AltWeeklies Wire
Pump Up the Volume
Feast of Love mutes a tale of irrational passions.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
09-25-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Feast of Love, Robert Benton
War Torn
Paul Haggis' subtlety deficiencies almost defuse the dramatic punch of In the Valley of Elah.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
09-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Paul Haggis, In the Valley of Elah
Depth Wish
Vigilante justice gets a shallow, stupid spin in The Brave One.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
09-11-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil Jordan, The Brave One
Praising Arizona
3:10 to Yuma showcases two great actors making one another better.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
08-31-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: 3:10 to Yuma, James Mangold
'Balls of Fury': Made for Walken
Like its deadpan costar, the film often settles for what's funny in theory.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
08-28-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Balls of Fury, Robert Ben Garant
Fall Film Preview: Now a Major Motion Picture
From the library to the multiplex, a preview of fall's literary adaptations.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
08-24-2007 |
Movies
'The Nanny Diaries': Merely Poppins
The film loses sight of a tragic, angry point of view.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
08-20-2007 |
Reviews
'September Dawn': Mountain Muddle
This inept film gets a good hate on for Mormons.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
08-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Christopher Cain, September Dawn
'Superbad': Groin Pains
There's a thin line between smart juvenilia and stuff that's just plain silly -- this film keeps weaving back and forth across that line like Lindsay Lohan at a traffic stop.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
08-10-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Greg Mottola, Superbad
'Stardust': Vinyl Fantasy
The film tries hard to be magical, but generally feels manufactured.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
08-06-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Matthew Vaughn, Stardust
'The Bourne Ultimatum': Shaking and Stirring
The camera may be jittery, but Paul Greengrass has The Bourne Ultimatum's terrific action under control.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
07-27-2007 |
Reviews
Angry Young Man
The Harry Potter saga gets grimmer -- and grander -- in The Order of the Phoenix.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
07-10-2007 |
Reviews
'Transformers': Toy Story
Wrapping Gen-X nostalgia in a frantic package.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Bay, Transformers
'Sicko': Health in a Handbasket
Michael Moore hones his gift for getting us good and angry.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Moore, Sicko
Bruised Ego
Call me a thin-skinned critic, but Ratatouille lacks the Pixar spark.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Brad Bird, Ratatouille
