Movie Reviews

Ocean’s Eleven (1960) (Blu-ray)

November 29, 2010
Nathan Swank

In case you were not aware, OCEAN’S ELEVEN did not originate with George Clooney and Brad Pitt.  In 1960 a little Hollywood group known as the Rat Pack began the Las V...

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The Way Back (Blu-ray)

April 26, 2011
Nathan Swank

In 1941 three men walked out of the Himalayas into India.  They survived a 4000-mile walk to freedom after escaping prison in Siberia.  THE WAY BACK is their amazing st...

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Crazy, Stupid, Love

July 29, 2011
Nathan Swank

Laughing so loud in a theater that you miss the next line in the film may sound obnoxious.  But when the audience is doing it in unison, something is being done right. ...

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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1

November 21, 2011
Nathan Swank

Regardless of my opinion, THE TWILIGHT SAGA, BREAKING DAWN – PART 1 is going to be hugely successful and widely beloved.  This is one of the weirdest movie phenomenons...

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Lockout Movie Review

April 16, 2012
Nathan Swank

POW! A rugged man tied to a chair is punched in the face.  When questioned again, he calmly gives a cocky smart-aleck remark about sleeping with his assailant’s wife. ...

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The Dark Knight Rises Movie Review

July 18, 2012
Nathan Swank

As perhaps the most anticipated film of the year and final installment of director/writer Christopher Nolan‘s interpretation of the Caped Crusader, THE DARK KNIGHT ...

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End Of Watch Blu-ray Review

January 22, 2013
Nathan Swank

END OF WATCH follows Officer Brian Taylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Officer Mike Zavala (Michael Peña), two young ambitious cops who patrol in highly dangerous South Central...

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Only God Forgives Movie Review

July 26, 2013
Nathan Swank

In 2011, writer/director Nicolas Winding Refn gave us the phenomenal stylistic neo-noir film DRIVE.  As one of my favorite films of the year, it was with great anticipat...

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Austenland Blu-ray Review

February 21, 2014
Nathan Swank

I recently had the pleasure of watching PRIDE AND PREJUDICE the miniseries for the first time.  The literary novel from Jane Austen is a classic but that has transcended...

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88

88 Blu-ray Review

January 30, 2015
Nathan Swank

The movie 88 also happens to be 88 minutes long… sooo there’s that. 88 wants so badly to be the cool kid in school. Unfortunately, it’s so stupid that e...

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