AltWeeklies Wire
Nuts and Bats
Christopher Nolan digs into a superhero’s psyche in the dark, risky Batman Begins.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-08-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Christopher Nolan, Batman Begins
Gag Reflex
With Madagascar, non-Pixar computer animation still offers more jokes and less heart.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-24-2005 |
Reviews
Magnum Opie
Cinderella Man once again proves Ron Howard’s mettle as Hollywood craftsman.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-23-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Cinderella Man, Ron Howard
Bad Profile
There's a reason Mindhunters sat on a studio shelf for three years.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Renny Harlin, Mindhunters
Afraid of the Darth
Revenge of the Sith sucks less than Episodes I and II, but is that enough?
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-09-2005 |
Reviews
Beyond Good and Diva
Monster-in-Law tries to earn comic mileage out of women behaving badly.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-09-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Robert Luketic, Monster-in-Law
The Joys of Summer
Maybe the hot-month movies that critics love to hate aren't so evil after all.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
04-27-2005 |
Media
Tags: media
Wife Story
Mail Order Wife reinvigorates the mock-doc format.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
04-19-2005 |
Reviews
Feeble Pitch
The empahsis in THE GAME OF THEIR LIVES' underdog story is on the "dog."
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
04-19-2005 |
Reviews
Glee Club
Stephen Chow's love of movies spills out of the delightful Kung Fu Hustle.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
04-06-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Stephen Chow, Kung Fu Hustle
Comic Relief
Finally, in Sin City, someone gets the graphic novel-to-screen translation just right.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
03-23-2005 |
Reviews
Waste of Time
The Jacket tries to get too serious about an inherently goofy premise.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
02-23-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: John Maybury, The Jacket
Stranger Than Paradise
John Milton meets comic book action in the supernatural thriller Constantine.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
02-10-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Francis Lawrence, Constantine
The Da Vinci Clone
National Treasure delivers a familiar, appealing mix of historical mystery and dumb action.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
11-11-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Jon Turtletaub, National Treasure
We Don't Need Another Hero
Pixar ingenuity elevates the familiar action film stylings of The Incredibles.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
11-01-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Brad Bird, The Incredibles
