Nathan Bartlebaugh

[Review] Transcendence

With a title of Transcendence the promise of mind-bending science-fiction is apparent before one sees a frame of the film. Too bad then, that Wally Pfister’s ne...

[Review] The Railway Man

The story of Eric Lomax began as one of great misfortune, only to became extraordinary because of the forgiving choices of the man at its heart. A British signa...

[Review] Rio 2

Why do so many kid-friendly animated series race ahead in their character’s histories so they might tell stories about reluctant parents? When fashioning an eng...

[Review] Noah

Growing up a wee Baptist lad, the biblical account of Noah and his ark always seemed to me an unlikely candidate for cuddly Sunday School lessons. Nonetheless, ...

[Review] Veronica Mars

Here it is, marshmallows, the results of your faithful fan dedication in the form of a feature film. Good luck leaving your expectations at the door. If you ...

[Review] Need for Speed

I suspect you’re going to hear quite a bit about the irresponsible and reckless depictions of street racing in Scott Waugh’s Need for Speed once the movie opens...

[Review] The Wind Rises

Hayao Miyazaki, the great Japanese animator and founder of the prestigious Studio Ghibli, has teased retirement from feature films for over a decade. Now, that ...

[Review] 3 Days to Kill

Decades out from his leading man days, Kevin Costner wears spiritual weariness like a second skin onscreen. Recently, that quality has been put to use in a seri...

[Review] RoboCop

How practical, really, is a RoboCop? A rigorous machine guided by the impulses of a human brain, packed into an ass-kicking, cyborg form and loaded with weap...

[Review] The Monuments Men

It looks like everything is here, so what’s missing? George Clooney’s The Monuments Men is that most frustrating type of movie; it assembles a great cast, a ...