AltWeeklies Wire
Boston Lethal
The soul- (and body-) killing streets of a city come to life in Gone Baby Gone.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
10-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ben Affleck, Gone Baby Gone
Direction Finder
Michael Clayton misses a shot at greatness by having too much to say.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
10-09-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Clayton, Tony Gilroy
Family Plot
We Own the Night never gives its characters room to breathe.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
10-08-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: James Gray, We Own the Night
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
Fall TV: Sept. 13-19
Preview/reviews for It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Nashville, Prison Break, K-Ville, Back to You, Til Death, America's Next Top Model and Gossip Girl. Or just keep pretending your readers don't watch television.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Bill Frost |
09-07-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
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
Woman Who Claimed She Wrote 'The Matrix' Back in Courtnew
Sophia Stewart, who lost a 2003 case claiming authorship of the Terminator and The Matrix trilogies, has filed a malpractice claim against the lawyers she believes "conspired" to sabotage her case.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Ted McDonough |
08-16-2007 |
Movies
'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
