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Despicable Me 2 Movie Review

July 3, 2013
Nathan Swank

If you are a parent who simply wants your child happily occupied for 98 minutes, then judging by the kids laughter in the theater, DESPICABLE ME 2 will do just fine and y...

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Labor Day Movie Review

January 31, 2014
Nathan Swank

Set in a small rural town, LABOR DAY takes place over a five day stretch in 1987.  When 13-year-old Henry Wheeler and his divorcee mother, Adele Wheeler, head to the loc...

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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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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation Movie Review

July 30, 2015
Nathan Swank

The Mission: Impossible movie franchise is one of the guaranteed great series in cinema.  The one constant? Tom Cruise.  MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – ROGUE NATION is mor...

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Colin Farrell in The Lobster

The Lobster Movie Review

May 27, 2016
Nathan Swank

When you see as many films as I do, you begin to gravitate toward the completely original.  Strange and unusual, THE LOBSTER is by no means a perfect movie, but it is de...

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Keanu Reeves in John Wick: Chapter 2

John Wick: Chapter 2 Movie Review

February 10, 2017
Nathan Swank

“You wanted me back…I’m back!” Action fans rejoice!  Not simply because a sequel was made to the terrifically action-packed coolness that is JOHN WICK. But becau...

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Jaeden Lieberher, Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis in It

It (2017) Movie Review

September 8, 2017
Nathan Swank

Is the new Stephen King adaptation IT as terrifying as the trailers and images floating (“You’ll float too”) around the internet might suggest? That probably depend...

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The Greatest Showman 4K Ultra HD

The Greatest Showman 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Review

April 12, 2018
Nathan Swank

THE GREATEST SHOWMAN will be remembered for its music, if remembered at all. Following the rise of circus creator P.T. Barnum, played passionately by Hugh Jackman, THE GR...

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Mary Poppins Returns 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Review

April 8, 2019
Nathan Swank

It has been 54 years since MARY POPPINS charmed our lives on the big screen. Granted, I was not born yet, but it is definitely a classic film from my childhood that I con...

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Hope Gap Movie Review

March 24, 2020
Nathan Swank

After 29 years of marriage, Edward is leaving his wife Grace for another woman. HOPE GAP explores the quiet subtlety of unhappiness and the way love can change. Proving t...

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