Month: January 2019
Sundance Film Review: THE WITCH HUNTERS
Though it’s lighthearted, THE WITCH HUNTERS offers a mature conversation about legitimate issues through the lens of young characters. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Abe
Abe is a worthwhile movie that also presents subtle, contextually appropriate educational points about Islam. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Sister Aimee
Sister Aimee Sundance Film Festival Director: Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann The story of Sister Aimee Semple McPherson, as told by the film Sister Aimee, claims to have 5 1/2% truth to it. The historically accurate 5 1/2% is this: Sister Aimee was a wildly popular evangelist who founded the Four Square Church in the
Sundance Film Review: Miles Davis, Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis: Birth of The Cool Sundance Film Festival Director: Stanley Nelson The greatest names of jazz always include the ultimate in cool: jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. Julliard-trained and performing in jazz ensembles since an early age, Davis was known for his artistic flare, his emotive, vulnerable sound, and his chameleon-like ability to adapt to
Sundance Film Review: Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men
Gathered in a theater in Staten Island, members rap group Wu-Tang Clan reminisce the circumstances that brought them into fame. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Extremely wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Sundance Film Festival Director: Joe Berlinger It is difficult to ignore the “controversy” surrounding Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, starring Zac Efron as Ted Bundy and Lily Collins as Bundy’s longtime girlfriend, Liz. The controversy has to do with many people believing the trailer, and Efron’s performance, would
Sundance Film Review: David Crosby: Remember My Name
With a knit cap over his long, silver hair, David Crosby (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, The Byrds) recounts his life as a rock star … read more
Sundance Film Review: Ask Dr. Ruth
With an instantly recognizable, raspy German accent, 90-year-old Dr. Ruth Westheimer is “America’s Sex Therapist”, giving advice on love and sex since 1981. … read more
Localized: Comedy Showcase
This Localized brings together a “host of hosts”: Andy Farnsworth, Hollie Jay, Joe Everard and Torris Fairley. These featured comedians each have made their mark on the Salt Lake City comedy scene by running and hosting local shows and open mics over the course of the last eight years. … read more
Changing the Narrative – Diana Whitten of Film Fatales Utah
Vessel is one part of Whitten’s repertoire as a director, and she is also an influencer within the organization Film Fatales, whose Utah chapter she established. … read more