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Is 'Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets' worth the price of admission?

by Travis Poppleton | Jul 22, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, mainStory, Reviews

CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS — Luc Besson is a name movie fans don’t know what to do with. Besson is a writer/director who can draw in niche audiences one day with films like “Léon: The Professional” or “The Fifth Element” before next releasing a mostly hated project...

Movie review: 'Dunkirk' is as good as everyone says

by Travis Poppleton | Jul 20, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, mainStory, Reviews

MY OFFICE – When it comes to reading other critics, I have a general philosophy: never discuss or read the review of a film I’m covering until my editor has my final draft, then, read as many reviews on said film as time allows. If I were to guess, it’s a pretty...

Is 'War for the Planet of the Apes' the best movie in the series?

by Travis Poppleton | Jul 14, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, mainStory, Reviews

THE MOVIE THEATER — Back in 2011, 20th Century Fox released “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” “Rise” was Fox’s second attempt at rebooting the Apes series, after the misguided efforts of Tim Burton’s 2001 project. Rumors suggested the new story was a confusing mix of...

Is ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ going to be too little too late for fans?

by Travis Poppleton | Jul 8, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, mainStory, Reviews

Spider-Man fans have been through a lot since 2002. Whether it was questionable casting, emo-dancing Peter Parker, that forced Sinister Six setup or just the general rumors of discord constantly coming from the set, to say Sony has been lucky that Spidey fans are...

6 places to enjoy art house cinema in Utah

by Travis Poppleton | Jun 27, 2017 | Featured, FilmInUtah, FrontPage, mainStory, Utah

SALT LAKE CITY — We’ve all been there, haven’t we? We’re sitting in a darkened theater or checking out movie trailers online when we see the perfect preview for an upcoming title we’ve never heard of. We jot down a quick mental note to watch said movie when it’s...

‘Baby Driver’ is probably the coolest movie you will see this summer.

by Curits Linnell | Jun 27, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, mainStory

Even as big of a fan of Edgar Wright, I wasn’t terribly excited for “Baby Driver” after seeing the first trailer. It looked like every other generic car chasing, heist movie we’ve seen so many times before, but by the end of the movie I have to admit...