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Joshua Terry is an award-winning film critic and photographer who has taught English composition for Weber State since 2016. He appeared on the KJZZ Movie Show from 2013-2016, and spent seven years as the weekly film critic for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City. With degrees in Mass Communication and American Studies, he has worked simultaneously in local media and academia for more than fifteen years.
Cooper Hatsis is a Weber State Film Graduate and freelance journalist based out of Davis County, Utah. When it comes to journalism, he covers arts, film, music, and local businesses. He can also be found at Movie Castle Podcast, a show dedicated to covering the latest film releases. Cooper is a founding member of the HiveFest Film Festival.
Dani Hatch was in the first graduating class of Film Studies students from Weber State. She does most of her work independently, which is featured on her YouTube channel and her blog. She currently works with students, and she is passionate about collaborating with others.
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Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ needs more epic, less mope
The Odyssey (2 1/2 stars out of 4) Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is a good movie that should have been better. Based on Homer's epic poem of the same name--with some key bits of The Iliad thrown in for good measure--"The Odyssey" delivers in the areas you...
Exhausting ‘Invite’ has a nice ending, at least…
The Invite (2 stars out of 4) Your capacity to get through Olivia Wilde's "The Invite" should be measured by your interest in spending almost two hours watching miserable people argue and/or conduct lengthy graphic discussions of their dysfunctional sex lives. ...
Ranking the Toy Story Films
Maybe you heard, but there is a new Toy Story film in theaters and it's here to make a billion dollars and show that Pixar has still got it. This franchise turned 30 last year and if it was not already clear, Toy Story continues to be one of the more inventive and...
Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ needs more epic, less mope
The Odyssey (2 1/2 stars out of 4) Christopher Nolan's "The Odyssey" is a good movie that should have been better. Based on Homer's epic poem of the same name--with some key bits of The Iliad thrown in for good measure--"The Odyssey" delivers in the areas you...
Exhausting ‘Invite’ has a nice ending, at least…
The Invite (2 stars out of 4) Your capacity to get through Olivia Wilde's "The Invite" should be measured by your interest in spending almost two hours watching miserable people argue and/or conduct lengthy graphic discussions of their dysfunctional sex lives. ...
Ranking the Toy Story Films
Maybe you heard, but there is a new Toy Story film in theaters and it's here to make a billion dollars and show that Pixar has still got it. This franchise turned 30 last year and if it was not already clear, Toy Story continues to be one of the more inventive and...