by Dani Hatch | Aug 3, 2021 | Featured, FilmInUtah, Movie News, Reviews, StateOfMovies, StateOfUtah
“I’m sorry, I know ‘cheap’ is a trigger word for you.”“‘Frugal’ is such a better word!” This is a low budget comedy that comes with all the cheesiness you can expect for a movie intended for a niche audience, but it is unexpectedly insightful. Premise Bree...
by Josh Terry | Jul 31, 2021 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
“Stillwater:” 2 ½ stars out of 4 In August of 2019 I took my first trip abroad, and quickly understood that my two years of French at Centerville Junior High wasn’t going to take me very far. That trip became one of my favorite memories of our last pre-pandemic year,...
by Josh Terry | Jul 31, 2021 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
“Jungle Cruise:” 2 ½ stars out of 4 Going in, I expected to like “Jungle Cruise,” and halfway through the movie, I still wanted to like “Jungle Cruise.” But by the time the end credits rolled, I just had to admit that I didn’t really like “Jungle Cruise.”...
by Dani Hatch | Jul 29, 2021 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
Premise An army from 30 years in the future comes to recruit people in the present, as humanity’s last chance to fight in a seemingly hopeless war with alien invaders. Ex-military biology teacher, Dan Forester (Chris Pratt), is torn from his family and enlisted to...
by Josh Terry | Jul 24, 2021 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
2 ½ stars out of 4 I’ve always argued that the TV show “Lost” was built on a combination of suspenseful storytelling and great characterization, and its failure to resolve the former was at least tempered by its success with the latter. Sad to say, M. Night...
by Dani Hatch | Jul 18, 2021 | Featured, FilmInUtah, Movie News, Reviews, StateOfUtah, Utah
Premise Based on stories in the New (and Old) Testament, “The Chosen” brings to life how Jesus Christ led his followers as they went about doing good. I first thought from the previews that the show would center on all the expected Bible stories, following the life of...
