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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...

What’s the best way to see independent film for free in Utah?

by Travis Poppleton | Mar 28, 2017 | Featured, FilmInUtah, FrontPage, Interviews, mainStory, Utah

Have you been wondering about what has happened to the Utah Film Center since the 2016 fire, where to find Utah’s best free indie films or details about an amazing family-friendly film festival? So have we, so asked Elisabeth Nebeker for the answers.

‘My Life as a Zucchini’ finally makes its way to Salt Lake

by Travis Poppleton | Mar 17, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, mainStory, Reviews, Utah

The Oscar-nominated animated film, “My Life as a Zucchini” is making its way to Salt Lake City this weekend, and we’re here to let you know if it’s worth the watch and where to find it.

Catching up with K.C. Clyde about ‘Everybody Loves Somebody’

by Travis Poppleton | Feb 22, 2017 | FrontPage, Utah

In 2004, Utah-native K.C. Clyde rode his bicycle into our hearts in “The Best Two Years.” Now he’s playing in the critically acclaimed “Everybody Loves Somebody,” and we caught up with him to find out more.

VidAngel wants the public to know more about Tim Timmerman

by Travis Poppleton | Feb 14, 2017 | FrontPage, StateOfMovies, Utah

VidAngel is placing its hope in “Tim Timmerman, Hope for America,” and the KSL Indie Report sat down with co-founder Neal Harmon to find out more.

Al Gore’s ‘An Inconvenient Sequel’ premieres at Sundance

by Travis Poppleton | Jan 20, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, mainStory, Reviews, Utah

Al Gore was in town recently, promoting his new film “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. We’ll let you if the movie was worth the hype.

Where I talk with SLFS about the Sundance Film Festival 2017

by Travis Poppleton | Jan 19, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, Interviews, mainStory, Utah

Tips from Levi Elder of the Salt Lake Film Society about the best way for locals to enjoy the Sundance Film Festival.

‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell no Tales’ trailer is now online

by admin | Oct 3, 2016 | FrontPage, Movie News, News

Been looking forward to the latest chapter from the Pirates franchise? Here’s your trailer.

Martin Scorsese’s ‘Silence’ in limited release on December 23, wide in January 2017

by Abigail Helene | Sep 23, 2016 | Movie News, News

HOLLYWOOD, CA (September 26, 2016) – Paramount Pictures announced today that it, in association with Fabrica de Cine and Ai Films, will open Martin Scorsese’s highly anticipated film “SILENCE” in limited release on December 23, followed by a wide release in January 2017.

‘Tower’ | New Trailer

by Abigail Helene | Sep 22, 2016 | Movie News, News

August 1st 1966 was the day our innocence was shattered. A sniper rode the elevator to the top floor of the iconic University of Texas Tower and opened fire, holding the campus hostage for 96 minutes in what was a previously unimaginable event.