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The Day the Earth Stood Still
(1951)
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Action is suspenseful, with several well-known commentators appearing at their microphones to add to the weird activities.
Posted Jan 16, 2026
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3/4
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The Sure Thing
(1985)
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Chris Hicks
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Though it has a few vulgar moments, this is largely a funny and touching romantic comedy about how love is more important than sex.
Posted Jan 07, 2026
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Zootopia 2
(2025)
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Emma Neff
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While not perfect, the sequel captures the heart and humor that made the first film a standout, showing the franchise still has plenty of bounce left in its step.
Posted Nov 25, 2025
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Born Yesterday
(1950)
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The picture is a hilarious version of the Broadway stage hit.
Posted Oct 13, 2025
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Superman: The Movie
(1978)
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Howard Pearson
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Go to Superman just expecting to have fun. Suspend belief, imagine a lot, and Superman will furnish plenty of entertainment.
Posted Jul 08, 2025
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How to Train Your Dragon
(2025)
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Bethany Twede
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This live-action remake brings the isle of Berk and everyone’s favorite dragons to life.
Posted Jun 18, 2025
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2001: A Space Odyssey
(1968)
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Howard Pearson
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It is classified as science-fiction, but it surpasses that category with allegory, message, suspense, adventure and religion.
Posted Apr 09, 2025
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Trilogy of Terror
(1975)
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Howard Pearson
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If anyone can come up with a valid reason television should present a program like "Trilogy of Terror," I'll eat the film.
Posted Mar 14, 2025
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Fire in the Sky
(1993)
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Chris Hicks
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The film tells its story in deadly earnest, and that is its greatest failing.
Posted Jan 28, 2025
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Moana 2
(2024)
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Meg Walter
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“Moana 2″ is a far cry from “Moana,”
Posted Dec 09, 2024
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Moana 2
(2024)
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Margaret Darby
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It lives in the massive shadow cast by “Moana,” but in terms of animated sequels, “Moana 2″ meet expectations.
Posted Nov 27, 2024
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Wicked
(2024)
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Natalie Issa
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Luckily, Grande’s voice blends beautifully with Erivo’s, making their duets excellent. And Erivo and Grande have incredible chemistry, convincingly transitioning from enemies to best friends, and serving up more than one poignant moment together.
Posted Nov 20, 2024
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Red One
(2024)
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Margaret Darby
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Lower your bar, and you’ll be delightfully entertained.
Posted Nov 19, 2024
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A Quiet Place: Day One
(2024)
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Caroline McDonald
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Nyong’o and Quinn provide emotionally breathtaking performances, and their portrayal of grief, anxiety, terror and perseverance is extraordinary.
Posted Nov 06, 2024
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Inside Out 2
(2024)
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Meg Walter
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Feels like a natural progression of the story established in the original movie.
Posted Nov 06, 2024
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IF
(2024)
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Caroline McDonald
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The movie adopts a safe and comfortable narrative for children while featuring deeper themes of loss, grief, hope and love.
Posted Nov 06, 2024
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The Fall Guy
(2024)
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Margaret Darby
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“The Fall Guy” is everything we needed it to be and nothing more. And that is what makes it the perfect summer blockbuster.
Posted Nov 06, 2024
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Twisters
(2024)
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Meg Walter
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At just under two hours, “Twisters” is a thrill ride of a film with a country-heavy soundtrack that I, an avowed country music hater, didn’t hate.
Posted Nov 03, 2024
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Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
(2024)
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Meg Walter
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It’s never overtly scary, but spooky enough to be a part of the Halloween media rotation for years to come.
Posted Nov 03, 2024
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever
(2024)
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Hanna Seariac
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Given my fondness for the source material, I expected to appreciate the movie. But I didn’t expect it to touch my heart in ways that only a few movies ever have.
Posted Nov 03, 2024
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The Conversation
(1974)
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Howard Pearson
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An example of moviemaking at its worst and best. And the negative aspects far outweigh the positive.
Posted Sep 24, 2024
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Planet of the Apes
(1968)
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Deseret News Staff
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Technically, it is a triumph for the lesser known arts -- especially make-up, photography and scoring... More than that, however, is the success its producers have had in giving the picture universal values.
Posted May 01, 2024
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Sabrina
(1954)
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A number of factors besides the acting make Sabrina a top comedy, the direction by Billy Wilder... The sets are lavish and beautiful.
Posted Mar 28, 2024
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Pulp Fiction
(1994)
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Chris Hicks
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[Tarantino] truly is a remarkable filmmaker -- and Pulp Fiction is indeed a remarkable film.
Posted Feb 29, 2024
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When a Man Loves a Woman
(1994)
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Chris Hicks
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[The film] distinguishes itself in some ways, yet never completely pulls itself out of the inevitable clichés that come with this territory. Still, Ryan is so compelling and the message here so hopeful, it's hard not to find the film compelling.
Posted Sep 01, 2023
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Fiddler on the Roof
(1971)
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Howard Pearson
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Fiddler on the Roof is the ultimate in film musicals. If such a thing is possible, it is better than the stage version.
Posted May 16, 2023
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Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
(1989)
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Chris Hicks
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It's impossible to recapture the joy and wonder of seeing a superlative picture like Raiders for the first time, but to his credit Spielberg comes very close.
Posted May 01, 2023
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Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
(1992)
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Chris Hicks
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Unfortunately, the story and dialogue are not nearly as witty and inventive as the weakest Disney animated feature, which results too often in dull, sluggish sequences. As a result, Little Nemo is strictly for small fry.
Posted Mar 07, 2023
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Requiem for a Heavyweight
(1962)
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Deseret News Staff
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... Moving finale.
Posted Feb 07, 2023
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2.5/4
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Down in the Delta
(1998)
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Jeff Vice
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A talented cast (which includes Alfre Woodard, Al Freeman Jr. and Esther Rolle, in her final big-screen performance) helps salvage this otherwise clichéd drama from award-winning poet and author Maya Angelou.
Posted Jan 05, 2023
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3.5/4
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Gladiator
(2000)
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Jeff Vice
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Fortunately, the resulting film, Gladiator, has Scott being a lot more "on" than he's been for a long, long time. It's a handsome-looking, testosterone-driven epic that's among the very best things he's ever produced.
Posted Nov 01, 2022
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The Thief of Bagdad
(1924)
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Deseret News Staff
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The mind of every person who has read the Arabian Nights tales has no doubt visualized this wonderful story of magicians, romance and adventure but it remained for Fairbanks to make It a reality.
Posted Oct 21, 2022
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Copycat
(1995)
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Chris Hicks
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"Copy-cat" is an efficient thriller in the current serial-killer genre, thanks to top-of-the-line performances from its stars.
Posted Aug 10, 2022
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The Sting
(1973)
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Other pictures have asked audiences not to give away the ending. In this case, any person who does so should be banished from theaters forever.
Posted Aug 08, 2022
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Up the Down Staircase
(1967)
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Deseret News Staff
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Sandy Dennis, who soared to film fame and an Academy Award in one of her first movies, scores a new hit in her latest picture Up the Down Staircase.
Posted Jul 05, 2022
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Oliver!
(1968)
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Howard Pearson
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Lionel Bart turned the Dickens into a mixture of the serious and the frothy for the stage, and this has been transferred to the screen with greater scope end entertainment than the original play.
Posted Mar 02, 2022
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My Fair Lady
(1964)
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Howard Pearson
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Audrey Hepburn was robbed... From the opening scene, [she] shows time and again why she should have been nominated for an Academy Award as best actress of the year.
Posted Feb 09, 2022
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
(2021)
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Herb Scribner
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It's the must-see film of the winter season without question. It will break you, put you back together and break you again.
Posted Dec 29, 2021
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Wyatt Earp
(1994)
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Chris Hicks
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An interminably long, numbingly slow and woefully underdeveloped epic that is more likely to bring on drowsiness than enlightenment.
Posted Dec 21, 2021
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West Side Story
(1961)
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Howard Pearson
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There is beautiful and in some cases clever music, superb acting, photography, special effects, settings and wardrobe almost beyond compare.
Posted Dec 02, 2021
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The Best Years of Our Lives
(1946)
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Howard Pearson
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Splendid producing, acting, directing of a realistic, down-to-earth plot such as this results then in a living portrayal of what peoples actually are experiencing today.
Posted Aug 16, 2021
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The Homecoming
(1973)
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Howard Pearson
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Drama buffs should find the production excellent. The acting by Cyril Cusack, Ian Holm, Michael Jayston, Vivien Merchant, Terence Rigby and Paul Rogers is brilliant.
Posted Aug 16, 2021
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The Emigrants
(1971)
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Howard Pearson
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The Emigrants is a mighty picture, powerful in its simplicity and earthiness, beautiful in its presentation, inspiring in its theme and message. The people are real people, the story is a real story.
Posted Aug 16, 2021
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Call Northside 777
(1948)
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Howard Pearson
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One of the year's most arresting motion pictures.
Posted Aug 16, 2021
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T-Men
(1947)
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Howard Pearson
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Tensely dramatic, it's the type of film that makes a person grip his seat, sometimes break Into cold sweat, but you'll leave happy that you've seen it and appreciative of the work of an unsung government agency.
Posted Aug 16, 2021
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Bugsy Malone
(1976)
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Howard Pearson
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There are many delightful and mirth-provoking scenes in the picture. which tells the story of the gang wars in New York in a most unusual, unforgettable way.
Posted Aug 16, 2021
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Hitler: The Last Ten Days
(1973)
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Harry Jones
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Sir Alec Guinness plays the the role of Hitler with the conviction of any role that Guinness undertakes.
Posted Aug 16, 2021
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Backdraft
(1991)
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Chris Hicks
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Director Ron Howard and screenwriter Gregory Widen seem to aspire to serious notions, but they are constantly sidetracked by soap opera cliches and slam-bang pyrotechnics.
Posted Aug 03, 2021
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Rooftops
(1989)
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Chris Hicks
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The biggest problem with "Rooftops" is that it can't decide whether to be a light dance fantasy or a heavy-handed thriller.
Posted Jun 18, 2021
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Mulan
(2020)
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Herb Scribner
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Mulan, as a character, is a wonderful role model for young girls and boys, too. She sticks to who she is and keeps her family values strong.
Posted Oct 02, 2020
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