AltWeeklies Wire
'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
'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
Belly Laughs
Knocked Up overcomes an implausible pairing to deliver hilarious comedy.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Judd Apatow, Knocked Up
Yo Ho Hum
The Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy sails to a bloated conclusion At World's End.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-21-2007 |
Reviews
Sweet Music
The lyrical, romantic Once puts a song in your heart.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: John Carney, Once
Well Served
Waitress delivers a sweet, tart tale that deserves more than sympathy votes.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Adrienne Shelly, waitress
Web Slight
Spider-Man 3 only matches some of what made its predecessors great.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
04-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Sam Raimi, Spider-Man 3
