Arts
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
Film Review: Wind River
Wind River does suffer from multiple-ending syndrome, but that’s really the only negative aspect of this fantastic piece of cinema. … read more
Film Review: 13 Minutes (Elser)
As I’m sure is the case with many filmgoers, I had never heard the name Georg Elser before seeing Oliver Hirschbiegel’s 13 Minutes, which is really a shame. … read more