by Travis Poppleton | Aug 19, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, mainStory, Reviews
SALT LAKE CITY — This is a weird August for movies, isn’t it? Usually, studios fill these dying days of summer with a last crop of superheroic tent poles. But for some reason, 2017 has pushed projects like “Justice League” and “Thor: Ragnarok” back to November while...
by Travis Poppleton | Jul 22, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, mainStory, Reviews
CITY OF A THOUSAND PLANETS — Luc Besson is a name movie fans don’t know what to do with. Besson is a writer/director who can draw in niche audiences one day with films like “Léon: The Professional” or “The Fifth Element” before next releasing a mostly hated project...
by Travis Poppleton | Jul 20, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, mainStory, Reviews
MY OFFICE – When it comes to reading other critics, I have a general philosophy: never discuss or read the review of a film I’m covering until my editor has my final draft, then, read as many reviews on said film as time allows. If I were to guess, it’s a pretty...
by Travis Poppleton | Jul 14, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, mainStory, Reviews
THE MOVIE THEATER — Back in 2011, 20th Century Fox released “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” “Rise” was Fox’s second attempt at rebooting the Apes series, after the misguided efforts of Tim Burton’s 2001 project. Rumors suggested the new story was a confusing mix of...
by Travis Poppleton | Jul 8, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, mainStory, Reviews
Spider-Man fans have been through a lot since 2002. Whether it was questionable casting, emo-dancing Peter Parker, that forced Sinister Six setup or just the general rumors of discord constantly coming from the set, to say Sony has been lucky that Spidey fans are...
by Travis Poppleton | Jun 27, 2017 | Featured, FilmInUtah, FrontPage, mainStory, Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — We’ve all been there, haven’t we? We’re sitting in a darkened theater or checking out movie trailers online when we see the perfect preview for an upcoming title we’ve never heard of. We jot down a quick mental note to watch said movie when it’s...
