Movie Reviews

The Emperor's New Groove / The Emperor's New Groove 2: Kronk's New Groove

June 28, 2013
Rebeca Surber Swank

The Emperor’s New Groove 9/10 THE EMPEROR’S NEW GROOVE is a brilliant combination of Disney animation, witty storyline and fantastic voice talent. When spoiled Empero...

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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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Hoosiers Blu-ray Review

July 27, 2012
Rebeca Surber Swank

HOOSIERS is the perfect movie to get you in the spirit of going back to school. You can almost feel the damp, fall weather when Gene Hackman drives through the orange and...

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The Second Best Marigold Hotel

The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Blu-ray Review

September 1, 2015
Rebeca Surber Swank

In 2011, THE BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL (click the link to read my review) hit the screen. It was a charming, surface level tale of aging adults finding their way to Indi...

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Gnomeo & Juliet (Blu-Ray)

May 27, 2011
Rebeca Surber Swank

As you could guess from the title, GNOMEO AND JULIET is the animated gnome-version of William Shakespeare’s famed Romeo and Juliet.  Much like the star crossed lovers ...

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Jack Reacher Movie Review

December 21, 2012
Rebeca Surber Swank

Surprisingly, even from the opening moments where all you do is follow a van through the streets and bridges of Pittsburgh, you will be sucked into the entertaining ride ...

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Letters To Juliet (Blu-ray)

September 23, 2010
Rebeca Surber Swank

I am the target audience for this film – the idea of going to Italy, finding adventure in the shape of someone else’s  love story and perhaps finding you own love st...

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Restless (Blu-ray) (starring Mia Wasikowska)

March 7, 2012
Rebeca Surber Swank

In what could have been a sweet quirky film about romance in unlikely and unfortunate circumstances, Gus Van Sant’s RESTLESS fails to deliver anything great.  Unexplor...

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No Blu-ray Review

July 23, 2013
Rebeca Surber Swank

In 1988 the Chilean President, Pinochet, was pressured at an international level to host a plebiscite to determine whether or not he would remain in power until 1997. The...

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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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