Movie Reviews

Cinema Paradiso (Blu-ray)

November 25, 2011
Rebeca Surber Swank

In 1990, CINEMA PARADISO won the Golden Globes and Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film among other awards in the international and smaller awards circuit. Once I...

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Brother Bear / Brother Bear 2 Blu-ray Review

April 28, 2013
Rebeca Surber Swank

In the 2003 animated Disney feature BROTHER BEAR we follow Kenai, a wreckless Inuit boy who wants to prove his bravery and strength to his tribe and to his older brothers...

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Jonah Hex (Blu-ray)

November 16, 2010
Rebeca Surber Swank

Ouch. You’re right; that did hurt. Sitting through JONAH HEX was brutal, just as you imagined; almost as painful as the branding on Hex’s face. I would give that a do...

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Father of the Bride / Father of the Bride Part 2 Blu-ray Review

June 7, 2012
Rebeca Surber Swank

“I used to think a wedding was a simple affair. Boy and girl meet, they fall in love, he buys a ring, she buys a dress, they say I do.  I was wrong. That’s getting m...

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In A World… Blu-ray Review

February 4, 2014
Rebeca Surber Swank

If you are looking for a fun, unique flick, allow me to recommend the fresh film IN A WORLD… Written, directed and starring Lake Bell, this movie follows Carol, a v...

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127 Hours (Blu-ray)

March 10, 2011
Rebeca Surber Swank

Danny Boyle is a genius director. To follow up his 2008 hit, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, we are transported from the slums of Mumbai, India to the canyons of Utah where Boyle br...

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Hysteria Blu-ray Review

October 15, 2012
Rebeca Surber Swank

HYSTERIA follows the medical practices of Dr. Robert Dairymple (Jonathan Pryce) and his young associate, Dr. Mortimer Granville (Hugh Dancy) as they treat women who have ...

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Ladybugs (Blu-ray)

July 21, 2010
Rebeca Surber Swank

Featuring the cuddly and bug-eyed Rodney Dangerfield, sassy Jackée, and 90’s tween heart throb Jonathan Brandis, LADYBUGS, is a screw-ball romantic comedy, full of cor...

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Water for Elephants (Blu-ray)

December 2, 2011
Rebeca Surber Swank

When I read the novel WATER FOR ELEPHANTS I was instantly in love.  A sparkling circus with the backdrop of the depression mixed with a complicated romance and gut wrenc...

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The Hangover Part III Movie Review

May 23, 2013
Rebeca Surber Swank

THE HANGOVER PART III catches up with the Wolf Pack as they host an intervention to convince Alan (Zach Galifinakis) to receive help from a facility in Arizona called New...

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