Brayden Swathwood, Author at Leader Publications

The Croods

Brayden Swathwood reviews ‘The Croods’

From the opening scene to the last, this film will appeal to ages ranging from 4 to 94. Read more

by Brayden Swathwood, Friday, March 29, 2013 12:45 pm

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Brayden Swathwood: 85th Oscars a rewarding watch

The day all fans of movies wait for every year came Sunday when the 85th annual Academy Awards finally arrived, delivering of the best award ... Read more

by Brayden Swathwood, Friday, March 1, 2013 7:23 am

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Brayden Swathwood movie review: ‘Identity Thief’

“Identity Thief” 3  1/2 out of 5 stars Rating: R Genre: Comedy, crime Jason Bateman stars in this comedy about a business man who has ... Read more

by Brayden Swathwood, Tuesday, February 19, 2013 8:00 am

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Brayden Swathwood movie review: ‘A Haunted House’

Marlon Wayans is back as the writer and lead actor in a parody of the "Paranormal Activity" series, which is conveniently called, "A Haunted House." Read more

by Brayden Swathwood, Friday, February 1, 2013 7:33 am

Oscars

Brayden Swathwood: Oscars predictions

A new year means a new stunning year in film, but first we must get through award season Read more

by Brayden Swathwood, Friday, January 18, 2013 7:45 am

Texas Chainsaw 3D

Brayden Swathwood movie review: ‘Texas Chainsaw 3D’

This shallow, dreadful sequel to the famous movie, “Texas Chainsaw Massacre,” is not a great way to start the New Year. Read more

by Brayden Swathwood, Saturday, January 12, 2013 8:00 am

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Brayden Swathwood movie review: ‘Django Unchained’

Regardless, this is easily one of the best movies of 2012. From acting to screenplay, this movie is a revealing look at the country’s dark ... Read more

by Brayden Swathwood, Friday, January 4, 2013 9:22 am

The Hobbit

Swathwood movie review: ‘The Hobbit’

The moment the world has been waiting for, the first installment of the “The Hobbit.” Read more

by Brayden Swathwood, Friday, December 21, 2012 1:54 pm

Life of Pi

Swathwood movie review: ‘Life of Pi’

Ang Lee, known for such films as “Brokeback Mountain” and “Taking Woodstock,” is directing his best masterpiece to date, "Life of Pi." Read more

by Brayden Swathwood, Friday, December 14, 2012 7:00 am

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Swathwood movie review: Breaking Dawn Part 2

“Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 2” 3.5 stars out of 5 stars Rating: PG-13 Genre: Adventure, drama romance This is the moment all the ... Read more

by Brayden Swathwood, Wednesday, November 21, 2012 4:39 pm

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Swathwood: ‘Wreck-It-Ralph’ plays to originality

Over all, this is the best animated movie since “Toy Story 3.” Read more

by Brayden Swathwood, Thursday, November 15, 2012 10:21 am

Paranormal Activity 4

Swathwood movie review: ‘Paranormal Activity 4’ goes nowhere

The movie is the worst of the series by a long shot, and fans of the series will be disappointed. Read more

by Brayden Swathwood, Thursday, November 1, 2012 10:02 am

Sinister

Movie review: Sinister

“Sinister” stars Ethan Hawke, who portrays a writer named Ellison Oswalt. Read more

by Brayden Swathwood, Friday, October 19, 2012 4:29 pm

Milla Jovovich

Movie review: Resident Evil Retribution

Overall it’s bad, just truly bad. Go watch it. Read more

by Brayden Swathwood, Friday, October 5, 2012 7:40 am

Army of Darkness

Movie review: The Possession

For mainstream movie fans, the producer, Sam Raimi, is best known for the “Spider-Man” trilogy. Read more

by Brayden Swathwood, Friday, September 14, 2012 10:54 am

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Movie review: The Campaign

“The Campaign” 4 out of 5 stars Rated: R Genre: Comedy Starring the comical Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis comes a movie about a congressman ... Read more

by Brayden Swathwood, Saturday, August 18, 2012 12:00 pm

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Movie review: The Watch

Starring Jonah Hill, Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn, you know “The Watch” is too good to be true. Read more

by Brayden Swathwood, Saturday, August 4, 2012 2:00 pm

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Movie review: The Dark Knight Rises

All great trilogies come to an end, and “The Dark Knight” series will go down in history as one of the greatest. Director Christopher Nolan ... Read more

by Brayden Swathwood, Sunday, July 29, 2012 10:00 am

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Movie review: Ted & Spiderman

At least once a year, we have one comedy film that is epic. In 2011 we had “Bridesmaids;” now in 2012 we have “Ted.” Read more

by Brayden Swathwood, Thursday, July 26, 2012 9:16 am

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