Movie Reviews

Rambo: First Blood Part II (Blu-ray)

July 24, 2010
Nathan Swank

The second Rambo film adopts the character’s name along with the original title.  RAMBO: FIRST BLOOD PART II ups everything in almost a cartoony sort of way.  It’s ...

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Lebanon (Blu-ray)

February 3, 2011
Nathan Swank

June 1982- The First Lebanon War.  After the Israeli Air Force bombed a town, a paratrooper’s platoon along with one tank must make sure it is cleared out.  The lone ...

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Dead Man Walking (Blu-ray)

June 19, 2011
Nathan Swank

You might be surprised to hear that I never saw DEAD MAN WALKING back when it came out in 1995. In fact, I have never seen it until right before this review.  I expected...

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The Beaver (Blu-ray)

September 27, 2011
Nathan Swank

Mel Gibson talking through a beaver puppet with a Cockney accent does not sound like the recipe for success.  And in the sense of moneymaking, no, THE BEAVER was not a s...

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Real Steel (Blu-ray)

January 24, 2012
Nathan Swank

REAL STEEL isn’t anything groundbreaking or original nor is it going to win any awards.  But as far as mindless popcorn entertainment goes, REAL STEEL is pure brillian...

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Snow White And The Huntsman Movie Review

June 4, 2012
Nathan Swank

Mirror Mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?   Kristen Stewart as the innocent and inspiring Snow White? Not so much.  Charlize Theron as the Bewitchin...

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Lola Versus Blu-ray Review

October 9, 2012
Nathan Swank

An independent film about the life of a single woman, LOLA VERSUS attempts to modernize the finding one’s self genre.  Unfortunately, while the attempt garners a f...

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On The Road Movie Review

March 29, 2013
Nathan Swank

ON THE ROAD follows the adventures of a young writer named Sal Paradise (Sam Riley, CONTROL) as he follows his free-spirited and wreckless best friend Dean Moriarty (Garr...

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Passion Blu-ray Review

November 10, 2013
Nathan Swank

Brian De Palma is one of the more perplexing directors.  He has been working for years and is for the most part a respected filmmaker finding wide success in films such ...

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The Rover Movie Review

June 20, 2014
Nathan Swank

“Australia. Ten Years After The Collapse.”  That is all the information given and necessary for writer/director David Michôd‘s bleak dystopian future ...

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