by Josh Terry | Apr 10, 2026 | Featured, FilmInUtah, Reviews, Utah
Standout: The Ben Kjar Story (3 1/2 stars out of 4) Tanner Christensen’s documentary “Standout: The Ben Kjar Story” is a showcase for an inspirational story and a welcome option for anyone looking for something different from the mainstream offerings...
by Josh Terry | Mar 30, 2026 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
I was a little hesitant to be definitive when Mark and I recorded our “best of 2025” episode of the Utah FilmPod in January. Though I’d covered my necessary films for the UFCA vote, there were still a couple of un-nominated films that I suspected...
by Cooper Hatsis | Mar 30, 2026 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews, Uncategorized
The 1990’s wave of crime thrillers feels like a special moment in Hollywood filmmaking. Movies like Seven (1995), acting as one of the most provocative films from that year, Heat (1995), which features a chaotic shoot-out and almost Shakespearian ending, and The...
by Josh Terry | Mar 19, 2026 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
Project Hail Mary (3 1/2 stars out of 4) Reviewing “Project Hail Mary” is a little tricky, because this is one of the rare occasions where I’ve actually read the source material before seeing the film. The good news is that this isn’t one of...
by Josh Terry | Mar 19, 2026 | Featured, FrontPage, Reviews
Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2 1/2 stars out of 4) If you saw the first “Ready or Not” film in 2019, your reaction should probably be a safe gauge for whether you’ll like the follow-up. Like its predecessor, “Ready or Not 2: Here I Come”...
by Josh Terry | Mar 12, 2026 | Featured, Reviews
Send Help (3 1/2 stars out of 4) I imagine most of the people familiar with Sam Raimi fall into two groups. The more die-hard fan group know him for his “Evil Dead” movies, including “Army of Darkness,” which capped off a trilogy of campy,...
