Nathan Bartlebaugh

[Review] 12 O’Clock Boys

When we first meet Pug he’s a bright 13-year-old living in a rowhouse in Baltimore, spending his time idolizing the dirt-bike gang that tears and zips through d...

[Review] Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit

The closer Kenneth Branagh’s Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit gets to its routine “chase the bomb" conclusion, the less interesting it becomes. The good news here, of ...

[Review] Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Yes, the rumors are true; the legend of Ron Burgundy continues, and if it’s not an unexpected journey, it not so unexpectedly utilizes some Journey songs along ...

[Review] The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

She may live in a dystopic nightmare where the reigning government wants her head on a plate, but Katniss Everdeen is one fortunate girl. She emerged from the t...

[Review] About Time

A word of caution to the romantically inclined sci-fi buff: About Time is not a time travel movie -- it’s a Richard Curtis movie. If you have ever entertained t...

[Review] Escape Plan

Escape Plan is a movie with unfortunate timing; it’s nearly twenty-five years too late to cash-in on its leading duo. The “future prison” actioner directed by M...

[Review] Runner Runner

Runner Runner is one of those movies that plays like it was based off its own trailer. Maybe director Brad Furman (The Lincoln Lawyer) and writing team Brian Ko...