struggle of faith through relentless punishment.   Sympathizing with its victims without fully forcing an opi...

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Alien: Covenant 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Review

August 26, 2017
Nathan Swank

When an intergalactic colony ship is bound for a remote planet to start a new life, an unexpected occurrence happens damaging the ship and awakening the crew from their h...

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Mark Hamill in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

Star Wars: The Last Jedi 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Review

March 24, 2018
Nathan Swank

Thinking critically while watching film is a passion of mine.  I love movies. I love watching and discussing them as entertainment and as an art form. Some are clever. S...

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Mission Impossible Fallout 4K Ultra HD

Mission: Impossible – Fallout 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Review

December 1, 2018
Nathan Swank

Why can’t all action stars do their own stunts?  I kid of course. But Tom Cruise stands alone as the most impressive action star with his ability to do stunts and act ...

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Joker Movie Review

October 4, 2019
Nathan Swank

Dressed in clown makeup, Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) stares at himself in the mirror.  He puts his fingers in his mouth and forcibly widens them to create an unnatura...

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