by admin | May 28, 2016 | FrontPage, Reviews
SCHOOL FOR GIFTED YOUNGSTERS — There was a time when a movie like “X-men: Apocalypse” would’ve been praised as an impressive summer blockbuster. Heroes with powers fighting villains with powers in the midst of crumbling buildings, partial effects and gravity-defying...
by Travis Poppleton | Apr 29, 2016 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
SALT LAKE CITY — In a way, there’s something admirable about “Ratchet and Clank’s” journey to the big screen. Instead of trying to reinvent the popular video game duo against a live-action backdrop (or even spending a few extra dollars to enhance the...
by Travis Poppleton | Apr 25, 2016 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
THE WOODS — Is there anyone going into “The Huntsman: Winter’s War” with high expectations? There is a sweeping wave of reviews out there right now that pretty accurately outlines what is wrong with the sequel to 2012’s “Snow White and the Huntsman.” It’s lazy, laden...
by Travis Poppleton | Apr 16, 2016 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
INDIA — If you’re planning a family outing to the movie theater this weekend, there’s a good chance “The Jungle Book” is on your radar. Director John Favreau’s live-action take on both Rudyard Kipling’s collection of stories and the 1967 Disney animated...
by Travis Poppleton | Apr 1, 2016 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
SALT LAKE CITY — Movies like “Saturday’s Warrior” don’t apply to traditional film critiques, do they? As a person who couldn’t be further from director Michael Buster and writer/composer Lex de Azevedo’s intended audience, I understood walking into the theater that...
by Travis Poppleton | Mar 25, 2016 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
GOTHAN CITY — The much discussed “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has started hitting theaters, and despite the early hate from critics, fans are lining up in record numbers (for March anyway) to see the first major DC cinematic crossover. John Clyde...
