ALIEN 45TH ANNIVERSARY **** Nearly a half-century into its existence—with detours into all manner of genres, meditations on humanity and battles with Predators—the franchise centered around ...
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ABIGAIL ** You can’t entirely blame filmmakers for the choices made by a studio marketing department, but at a certain point you have to ask, “Well, how else would they market it?” The Rad...
https://www.cityweekly.net/BuzzBlog/archives/2024/04/19/film-reviews-new-releases-for-april-19
ARCADIAN **1/2 I suppose there are worse things on which to build a post-apocalyptic horror yarn than an utterly singular creature design; I just wish this one had been build on pretty much anyt...
https://www.cityweekly.net/BuzzBlog/archives/2024/04/11/film-reviews-new-releases-for-april-12
EXHUMA **1/2 For a movie with not one but two killer ghosts in its narrative, Jang Jae-hyun’s supernatural horror tale winds up feeling kind of skimpy in the thrills department. It involves th...
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DAS ENERGI HEADLINERS ANNOUNCED Das Energi welcomes Above & Beyond as headliners for their first Das Energi performance since 2019, while REZZ makes a much-anticipated return to Utah, her first ...
https://www.cityweekly.net/BuzzBlog/archives/2024/03/29/music-plus-march-29
ENNIO *** Many artist profiles are stymied by the artist’s inability to explain what he does; film composing legend Ennio Morricone is so good at it, that the other stuff in this documentary f...
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GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE *** The main problem with 2021’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife, aside from digitally desecrating the corpse of Harold Ramis, was that it completely misunderstood the fact...
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THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES *** Writer/director Kobi Libii concocts the kind of satirical premise that easily could have tipped over into pedantic self-importance, but emerges with a...
https://www.cityweekly.net/BuzzBlog/archives/2024/03/14/film-reviews-new-releases-for-march-14-15
DEL PERRO: “NVM” OUT NOW Indie rockers Del Perro hit us with their first single of the year last week, and it’s not one to miss. “NVM” is a fresh and exciting track, but also has a re...
https://www.cityweekly.net/BuzzBlog/archives/2024/03/08/music-plus-march-8
CABRINI ** Director Alejandro Monteverde’s previous film about a real person on a single-minded quest to save children—last year’s surprise hit Sound of Freedom—had to deal with some unp...
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DUNE: PART TWO ***1/2 See feature review . Available March 1 in theaters. (PG-13) SPACEMAN ** It’s kind of a bad sign when you’re watching what is supposed to be an earnest drama, and all ...
NUMBER 1 BABE TEAM, FREAK LUCK, GOLDIE AND THE GUISE @ THE DLC 3/1 SLC indie pop/rock group Number 1 Babe Team are making their headlining debut next Friday at The DLC …
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DRIVE-AWAY DOLLS *** See feature review. Available Feb. 23 in theaters…
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T. JAMES MCGRUMPLESTEIN OUT 2/23 It’s great to have a go-to album for a range of emotions…
https://www.cityweekly.net/BuzzBlog/archives/2024/02/16/music-plus-feb-16
ADAM THE FIRST ** There’s an important distinction between “what is this movie about” from a synopsis standpoint and “what is this movie about” from a thematic standpoint—and while I...
https://www.cityweekly.net/BuzzBlog/archives/2024/02/13/film-reviews-new-releases-for-feb-14-16
DRIVING MADELEINE **1/2 At the outset, co-writer/director Christian Carion’s drama feels like one of those low-key character studies—and it’s definitely a bit of a surprise when it takes a...
https://www.cityweekly.net/BuzzBlog/archives/2024/02/09/film-reviews-new-releases-for-feb-9
SHOWS TO CHECK OUT ON THE CITY WEEKLY STORE : -Evan Honer @ Kilby Court 2/12 -Men in the Kitchen @ Kilby Court 2/13 -The Drought @ Kilby Court 2/14 -Talk @ Kilby Court 2/15…
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SHOWS TO WATCH FOR ON THE CITY WEEKLY STORE -Bob Marley's Bday Bash @ Soundwell 2/3 -The Delta Bombers, The Goddamn Gallows @ Metro Music Hall 2/8 -VAVO @ SKY SLC 2/10 Start gearing up for ...
https://www.cityweekly.net/BuzzBlog/archives/2024/02/02/music-plus-feb-2
ARGYLLE **1/2 Much of Matthew Vaughn’s directing career—particularly Kick-Ass and the three Kingsman features—has been about exercises in laddish outrageousness, where the absurdity of the...
https://www.cityweekly.net/BuzzBlog/archives/2024/02/01/film-reviews-new-releases-for-feb-2
DEVO *** Veteran documentarian Chris Smith (American Movie, Tiger King) offers a lively 50-years-on portrait of the veteran art band that offers not just a career retrospective, but a sense of h...