Movie Reviews

Natalie Portman in Annihilation

Annihilation Movie Review

February 23, 2018
Nathan Swank

I consider 2015’s EX MACHINA (click the link to read my review) to be one of the most interesting and thought-provoking science fiction films ever made, and one of the ...

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First Man

First Man Movie Review

October 12, 2018
Nathan Swank

“That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” There are some moments that are bigger than the people involved.  Nothing exemplifies this better than...

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Good Boys Movie Review

August 16, 2019
Nathan Swank

GOOD BOYS is not for kids. True, the lead protagonists are three relatively innocent sixth grade boys, but the R-rating is appropriately placed on the very inappropriate ...

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Promising Young Woman Movie Review

January 19, 2021
Nathan Swank

There is something strangely bright and cheerful about this very dark and disturbing… Drama? Horror? Comedy? Well, it’s a revenge thriller at heart. But PROMISING...

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Bullet Train Movie Review

Bullet Train Movie Review

September 2, 2022
Nathan Swank

A handful of independent hitmen board a fast-moving bullet train.  None of them are aware that their missions each correlate with one another, pitting each of them again...

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Dune: Part 2 Movie Review

Dune: Part Two Movie Review

February 23, 2024
Nathan Swank

Two years ago, one of my favorite movies was DUNE: PART ONE, which premiered on HBO during the limited theater appearances following COVID.  I am ecstatic to be able to ...

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I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) Movie Review

I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025) Movie Review

July 18, 2025
Nathan Swank

In 1996, the entertaining and clever horror film SCREAM blew up the scene, immediately creating one of the most iconic slasher villains in Ghostface.  It also gave a gre...

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Whatever Works

November 11, 2009
Nathan Swank

Why is it ok for Woody Allen to have the same character in all his films? People tend to describe the lead in his movies as the “Woody Allen character.” Why is that o...

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Dirty Dancing (Blu-Ray Limited Keepsake Edition)

June 3, 2010
Nathan Swank

DIRTY DANCING is a rare phenomenon where the stars just seemed to align themselves to shine brightly upon it.  The mass public turned the film into a modern classic in i...

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Mutiny on the Bounty (Blu-Ray)

December 2, 2010
Nathan Swank

Led by the brutal tyrant Captain Bligh (Charles Laughton), the HMS Bounty is setting sail in 1789 on a two-year voyage to collect breadfruit plants from Tahiti.  The Fir...

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