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Ellar Coltrane, Ethan Hawke in Boyhood

Boyhood Blu-ray Review

January 21, 2015
Nathan Swank

BOYHOOD is about a kid growing up with his family over twelve years. Yeah, but what happens in it? How does one describe BOYHOOD without making it sound like some boring ...

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Bradley Cooper in American Sniper

American Sniper Movie Review

January 16, 2015
Nathan Swank

Chris Kyle (Bradley Cooper) is a Navy SEAL and family man. Saving countless lives, his accurate sniper skills has put him to a legendary status among all soldiers. But hi...

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Benedict Cumberbatch in The Imitation Game

The Imitation Game Movie Review

December 26, 2014
Nathan Swank

“Pay close attention…”  These are the early words from Alan Turing (Benedict Cumberbatch) a British mathematician and logician who cracked the enigma c...

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Jack O'Connell in Unbroken

Unbroken Movie Review

December 25, 2014
Nathan Swank

Survival. Resilience. Redemption. UNBROKEN pummels the meaning of these words into our psyche, throwing one punch after another at our lead character without a moment to ...

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Reese Witherspoon in Wild

Wild Movie Review

December 13, 2014
Nathan Swank

As Cheryl (Reese Witherspoon) inventories her massive traveling pack in a cheap motel, we get the sense that she is biting off more than she can chew.  When Cheryl goes ...

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Duel

Steven Spielberg Director’s Collection Blu-ray Review

December 3, 2014
Nathan Swank

Universal has decided to package nearly all their Steven Spielberg distributed titles in one group just in time for that nice Christmas gift aptly titled STEVEN SPIELBERG...

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Tilda Swinton in Snowpiercer

Snowpiercer Blu-ray Review

November 24, 2014
Nathan Swank

It has been seventeen years since the world froze over.  Only a lucky few were able to board the singular refuge of the Snowpiercer train, which continues to hurtle arou...

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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 Movie Review

November 20, 2014
Nathan Swank

Like so many final series’ installments, THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY is a divided into two parts from a single source.  While the books told the story in three pu...

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Matthew McConaughey in Interstellar

Interstellar Movie Review

November 6, 2014
Nathan Swank

Christopher Nolan’s INTERSTELLAR reminds me of a time when I was younger, watching every film on AFI’s top 100 list. The excitement and wonder of a new discov...

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Michael Keaton in Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Movie Review

November 3, 2014
Nathan Swank

BIRDMAN OR (THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) is a crazy, strange journey through a labyrinth of self-understanding using characters with an abundance of insecurities t...

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