Tag: the Independent
Movie Review: “The Last Voyage of the Demeter” offers a slice...
In The Last Voyage of the Demeter, the crew realizes that they’re in possession of very deadly cargo while on an epic journey from Carpathia to England.
Reality Beckons, Stop the Lying
This big lie has been around for decades (I remember the argument from my college days in the 1970s), that employed women make less money than men.
Movie Review: “Oppenheimer” is a captivating three-hour epic from one of...
“Oppenheimer” is a captivating, haunting, tense, engrossing, and altogether complicated movie and Nolan tells this epic story in the sort of nonlinear fashion that has become his trademark.
Movie Review: “Sound of Freedom” is disturbing, sobering, elegant, profound, and...
Amidst a sea of sequels, comic book adaptations, and high-profile tent pole releases, it's the hard-hitting smaller-scale drama, "Sound of Freedom,"
Movie Review: “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” features a...
When "Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" hit theaters in 2008 nearly two decades after "Last Crusade" was released, I couldn't help but
The Desertscape International Film Festival Returns to the Electric Theater for...
The Desertscape International Film Festival is back for its fifth year. Powered by the Film and Media Alliance of Southern Utah (FMASU), this celebration of
Movie Review: “You Hurt My Feelings”
While some might dismiss "You Hurt My Feelings" as a disposable high-concept romantic comedy that makes a big deal out of something that really isn't that big of a deal in the first place.
Movie Review: “Evil Dead Rise”
While this new take on Sam Raimi's sacred text has elements of the familiar, this is sort of its own thing; A lean, mean, and often brutal slice of deadite-centric horror that, quite frankly, doesn't F around!
Hiking Southern Utah: Mill Canyon Trail
The Mill Canyon Trail is a spectacular hike in the Pine Valley Mountain Wilderness that leads through a narrow canyon lined with towering crags, a rich forest of fir and aspen (particularly beautiful in fall), and a seasonal stream.
Movie Review: “John Wick: Chapter 4” represents style over substance in...
Right out of the gate, let it be said that "John Wick: Chapter 4" is a case of style over substance in the best way possible.