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Antonio Banderas in The 33

The 33 Movie Review

November 13, 2015
Nathan Swank

In 2010, thirty-three miners were trapped underground inside the San Jose Mine in Chile for 69 days. Based on true events, THE 33 follows the miraculous story surrounding...

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Daniel Craig in Spectre

Spectre Movie Review

November 7, 2015
Nathan Swank

Sam Mendes directed one of the very best Bond films in history with 2012’s SKYFALL. Perhaps hoping to duplicate his magic, Mendes decided to take another turn in the di...

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Bill Murray in Rock The Kasbah

Rock The Kasbah Movie Review

October 23, 2015
Nathan Swank

Bill Murray plays Richie Lanz, an aging, washed up music manager who finds his way to Afghanistan hoping to make an easy buck managing an unknown singer (Zooey Deschanel)...

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt in The Walk

The Walk Movie Review

October 17, 2015
Nathan Swank

MAN ON WIRE was released in 2008. Winning the Academy Award for Best Documentary, it told the true story of performance artist Philippe Petit’s harrowing high wire walk...

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Matt Damon in The Martian

The Martian Movie Review

October 2, 2015
Nathan Swank

From the day we are born, being abandoned is one of life’s biggest fears.  I’ve got to think being abandoned on a foreign planet without food, air or water would be ...

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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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Barely Lethal

Barely Lethal Blu-ray Review

September 9, 2015
Nathan Swank

Mashing spy thriller with teenage high school comedy, BARELY LETHAL concocts a recipe ripe for potential.  With an energetic opening credit sequence using fun animation ...

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The Second Best Marigold Hotel

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Blu-ray Review

September 1, 2015
Rebeca Surber Swank

In 2011, THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (click the link to read my review) hit the screen. It was a charming, surface level tale of aging adults finding their way to Indi...

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White God

White God Blu-ray Review

August 26, 2015
Nathan Swank

The Hungarian film, WHITE GOD (Feher isten), follows a young girl named Lili (Zsófia Psotta) and her dog Hagen (played by two dogs, Luke and Body).  The product of divo...

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The Tribe

The Tribe Movie Review

August 1, 2015
Nathan Swank

“This film is in sign language. There are no translations, no subtitles, no voice-over.” If this information/warning that THE TRIBE presents prior to the film intrigu...

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