by admin | Nov 27, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, mainStory, Reviews
THE HEREAFTER – Pixar made me cry again. In front of colleagues, friends and family, I found myself dabbing the corners of my eyes with my ring finger — trying to be manly but not so manly that I looked like one of those guys who’s afraid to show emotion. Like the...
by admin | Nov 17, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, mainStory, Reviews
GOTHAM — I don’t know what I was expecting from “Justice League.” I’d say on the one hand, I’d kept my expectations relatively low since both “Suicide Squad” and “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” let me down a bit. And when I say, “a bit,” I mean they pulled...
by admin | Nov 11, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, mainStory, Reviews
THE MOVIE THEATER — It’s weird that we’re talking about a sequel to “Daddy’s Home,” isn’t it? I mean, I get the world has a large shelf dedicated to unnecessary sequels, but isn’t there already a lineup of Will Ferrell movies waiting for their part 2? How did “Daddy’s...
by admin | Nov 8, 2017 | Featured, FilmInUtah, FrontPage, Interviews, mainStory, Movie News, Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — Back in 2014, I was sitting in a press screening for the movie “Need for Speed,” starring “Breaking Bad’s” Aaron Paul. As you may have already heard, the movie was pretty not great, and for most of the film’s 132-minute runtime, I could look around...
by admin | Nov 8, 2017 | Featured, FilmInUtah, FrontPage, mainStory, Movie News, News
THE TV ROOM — Who knew 2017 would be the year horror saved the movie industry? OK, maybe that’s a wee bit hyperbolic, but this year is on track to be crowned the most successful 12-month-periodever for the gruesome genre. While audiences continue to turn their noses...
by admin | Oct 9, 2017 | Featured, FilmInUtah, FrontPage, Interviews, mainStory, Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — If you recently caught the first episode of Food Network’s “Best Baker In America,” you may have recognized Adalberto Diaz Labrada. The oft-smiley Cuban-American is one of Utah’s favorite pastry chefs, both because of his Salt Lake City shop on Main...