Of all the holidays celebrated worldwide, no single day is more loved by the UTG staff than Halloween. With the arrival of the year’s best month, 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 […]
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LOL: Mr. Freeze Singing “Let It Go” From Disney’s ‘Frozen’ Makes Everything Better
January 25th, 2014 
James Shotwell The weekend has arrived, but for the majority of the US it’s accompanied by the second wave of polar vortex temperatures. If you’re anything like our staff you are well past having cabin fever and have descended into a level of madness that makes you wonder whether or not you actually remember what it’s like […]
‘Calvin & Hobbes’ Creator Bill Watterson Explains Why He Has No Interest In Movie Adaptations
October 17th, 2013 James Shotwell If you have spent more than five minutes poking around the internet today you’ve likely seen someone mention the fact Calvin & Hobbes creator Bill Waterson recently participated in a rare interview ahead of the release of a fan-funded documentary about his beloved comic strip later this year. The article is great (and long), but […]
STAND UP TUESDAYS: Dave Foley
October 1st, 2013 Angie Frissore Stand-Up Tuesdays is a weekly comedy spotlight written by the wonderfully talented Angie Frissore. Covering both known and unknown comics, Stand-up Tuesdays is your new source for all things funny. This week, Angie puts a spotlight on Dave Foley’s comedy career. If you or your comedy troupe would like to be featured on Stand-Up Tuesdays, please email utgjames@gmail.com.
First Trailer For ‘Toy Story’ Halloween Special
September 19th, 2013 James Shotwell We don’t usually cover television on UTG, but in this case we simply had to make an exception. ABC television has released the first trailer for the upcoming Halloween special, Toy Story Of Terror. The 30-minute short film features the cast of Toy Story in a brand new spooky tale that also serves as the […]
Monsters U Continues To School Its Competition, #1 Two Weeks In A Row
June 30th, 2013 Adrian Garza Much to our amazement, after dominating World War Z last week, Pixar’s Monsters University has clung onto its number one spot for the second consecutive week. This week’s newcomers came in strong: The Heat, starring the duo of Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, had a great opening weekend with 40 million in sales, with almost […]
WEEKEND BOX OFFICE: June 21-23
June 23rd, 2013 Adrian Garza One of the biggest debates in Hollywood leading into this weekend was the question of who would come out on top between Monsters University, the highly anticipated prequel to one of Pixar’s most favored films, Monsters Inc., or World War Z, a film starring Brad Pitt and based off of the Max Brooks horror novel […]
MOVIE REVIEW: Monsters University
June 21st, 2013 James Shotwell Film: Monsters University Starring: Billy Crystal, John Goodman Directed by: Dan Scanlon If the purpose of creating a sequel is to recapture the magic of the first film while sending the same characters on a new (though often similar) adventure, then it’s safe to say even animation has struggled to make the oh-so-profitable marketing scheme […]
What The Film!? – The Harry Potter Franchise (1 of 4)
April 8th, 2013 Dane Sager What The Film!? is a weekly column exclusive to Under The Gun Review that brings to light the general fuckery Hollywood hoped you’d never notice. Written by Dane Sager, this column shows no mercy to films that try and pull the proverbial wool over our eyes. If you know a film with major plot holes […]
NOT A JOKE: Love ‘Cars’? Here’s Your First Look At Disney’s ‘Planes’
March 8th, 2013 James Shotwell You know a spinoff film is destined for greatness when one of the companies behind the original is no longer involved, nor any of the original cast, and the release was bumped from Direct-To-DVD to theatrical. Such is the case with Disney’s upcoming animated feature, Planes. Made without the help of Pixar, who famously saw […]
MOVIE TRAILER: Monsters University
February 11th, 2013 Tyler Osborne Please welcome the new trailer for Pixar’s Monsters University, the sequel to Pixar classic Monsters, Inc. While we’ve been shown little short teasers, we finally are given a full trailer that tells a lot more of what the plot of this story will be. I was initially skeptical, but after watching the trailer I’m most […]