REVIEW – This week’s characters hitting the silver screen carry character traits that resonate. After all, who doesn’t like a nice guy and who can’t relate to an occasional ruffled feather?
The great Shane Black (“Lethal Weapon,” “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang,” “Iron Man 3”) delivers an original summer movie in the form of “The Nice Guys” starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe. In this noir-tinged buddy action comedy, two mismatched private eyes join forces in an effort to solve a bizarre murder case in late-70’s Hollywood. How “nice” is it?
“The Angry Birds Movie” is inspired by the popular children’s game and weaves its tale around a flightless bird who becomes a reluctant hero despite his anger issues. Does this animated feature take flight or does it get the bird?
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Co-hosts Bruce Bennett and Adam Mast have a long history of published movie reviews in Southern Utah, Bennett with The Spectrum and Mast with The Independent, before joining up with St. George News to launch the "Film Fanatics" show in November 2015.
The seasoned critics also maintain film-themed websites, Bennett's at madaboutmovies.org and Mast's at cinemast.net.
Both are residents of St. George, married with children, and involved in a variety of film and theater-related endeavors in the area. Mast puts on "The Guerilla Filmmaking Challenge" for local filmmakers annually as well as the "Horror-Fest." Bennett teaches communication and film studies at Dixie State University.