Sister Wives – Film Review
Louisa Connolly-Burnham’s Sister Wives just wrapped up an impressive festival run, picking up the W at the Utah International Film...
Film Reviews
The Pearl Comb – Film Review
The Pearl Comb picked up Best Narrative Short Film at the Utah International Film Festival and has gone on to...
A Rare Grand Alignment – Film Review
Recently, a film crossed my desk that immediately pulled me into a very specific moment in time and refused to...
I’ll Be Right Back – Film Review
I’ll Be Right Back places me in the middle of a quiet camping trip that turns tense fast. A father...
In Need of Seawater – Film Review
Directed by Richard Yeagley WARNING! This review contains SPOILERS! In Need of Seawater is a film that draws you in...
Bad Timing – Film Review
WARNING! This review contains SPOILERS! Directed by Lenni Uitto and Musa Ali Aden, Bad Timing is one of those short...
City in Observation – Film Review
WARNING! This review contains SPOILERS! Inspired by the Croatian filmmakers of the 1960s and ’70s, City in Observation (directed by...
Volume 7 – Film Review
Directed by Panos Pappas & Despina Charalampous WARNING! This review contains SPOILERS! The future has always fascinated me—not just as...
What we imagined – Film Review
Directed by Shubhavi Arya WARNING! This review contains SPOILERS! Every so often, a short film sneaks up on me and...
The Call – Film Review
WARNING! This review contains SPOILERS! Death may be the only certainty in this world, yet we are never truly prepared...
The Random Guest – Review
There’s a beautiful, unsettling mystery to the way lives intersect. We are taught that no encounter is an accident, that...
Pie In the Sky – Review
There are films that tell a story, and then there are films that invite you into a dream. They are...
Chekhov.Offstage – Film Review
I’ll be honest, when I saw we had a 40-minute Russian documentary about a theater submitted to the festival, I...
Seeds of Sovereignty – Film Review
Living in Salt Lake, you get used to a certain way of life. We've got the mountains in our backyard,...
The Things We Don’t Talk About – Film Review
Adolescence might be a distant memory for some of us, and adulthood's got its own set of curveballs, but it...
Mary Chris Max – Film Review
Spring might be wrapping up here in Utah, and summer's just around the corner, but it ain't ever a bad...
Stranded – Film Review
You can tick all the boxes, a good education, maybe even a fancy degree, get yourself a successful career –...
A Congress of Crows – Film Review
Do you love crime thrillers and get fascinated by what makes killers tick? Ever get that urge to understand the...
Rules of Living – Film Review
How often do we pause and genuinely ask ourselves, "How am I really doing?" Can we look back on life...
‘The Nature of Death’ Film Review
Nature has a profound way of showing her beauty. It's more than just what our eyes see; it’s how it...
The Second Coming Act. 1: The New for the Old
WARNING! This review contains SPOILERS! "The Second Coming Act. 1: The New for the Old" is a resonant cinematic experience...