AltWeeklies Wire
Write and Wrongnew
David Foster Wallace, The End of the Tour and the perils of biographical drama.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
08-24-2015 |
Reviews
Secret Agent Bland
Cars 2 doesn’t earn the support of those who defended the original.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-21-2011 |
Reviews
The Docu-Horror Picture Show: The Last Exorcism
'The Last Exorcism'can’t find the primal terror in the fake-documentary format.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
08-23-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Daniel Stamm, The Last Exorcism
We Are Family: 'Toy Story 3'
Toy Story 3 soars on the wonderful heartbreak of intimate connection.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-14-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Lee Unkrich, Toy Story 3
Just Like Starting Ogre: 'Shrek Forever After'
Shrek Forever After throws out the films’ history—and it’s an improvement.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-17-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Shrek Forever After, Mike Mitchell
'Oceans' Gets a Sea Minusnew
This documentary can’t turn its pretty pictures into a cohesive narrative.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
04-27-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Jacques Perrin, Oceans
Myth Calculation: Review of 'Clash of the Titans'
Clash of the Titans' 21st-century remake sacrifices fantasy for empty spectacle.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
03-30-2010 |
Reviews
Depth Wish: Review of 'How to Train Your Dragon'
How to Train Your Dragon dazzles visually through its too-familiar plot.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
03-23-2010 |
Reviews
Team Effort: Review of 'She's Out of My League'
True ensemble work contributes to the hilarity in She’s Out of My League.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
03-08-2010 |
Reviews
The Love Bloat: Review of the Bland Romantic Anthology 'Valentine's Day'
Just in time for its namesake holiday, Valentine's Day arrives to remind us of cinema’s long history of successful omnibus romantic films that includes... um, includes... er, anyone?
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
02-09-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Garry Marshall, Valentine's Day
Some Choice Literary Adaptations at This Year's Sundance Film Festivalnew
Though the overwhelming majority of Sundance titles are wholly original creations, there are a few literary adaptations scattered through the programming. Here’s a look at five books-turned-Sundance films to give you a taste of what you might be in for.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
01-05-2010 |
Movies
Everybody's Fine, but What About Bob?
Everybody’s Fine, but America’s once-greatest actor ain’t what he used to be.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
12-01-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: Everybody's Fine, Kirk Jones
'The Blind Side' May be 'Feel-Good,' but That's Not the Same as Feeling Real
The enemy isn't emotion; it's empty-headed uplift. And that's where Hollywood dramatizations have their own blind side.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
11-17-2009 |
Reviews
Tags: John Lee Hancock, The Blind Side
'Zombieland' Gets a Little Horror in the Funniest American Comedy of the Year
There are plenty of folks who will peruse their local move listings, and -- whether due to assumptions about quality or a queasy stomach -- won't bother going past the first six letters of the title Zombieland. And that's a shame.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
09-29-2009 |
Reviews
Ang Lee Revives an Idealistic View of a Legendary Event in 'Taking Woodstock'
Taking Woodstock falls squarely within Lee's sweet spot. This may not be a look at the Woodstock that was, but it's fairly charming as a look at the Woodstock that we sort of wish it had been.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
08-25-2009 |
Reviews
