AltWeeklies Wire
That’s Exploi-tainment: Review of Pineapple Express
Pineapple Express takes a funny but unfocused stroll through 1970s cinema.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
08-04-2008 |
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'The Dark Knight' Offers More Than an Unbalanced Ledger
The Dark Knight delivers more than a menacing farewell performance.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
07-14-2008 |
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Tags: Christopher Nolan, The Dark Knight
'Hancock' Dive Bombs
Hancock attempts a high degree of difficulty, but hits the pool flat.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-27-2008 |
Reviews
Aye, Robot: Review of WALL-E
In Pixar's lyrical WALL-E, a machine teaches humanity how to re-discover beauty.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-20-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Andrew Stanton, WALL-E
CONTROL Issues: 'Get Smart' Favors Nostalgia over Comedic Potential
Stuck with a title and a history, Get Smart loses its comedic potential.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-17-2008 |
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Tags: Peter Segal, Get Smart
It Had to Be Lou
The Incredible Hulk rekindles the spirit of a mediocre TV series.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-10-2008 |
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Misfit Joys
Kung Fu Panda invests a familiar formula with uncommon fun.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
06-02-2008 |
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Nostalgia Trumps Imagination & Joy in New 'Indiana Jones'
The creative team spends so much time telling us how wonderful it is that we're all here together again that they forget to make us interested in what's actually happening. Harrison Ford may seem revitalized, but those of us who were hoping to feel the same are left feeling ... whipped.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-19-2008 |
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Load of the Rings
Prince Caspian fights its way from under the shadow of Middle-Earth.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-08-2008 |
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'Speed Racer' Goes Off Track
Speed Racer isn't as simple as you might think -- and that's the problem.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
05-05-2008 |
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Can't Buy Him Love
Leading-man status doesn't suddenly turn Made of Honor's Patrick Dempsey into a charismatic star.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
04-29-2008 |
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Tags: Made of Honor, Paul Weiland
'Baby Mama' is Enough to Put You Off Your Popcornnew
I expected more from Tina Fey, who at least seems like a grownup, yet here lets herself be treated like she's not worthy of respect we'd accord a dog.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
MaryAnn Johanson |
04-25-2008 |
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'Street Kings': The Thin Blue Lame
Police corruption unfolds with plodding obviousness.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
04-04-2008 |
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Tags: David Ayer, Street Kings
Blues Travelers
Martin Scorsese's Shine a Light manages to find a new angle on the Rolling Stones in concert.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
03-31-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Martin Scorsese, Shine a Light
Thin Heir
The Other Boleyn Girl erases the subtext from a fascinating historical footnote.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
02-22-2008 |
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