Movie review: No sparks flame ‘Catching Fire’
Arts reporter Stephen Romney reviews the latest film in the Hunger Games franchise, but 'Catching Fire' doesn't ignite any flames.
‘Shark Night 3D’ makes sharks lame
When 3D first came into theaters in the 1950s, a slew of bad horror movies came out just to try and take advantage of...
The Weekly Reel: Terrifying Trends
We last left our retrospective during the 80’s, an era full of horror classics and cult film phenomena. It is as we get into...
The Weekly Reel: Studios use more tricks to increase box office revenue
In this edition of The Weekly Reel, Stephen Romney explores the methods film studios are using to bolster box office numbers for their big-budget projects.
Prepare for the long haul when watching ‘Life of Pi’
Arts reporter Stephen Romney reviews director Ang Lee's latest creation 'Life of Pi’.
Movie review: Consult your doctor before using ‘The Counselor’ as a sleep aid
I've been keeping a list of films that have almost put me to sleep over the course of my fairly short career as a...
‘Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1’
For anybody who hasn't spent the last 10 years being raised by wolves, the seventh installment to the Harry Potter series has just hit...
Sundance film in review: ‘Land’
"Land," directed by actress Robin Wright, premiered at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival.
A Sundance-curated summertime film series samples what January festival brings to Utah
The Sundance Film Festival recently hosted ten free screenings in the Salt Lake City area for its Local Lens summer program.
Movie Review: ‘Winter’s Tale’ is funny for all the wrong reasons
Arts reporter Stephen Romney reviews the laughably bad 'Winter's Tale.'
Lautner the action star
Before I go into reviewing Abduction, I have a little housecleaning to do. Yes, I am aware that Taylor Lautner is in Twilight, and...
An expendable movie
The Expendables is an action movie like an orange is a fruit. The advertisements gave no false impression as to the premise of this...