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Joshua Terry is an award-winning film critic and photographer who has taught English composition for Weber State since 2016. He appeared on the KJZZ Movie Show from 2013-2016, and spent seven years as the weekly film critic for the Deseret News in Salt Lake City. With degrees in Mass Communication and American Studies, he has worked simultaneously in local media and academia for more than fifteen years.
Dani Hatch was in the first graduating class of Film Studies students from Weber State. She does most of her work independently, which is featured on her YouTube channel and her blog. She currently works with students, and she is passionate about collaborating with others.
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New ‘Running Man’ is more sobering, less fun than Arnold’s adventure
The Running Man (2 1/2 stars out of 4) Many if not most audiences will view Edgar Wright's "The Running Man" in comparison to the 1987 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, even though both films are separate adaptations of a novel by Stephen King. So without having...
Strong performances from Crowe, Malek drive ‘Nuremberg’
"Nuremberg" (3 stars out of 4) James Vanderbilt's "Nuremberg" is the story of a duel. Set during the months that followed the end of World War II, Vanderbilt's film tells the true story of a military psychiatrist who was tasked with treating the captured Nazi...
A weak ending undermines ‘Bugonia’s’ many strengths
Bugonia (2 1/2 stars out of 4) I thought of a line from Shakespeare* while watching Yorgos Lanthimos's "Bugonia:" "...full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." The line from "Macbeth" sprang to mind because "Bugonia" is indeed full of sound and fury, including...
New ‘Running Man’ is more sobering, less fun than Arnold’s adventure
The Running Man (2 1/2 stars out of 4) Many if not most audiences will view Edgar Wright's "The Running Man" in comparison to the 1987 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, even though both films are separate adaptations of a novel by Stephen King. So without having...
Strong performances from Crowe, Malek drive ‘Nuremberg’
"Nuremberg" (3 stars out of 4) James Vanderbilt's "Nuremberg" is the story of a duel. Set during the months that followed the end of World War II, Vanderbilt's film tells the true story of a military psychiatrist who was tasked with treating the captured Nazi...
A weak ending undermines ‘Bugonia’s’ many strengths
Bugonia (2 1/2 stars out of 4) I thought of a line from Shakespeare* while watching Yorgos Lanthimos's "Bugonia:" "...full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." The line from "Macbeth" sprang to mind because "Bugonia" is indeed full of sound and fury, including...