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Film Reviews

Carlos

Carlos turns a terrorist’s life into an epic encyclopedia entry.

By Scott Renshaw
POSTED // Dec 3,2010 - The most obvious question about the 338-minute version of Carlos is actually the wrong question. While a potential viewer might wonder whether more than five hours is needed ...

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Not Coming Soon

Occasionally, indie films slip past Utah. Are we missing anything?

By Scott Renshaw
POSTED // Dec 3,2010 - Salt Lakers may have an inferiority complex about the city’s cosmopolitan-ness when it comes to many things, but film generally isn’t one of them ...

Film Reviews

Tangled

Yes, Tangled is a musical princess fairy tale, and it's still delightful.

By Scott Renshaw
POSTED // Nov 24,2010 - Disney is, apparently, scared to death that potential viewers might think Tangled is—may the deity of your choice forbid—a musical fairy tale about a princess ...

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The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest

Lisbeth Salander is the reason to sit through the so-so conclusion to the Millenium trilogy.

By Scott Renshaw
POSTED // Nov 24,2010 - There’s no way of knowing what to expect from Rooney Mara as Lisbeth Salander in the English-language version of Stieg Larsson’s Millennium trilogy books due out next year ...

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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1

Deathly Hallows, Part 1 faces the challenge of creating a satisfying stand-alone film.

By Scott Renshaw
POSTED // Nov 19,2010 - In a sense, it’s patently unfair attempting to evaluate Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 on its own terms ...

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127 Hours

Danny Boyle's 127 Hours is a tragically human story.

By Scott Renshaw
POSTED // Nov 19,2010 - If you know the real-life story of Aron Ralston that inspired 127 Hours, you know that he was trapped while canyoneering in southern Utah ...

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Inside Job, Cool It

How much are current documentaries telling us what we want to hear?

By Scott Renshaw
POSTED // Nov 12,2010 - I don’t know about you, but I’m not sure I know what the word “documentary” means any more ...

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Monsters

Gareth Edwards’ sci-fi drama Monsters turns the idea of extraterrestrial visitation into a metaphor for immigration.

By Scott Renshaw
POSTED // Nov 12,2010 - Like last year’s District 9, Gareth Edwards’ science-fiction drama Monsters turns the idea of extraterrestrial visitation into a metaphor for immigration ...

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Due Date

On the Road Again: Due Date exploits one of the most reliably entertaining comedy-movie formulas.

By Scott Renshaw
POSTED // Nov 5,2010 - Critics gripe about formulas. We can’t help it; it helps to give meaning to our vampiric existence to roll our eyes and point out how tedious it is ...

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Megamind

Will Power: Megamind is for Ferrell: Megamind is a satisfying adventure that’s also a star turn, even if you never actually get to see the star.

By Scott Renshaw
POSTED // Nov 5,2010 - Strictly speaking, Megamind isn’t Will Ferrell’s first foray into feature-animation voice work ...
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