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A Man Called Ove

A Man Called Ove Movie Review

October 20, 2016
Rebeca Surber Swank

Nothing bothers me more than the complaint “the book was better”. Books and movies cannot truly be compared as they are two different mediums.  However, any time a b...

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Be Cool (Blu-ray)

August 30, 2011
Rebeca Surber Swank

In 1995, audiences were first introduced to the suave Chili Palmer (John Travolta) in GET SHORTY, a film about the Miami shylock sent to Vegas to collect on a bad debt. T...

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower Blu-ray Review

February 15, 2013
Rebeca Surber Swank

Seeing the pages of Stephen Chbosky’s novel THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER come to life in the film adaptation of the same name, I let out a sigh of relief. Fully unde...

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Just Wright (Blu-ray)

November 8, 2010
Rebeca Surber Swank

Chief physical therapist and New Jersey Nets fan Leslie Wright (Queen Latifah) has been unlucky in love. Having heard all the “it’s not you, it’s me” lines from a...

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W.E. Blu-ray Review

May 10, 2012
Rebeca Surber Swank

In 1936, King Edward VIII (James D’Arcy) abdicated the throne to be with the American woman he was in love with, Mrs. Wallis Simpson (Andrea Riseborough).  This gr...

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The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones Blu-ray Review

December 7, 2013
Rebeca Surber Swank

With cheesy dialogue, predictable scenarios, teen angst and complicated romance one might think I was reviewing one of the many TWILIGHT films. Even though THE MORTAL INS...

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Takers (Blu-ray)

February 15, 2011
Rebeca Surber Swank

Oh my.  With an overload of clichés, storylines, and zero originality, TAKERS is one flashy disaster of a movie.  This flick follows two gritty cops and a bank robbing...

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Spaceballs Blu-ray Review

August 26, 2012
Rebeca Surber Swank

Master spoofer Mel Brooks turned his focus to the world of Sci-Fi when he created the comedy classic SPACEBALLS. Referencing genre favorites STAR WARS, STAR TREK, ALIEN, ...

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Amelia (Blu-ray)

February 19, 2010
Rebeca Surber Swank

I remember before Amelia was theatrically released there was all this Oscar talk about the movie with Hillary Swank possibly up for her third nomination.  The film was r...

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I Don't Know How She Does It

September 18, 2011
Rebeca Surber Swank

I have not read the book I DON’T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT, and after watching the movie of the same title, the chances of that happening in the near future are slim. In fac...

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