Review: Spy

Review: Spy
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You can never judge a book by its cover, and you can never judge a movie by its trailer. Those are words to live by, especially in the case of this next coupling of Melissa McCarthy and Paul Feig. Every time the pair has been together, they have been an unstoppable force of hilarity. … read more

Utah Arts Festival: Fear No Film 2015 – Short Film

Utah Arts Festival: Fear No Film 2015 – Short Film
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The 13th annual Fear No Film Festival is currently underway at the Utah Arts Festival representing filmmakers from Utah and around the world. Fear No Film is a awesome festival bringing to Utah quality short films that most people would never be able to see. … read more

Utah Arts Festival: Fear No Film 2015 – Fears, Passions and Dreams

Utah Arts Festival: Fear No Film 2015 – Fears, Passions...
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Over the past thirteen years, the Fear No Film program has become a serious opportunity for independent filmmakers to showcase their work. This year, each set of films thematically explores the different impulses that exist within us all, making this set of films especially resonant. … read more

Heaven Adores You @ Broadway Centre Theatre 06.16

Heaven Adores You @ Broadway Centre Theatre 06.16
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As a documentary, the film isn’t particularly unconventional. It comprises archival footage and nostalgic, sometimes teary-eyed accounts by those who were close to Smith and had worked with him, and it’s organized chronologically, from each of Smith’s projects or albums to the next, starting from his high school bands—Stranger Than Fiction and A Murder of Crows—and going up to the posthumously released From a Basement on the Hill. … read more

Tom Kenny: The Voice of SpongeBob is No Square

Tom Kenny: The Voice of SpongeBob is No Square
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There is one voice everyone knows, one laugh more distinguishable than that of any other animated character: SpongeBob Squarepants’. Paramount films and Nickelodeon released The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water on Feb. 6, 2015. The movie begins with a typical day in Bikini Bottom: utopic, with Krabby Patties crackling on the grill. … read more

June 2015 DVD Reviews

June 2015 DVD Reviews

DVD reviews for Atlantis, Breakin’, The Gambler, Ghost Story, Inherent Vice, Inside Amy Schumer, Joe 90, The Legend Of Korra, Lost River, Metal Hurlant Chronicles, Selma and Silicon Valley.

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June 2015 Movie Reviews

June 2015 Movie Reviews

Movie reviews for Inside Out, Mad Max: Fury Road, Me & Earl & The Dying Girl, Pitch Perfect 2 and Slow West.

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Journey to Space 3D @ Clark Planetarium

Journey to Space 3D @ Clark Planetarium
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Due to an embarrassing deficiency in math skills and a primal fear of extra-terrestrial abduction, I was never too keen on becoming an astronaut. Regardless, I did grow up with an appreciation of science fiction, and the desire “to boldly go where no one has gone before” was not lost on me.  … read more

Review: Waking Austin

Review: Waking Austin
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After spending some time on Dama Spirit, I found that I was left with more questions than answers—and maybe that’s the point. Perhaps the originators of a site that describes itself as “a creative source dancing with the rhythm of life; moving to inspire and create good vibes” are really on to something. … read more

Animated Emotions: A Pixar Presentation

Animated Emotions: A Pixar Presentation
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The Black Friday-esque line of people flooded into the auditorium. They quickly sought out the free seating—rushing with frantic anticipation. … read more