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UTG’s 31 Days Of Halloween: ‘Bad Milo’

Of all the holidays celebrated worldwide, no single day is more loved by the UTG staff than Halloween. With the arrival of October, the time has finally come to begin rolling out a plethora of features and special announcements we have prepared in celebration of our favorite day, including the one you’re about to read. […]

MOVIE REVIEW: The Muslims Are Coming!

Movie: The Muslims Are Coming! Director: Negin Farsad, Dean Obeidallah Studio: Vaguely Qualified Productions Everyone in the country (and probably the entire world) is aware that twelve years ago a terrible tragedy struck this nation. This event changed the way we would live our lives in America for decades and this travesty against humanity will be forever etched […]

MOVIE REVIEW: Prisoners

Movie: Prisoners Director: Dennis Villeneuve Writer: Aaron Guzikowski Studio: Alcon Entertainment, 8:38 Productions, Madhouse Entertainment  Some plot devices seem played out. How many movies about a kid getting kidnapped have there been over the years? Hundreds? Thousands? Who knows, but it is a lot. Hell, I reviewed a kidnapping movie just a couple weeks ago. It seems like a […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Insidious: Chapter 2’

Movie: Insidious: Chapter 2 Director: James Wan Writer: Leigh Whannell, James Wan Studio: Blumhouse Productions, Entertainment One, FilmDistrict Insidious: Chapter 2 adds to the complexity of the first film while delivering solid scares, creepy ambiance, and unsettling horror you can easily get lost in if you give it a chance. Friday the 13th. That date has notoriety more than […]

MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Separation’

Movie: Separation Director: Greg White Writer: Greg White Studio: Birchmount Entertainment It takes a lot for a movie to catch me off guard. After years of religiously watching nearly every film I could get my hands on, the endings began to unravel themselves before my eyes as soon as the end of the first act. When I began to watch Separation I […]

MOVIE REVIEW: The Frozen Ground

Movie: The Frozen Ground Director: Scott Walker Writer: Scott Walker Studio: Grindstone Entertainment Group, Emmett/Furia Films, Cheetah Vision Horror movies are filled with serial killers to entertain and scare us. With characters like Jason Voorhees and Leatherface being such a big part of pop culture it is easy to forget that real serial killers exist in […]

MOVIE REVIEW: The World’s End

Movie: The World’s End Director: Edgar Wright Writer: Simon Pegg, Edgar Wright Studio: Big Talk Productions, Relativity Media, Working Title Films The World’s End is a drunken action and comedy masterpiece that has a surprising amount of heart hidden underneath its absurdity. Filmmakers using the same cast and techniques throughout their films is nothing new to […]

MOVIE REVIEW: I Give It A Year

Movie: I Give It A Year Director: Dan Mazer Writer: Dan Mazer Studio: StudioCanal, Anton Capital Entertainment (ACE), Starcrossed Films Romantic comedies are a dime a dozen. They usually all follow the same formula with minor changes. Most deal with falling in love, but what about what happens after that? Once all the excitement and endorphins of a new […]

MOVIE REVIEW: The Conspiracy

Movie: The Conspiracy Director: Christopher MacBride Writer: Christopher MacBride Studio: Resolute Films and Entertainment An original subject mixed with great acting makes this found footage thriller stand out in a genre riddled with mediocrity. Since its inception, the found footage genre has been mostly dominated by horror films. As soon as people figured out that […]

MOVIE REVIEW: The Bates Haunting

Movie: The Bates Haunting Director: Byron Turk Writer: J.L. Stremberg VOD services have opened the floodgates for independent filmmakers to have a platform to release their films while keeping distribution costs down. This has given new life to the indie film scene which was bleeding out in the gutter thanks to sequels, prequels, and remakes. […]

MOVIE REVIEW: 2 Guns

Movie: 2 Guns Director: Baltasar Kormakur Writer: Blake Masters, Steven Grant Studio: Boom Entertainment, Emmett/Furia Films, Envision Entertainment Corporation Explosive action and witty dialogue keep 2 Guns from being just another clichéd summer blockbuster. 2 Guns centers around two men who are both (unknown to each other) undercover agents of different agencies who soon find themselves in a whole mess of […]

MOVIE REVIEW: The Comic King Of Guatemala

Movie: The Comic King Of Guatemala Director: George Clipp, Jonathan Barnes Genre: Documentary (Short) The Comic King Of Guatemala is a short documentary with feature length entertainment value. It should come as no surprise that quite a few members of the UTG staff love comic books. Living here in the U.S. we do not have to worry […]