Movie Reviews

Secretariat (Blu-ray)

January 26, 2011
Nathan Swank

Horse films let alone horse racing films have been around for quite some time- HIDALGO, DREAMER and SEABISCUIT being the more popular and most recent.  The latter receiv...

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I Am Love

January 23, 2011
Rebeca Surber Swank

In Luca Guadagnino’s Italian film, I AM LOVE (LO SONO L’AMORE), we meet the Recchi’s, a dysfunctional yet wealthy family who is well known in Milan for their fabric...

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Monsters (from director Gareth Edwards)

January 16, 2011
Nathan Swank

Six years ago NASA discovered the possibility of alien life within our solar system.  A space probe was launched to collect samples, but crashed upon re-entry over Mexic...

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Four Lions

January 15, 2011
Nathan Swank

As I began watching FOUR LIONS, my initial reaction was to be offended.  Making light of a subject that has destroyed so many innocent lives is by no means a laughing ma...

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The Kids Are All Right

January 8, 2011
Rebeca Surber Swank

Though the film was not as funny or playful as the trailers made it out to be, there was a lot more sadness mixed with elements of hope than I had expected in Lisa Cholod...

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Babies (from director Thomas Balmes)

January 4, 2011
Nathan Swank

Four babies from four different parts of the world are filmed from birth to age one in the documentary BABIES.  A tiny dirt floor hut in Mongolia, a tent in Namibia, an ...

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Mother And Child (Blu-ray)

January 3, 2011
Nathan Swank

Films about parents and their children are usually touching but also plentiful.  The key is to find a new aspect to explore in the relationship in order to separate your...

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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Blu-ray)

December 30, 2010
Nathan Swank

Chitty has always eluded my viewing as a child.  I can honestly say that I’m OK with that.  I did recognize many of the songs that I’m sure those who grew up with i...

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Blue Valentine

December 24, 2010
Nathan Swank

Men are more resilient to relationships until they meet that one, then they dive in full force, where women are more likely to find love on fundamentals based on a good j...

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The King’s Speech

December 22, 2010
Nathan Swank

Jerry Seinfeld had a joke explaining that the number one fear for people is public speaking.  The second is death.  Meaning you are better off in the casket than doing ...

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