Movie Reviews

Julie Andrew in The Sound of Music

The Sound Of Music 50th Anniversary Ultimate Collector’s Edition Blu-ray Review

April 12, 2015
Nathan Swank

As a kid growing up, my father would play the soundtrack (in record format) to THE SOUND OF MUSIC regularly. While I always enjoyed the movie and music, I kept my cool, h...

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Jim Sturgess in Electric Slide

Electric Slide Movie Review

April 3, 2015
Nathan Swank

Based lightly on the true life story of 1980’s bank robber, Eddie Dodson, ELECTRIC SLIDE is more about mood than story in this uneven psychedelic trip through L.A.&...

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Gregory Peck in Pork Chop Hill

Pork Chop Hill Blu-ray Review

March 30, 2015
Nathan Swank

During the Korean War, the 1953 battle on Pork Chop Hill cost many tragic lives between the U.S. Army’s 7th Infantry Division and Chinese and North Korean forces. T...

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Kevin Kline, Kristin Scott Thomas in My Old Lady

My Old Lady Blu-ray Review

March 26, 2015
Nathan Swank

A middle-aged American, Mathias (Kevin Kline), inherits a beautiful apartment building in Paris, but when he shows up, there is an elderly lady named Mathilde (Maggie Smi...

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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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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day Blu-ray Review

March 8, 2015
Nathan Swank

I remember in grade school checking out the popular kid’s book, “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” by author Judith Viorst, f...

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Annabelle

Annabelle Blu-ray Review

March 4, 2015
Nathan Swank

2013’s THE CONJURING was a very effective horror movie with genuine scares surrounding a true story case from paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren. One o...

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Julianne Moore in Still Alice

Still Alice Movie Review

February 14, 2015
Nathan Swank

As a movie critic, I have the advantage of being able see nearly every film in a given year.  Unfortunately, I’m not able to capitalize on every opportunity and I ...

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Colin Firth, Taron Egerton in Kingsman: The Secret Service

Kingsman: The Secret Service Movie Review

February 13, 2015
Nathan Swank

A vulgar R-rated, loopy, Bond-esque film that provides some true belly laughs through sheer bonkers action and lively characters. In summation, KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVI...

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William Holden in Union Station

Union Station Blu-ray Review

February 11, 2015
Nathan Swank

Joyce Willecombe (Nancy Olson) spies two suspicious men on a train and informs the attendant that one is carrying a gun  The head of the Union Station police, DetectiveÂ...

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