Film
Damn These Heels Film Festival: To Be Takei
Even if you’ve never seen a Star Trek episode in your life, Sulu’s … ahem … George Takei’s visage and deep voice is surely seared into your memory nonetheless—he’s a gay national treasure and a damn fine social activist, too. … read more
Damn These Heels Film Festival: Appropriate Behavior
This Brooklyn-20-something-hipster comedy sparkles with Lena Dunham–like wit and relies heavily on the kind of unapologetic humor made famous by Girls, so it’s fitting that the film’s Iranian-American writer, director and actor, Desiree Akhavan, will join the show’s cast for its upcoming fourth season. … read more
Damn These Heels Film Festival: Compared to What? The Improbable...
The doc serves up Frank in all of his Wildean wittiness, showing how he could demolish his political adversaries in hilarious, rapid-fire debate, while never backing down from his convictions. … read more
FantasyCon 2014: FilmQuest @ The Gateway Megaplex 06.30 – 07.02
As an attendee of several locally organized film festivals, FilmQuest’s focus on films from the horror, fantasy and science fiction genres made it unique. It’s fun to sit in a darkened theatre with no idea what type of film might illuminate the darkened screen and take you along for a ride. Not all of the films were stellar, and many were downright bizarre, but here are a few that stuck out to me. … read more
Fear No Film: And the Winner Is…
Over the weekend, audiences and jury members screened a wide variety of films from all over the world. As this year’s Fear No Film theme was all about exploring and redefining our own boundaries, each film presented a unique perspective on that concept. … read more
Television Reviews
Reviews for Adventure Time, Afterlife, Doctor Who, Futurama, Legit, The Mr. Magoo Theatrical Collection, News Radio, Ripper Street and The Simpsons.
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Fear No Film: Historical Boundaries
These films explore the limits that we all share as humans, from “traditions” that we can’t quite shake, to hypothetical next steps as a species. … read more
Fear No Film: Societal Boundaries
These films identify the boundaries of who we are as a nation, right now, at this moment, while comparing this to other countries. … read more
Fear No Film: The Way You See Others
To some degree, we each place judgement on others. These films are about how you see the people around you all day, every day. … read more
Fear No Film: Utah Short Film of the Year, Part...
Film reviews for the Fear No Film: Utah Short Film of the Year competition, hosted by the 2014 Utah Arts Festival. … read more