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The Summer 2025 Box Office Breakdown

As August comes to a close, the weather starts to change, and so do the blockbuster movies playing in theaters. 2025’s summer blockbuster season saw live-action remakes of beloved children's movies, original horror films, superhero movies, and more. With the summer...

Rehashed ‘Rebirth’ is another low for the Jurassic franchise

Jurassic World: Rebirth (1 star out of 4) We’re seven films into the Jurassic Park/World franchise, and the filmmakers still don’t have any new ideas. “Jurassic World: Rebirth” feels like an excuse to make money without trying, and it deserves to join the fossil...

Why you need to watch “Kubo and the Two Strings” (2016) now that it’s back on Netflix!

Premise A young storyteller, Kubo (Art Parkinson), lives the truth of his stories as he must find an ancient suit of armor to fight against the vengeful Moon King (Ralph Fiennes). A Dying Art https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8r01mk6F_Pk See how stop-motion played a...

Weak ending undermines suspenseful ‘Heretic’

Heretic (2 ½ stars out of 4) During the two years I spent as a missionary in Northern Illinois, I would occasionally wind up at an appointment where the investigator clearly wasn’t interested in learning about the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. In the best cases,...

‘Love and Thunder’ is a step down from ‘Ragnarok,’ but pretty good for post-‘Endgame’ MCU

Thor: Love and Thunder – 3 stars out of 4 For the “Thor: Love and Thunder” soundtrack, director Taika Waititi uses Guns ‘n Roses the same way he used Led Zeppelin for “Thor: Ragnarok” in 2017. Guns ‘n Roses was a great band, far superior to most all its peers, but it...

May the Fourth! Free West Jordan Star Wars event

If you live near West Jordan and you love your Star Wars, you'll want to check out this free event. From the website: Join us for an evening of revelry in all things Star Wars! The event is FREE, but a ticket is required so we can make it a great experience for...

“Purple Rain” screening on April 29th

the SLFS is paying tribute to Prince this week by screening his 1984 classic, "Purple Rain." The screenings will be held at 11:00 pm on Friday 4/29 & Saturday 4/30. Both screenings will be at the Tower theater, which is at 876 East 900 South in Salt Lake, and the...

If you love De Palma you’ll love this…

Fans of Brian De Palma have a lot to look forward to this summer. Check out the trailer below. One of the most talented, influential, and iconoclastic filmmakers of all time, Brian De Palma’s career started in the 60s and has included such acclaimed and diverse films...

Bryan Cranston is ‘The Infiltrator’

On July 15th, the Brad Furman directed "true story" flick about the largest drug sting in US history will be hitting theaters, and we have our first look below. Based on a true story, Federal agent ROBERT “BOB” MAZUR (Bryan Cranston) goes deep undercover to infiltrate...

‘Magnificent Seven’ hits the web

We've been hearing about this for sometime, and now we're finally getting our first look at Antoine Fuqua's "Magnificent Seven." Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt and Ethan Hawke are fixing to regulate, as some other famous Hollywood cowboys once said. From the studio:...

Czech That Film 2016

Ready to get your foreign film groove on? Check out SLFC's Czech That Film 2016. From their website: Opening night film HOME CARE will screen with director Q&A to follow. Don’t miss this three-day program of the newest and best in Czech Cinema. For more...