Star Wars: The Last Jedi [Movie Review]
Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi has received extremely positive reviews, some even going so far as to state that it is the best Star Wars movie since...
The Glass Coffin [Movie Review]
An ominous title like The Glass Coffin portends darkness, and Haritz Zubillaga’s film does not shy away from going to some very dark places. It is the kind of...
Arrival [Movie Review]
Director Denis Villeneuve‘s Arrival continues a surprising streak of successful hard science fiction films from Hollywood. Based on the Nebula award – winning novella “Story of Your Life”, the...
Star Trek Beyond [Movie Review]
J.J. Abrams‘s Star Trek film reboot has received decidedly mixed reviews. While mainstream audiences and critics have been largely positive, many Trek fans decry what they see as action...
FilmQuest 2016 Shorts [Movie Review]
Dozens of short films played at FilmQuest 2016, Salt Lake City’s very own genre film festival. While I could not watch even half of the shorts I wanted, I...
Chicago Rot [Movie Review]
Having premiered at FilmQuest, Salt Lake City’s very own genre film festival, Chicago Rot seems determined to throw as many of those genres into the blender as possible in...
Shortwave [Movie Review]
Inspired by the fascinating topic of shortwave radio, Ryan Gregory Phillips‘s Shortwave proposes a substantially dark theory on the origin of shortwave signals. Phillips builds uncommonly solid atmosphere, a...
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice [Movie Review]
When Superman reboot Man of Steel landed with a crashing thud in 2013, more than one viewer noted that the mayhem of the final battle in Metropolis had reached...
The Martian [Movie Review]
Based on Andy Weir’s self-published – to – riches novel of the same title, The Martian is a welcome return to form for director Ridley Scott after a string...
Spectre [Movie Review]
Amid wide speculation over whether the latest Bond film is the last to feature Daniel Craig, Spectre continues the exploration/reinvention of the character of James Bond that has marked...