Arts
Film Review: Justice League
While the majority of critics across the globe have been quite harsh with DC’s cinematic interpretations of their comic book–superhero films, this critic found them to be more enjoyable than not. … read more
Film Review: Coco
Rather than waiting till the end I’m going to go ahead and get it out of the way: Coco is by far the greatest animated movie of 2017. … read more
Film Review: Lady Bird
Lady Bird careens and dives into heartbreak and disappointment. She also picks herself up, sometimes with grace, sometimes without, and forges on. … read more
Film Review: Geostorm
Those looking for skyscrapers collapsing and airlines falling out of the sky will be entertained, as Geostorm is more of a mystery thriller. … read more
Film Review: Only the Brave
Only the Brave tells the heroic tale of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, firefighters who laid everything on the line to protect thousands of civilians. … read more
Film Review: Tyler Perry’s Boo 2! A Madea Halloween
I truly tip my hat to Tyler Perry. The man has changed the way the film industry operates. With that said, he relies on quantity rather than quality. … read more
Film Review: Brad’s Status
There is nothing about Brad’s Status that will be remembered a week after witnessing it. It’s difficult to sympathize with the emotions Stiller delivers. … read more
Film Review: Kingsman: The Golden Circle
It’s been a little more than two and a half years since we saw Eggsy (Taron Egerton) transform into an elite member of the underground intelligence agency known as the Kingsman. … read more
Dying in Vein: The Opiate Generation
After watching Dying in Vein, a documentary directed by local filmmaker Jenny Mackenzie, it doesn’t look like much has changed as far as anti-drug education in Utah. … read more
Film Review: mother!
Despite the more literal aspects of its storyline and the parallels to Polanski’s Rosemary’s Baby, mother! isn’t entirely centered on Mother’s pregnancy. … read more
Film Review: Menashe
Upon watching Joshua Weinstein’s Sundance Film Festival selection Menashe, it was clear just how little I really knew about Hasidic Judaism. … read more
Film Review: The Hitman’s Bodyguard
If it’s done correctly (like in Deadpool), it can be one of the best films of the year. However, when a script just wants to be dirty to be dirty, there’s nothing imaginative about it. This is easily one of the biggest disappoints of 2017. … read more
