Movie Reviews

The Amazing Spider-Man Movie Review

June 28, 2012
Nathan Swank

So everyone is wondering how Marc Webb’s new THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN measures up against the beloved Sam Raimi version that begun just ten years ago and if the reboo...

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The Apartment (Blu-ray)

February 15, 2012
Rebeca Surber Swank

In Billy Wilder’s THE APARTMENT, we meet likeable pushover, C.C. Baxter.  As a young bachelor working as a clerk in an insurance agency, he has grand dreams of promoti...

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The Art of Self-Defense Movie Review

July 19, 2019
Nathan Swank

Quiet and unsure, Casey (Jesse Eisenberg) is a numbers guy, a bookkeeper who mostly keeps to himself as he lives alone with his miniature dachshund.  He’s learning Fre...

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The Avengers Movie Review

May 3, 2012
Nathan Swank

If there ever was a popcorn flick that matched its expectations, Marvel’s THE AVENGERS is it.  In order to properly enjoy the grand spectacle of THE AVENGERS, itâ...

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The Beast Within Movie Review

The Beast Within Movie Review

July 31, 2024
Nathan Swank

10-year-old Willow watches as her mother and grandfather help her father into the old two story home located in a compound deep in the woods and into bed. Unable to walk ...

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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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Colin Farrell in The Beguiled

The Beguiled Blu-ray Review

November 6, 2017
Nathan Swank

Set during the American Civil War, THE BEGUILED takes place entirely at a large Southern home to a girls boarding school. When one of the girls is out picking mushrooms, ...

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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Blu-ray Review

November 20, 2012
Rebeca Surber Swank

Who would have ever thought of outsourcing their retirement? THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL follows seven British adults as they struggle with various life events that co...

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Nate Parker in The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation (2016) Movie Review

October 7, 2016
Nathan Swank

Tackling a subject depicting a horrific time in history is never an easy feat.  Reviewing the film has its challenges as well.  The trick is to not let the subject matt...

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Nate Parker in The Birth of a Nation

The Birth of a Nation 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray Review

January 19, 2017
Nathan Swank

Tackling a subject depicting a horrific time in history is never an easy feat.  Reviewing the film has its challenges as well.  The trick is to not let the subject matt...

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