Arts
Film Review: The Death of Robin Hood
The Death of Robin Hood isn’t going to be a box office hit, but it is going to leave a mark. It’s a fearless work of art that hit me like an arrow to the chest. … read more
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Salt Lake Film Society Summer Showdown: Blade Runner 2049 vs...
Blade Runner 2049 and V for Vendetta deal with dystopian futures with visually different worlds that politically and socially may not be so different from ours. … read more
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Film Review: Toy Story 5
Disney’s Toy Story 5 closes their franchise with the long-overdue discussion surrounding technology access and the dangers present to young children. … read more
Film Review: Disclosure Day
Disclosure Day works on every level and ranks among Spielberg’s modern classics, combining the awe and excitement of his greatest summer blockbusters. … read more
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Salt Lake Film Society Summer Showdown: The Handmaiden vs Gone...
This weekend, I had the pleasure of watching two of the most iconic modern-day good-for-her films in recent cinema history: Gone Girl and The Handmaiden. … read more
Film Review: I Love Boosters
I Love Boosters is an afro-surrealist dreamscape that interrogates the hypocrisies and contradictions of capitalism while highlighting the importance of community, action and especially disruption. … read more
Film Review: Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Universe is an absolute hoot, and sets a new standard for what this sort of movie should be that Hasbro could learn from. … read more
Film Review: Power Ballad
Power Ballad is both a quietly soul-searching inner journey and a raucously energetic musical romp, and is easily one of the summer’s most satisfying films. … read more
Film Review: Backrooms
Backrooms’ strength is in its scale. Sets are appropriately expansive – sprawling and beautifully broken with wide shots that feel uncanny and uncomfortable. … read more
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Film Review: Tuner
Tuner is an entertaining film that sweeps you up like a great piece of music perfectly played and is likely to stand out as the best grown thrillers of the summer. … read more
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Secondhand Screenings Presents: Guilty Pleasures
For this Secondhand Screenings, we’re looking at the critically-panned / societally-hated black sheep of the entertainment circuit that are some of our writers’ timeless classics. … read more
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Film Review: Pressure
D-Day, the invasion that turned the tide and ultimately won World War II. If you’re having trouble working up an interest in Pressure, you can hardly be blamed for that fact. … read more