Earlier this year, Disney dipped into its acclaimed vault of animated movies and came up with the charming and gorgeous live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book. Today we got our first look at the next live-action remake of a Disney classic in the teaser for Beauty and the Beast. Operating under the assumption that pretty […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Jungle Book’ is much more than just a bare necessity of life
April 15th, 2016 
Sam Cohen Film: The Jungle Book Directed by: Jon Favreau Starring: Neel Sethi, Bill Murray, Idris Elba “Ooh-bi-doo, I wan’na be like you. I want to walk like you, talk like you, too.” It may be a bit hard to believe that an orangutan singing this line to a man-cub could speak lengths as to how director […]
WATCH: The first ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ trailer is here and it is excellent
April 7th, 2016 Gabe Aikins It’s only been a few months since Star Wars: The Force Awakens drew us all back into a galaxy far, far away, and now we have another Star Wars trailer to examine and get excited about. The trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story premiered this morning on Good Morning America, and it is […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Animated Short Films’ is the Oscars’ most low-key stacked category
February 26th, 2016 Tyler Hanan Scrambling to catch up on all things Oscars? The big categories are easy: Mad Max should win but won’t. Leo shouldn’t win but will. The little people will be played off and someone will be just insufferable. We’ve been over all that time and again. What doesn’t get as much love are the smaller categories—your documentaries, shorts, and […]
UTG LIST: 25 Essential Songs for Valentine’s Day
February 14th, 2016 Kyle Florence It’s that time of year again, folks. The flowers have been purchased, the dinner reservations are set, and the second box of chocolates is on the way since you already caved and ate the first. Social media is more vomit-inducing than usual, and Ryan Seacrest is parading around ABC Family like the patron saint of […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Finest Hours’ Leaks But Stays Afloat
January 29th, 2016 Sam Cohen Film: The Finest Hours Directed by: Craig Gillespie Starring: Chris Pine, Holliday Grainger, Casey Affleck Heroic feats on the sea seem to be a bit of a trend nowadays at the theaters. With Ron Howard’s In The Heart of the Sea, we learned that even the most harrowing stories can get slighted by the search […]
UTG’s 31 Days Of Halloween: ‘A Clockwork Orange’
October 29th, 2015 John Bazley Of all the holidays celebrated worldwide, no single day is loved by the UTG staff more than Halloween. With October’s arrival, the time has finally come to begin rolling out a slew of features and special announcements we have prepared in celebration of our favorite day. Now in its fourth year, 31 Days Of Halloween […]
UTG PHOTOS: Island Life NYC – Nick Jonas, Shawn Mendes, Kiesza & More (9/8/15)
September 30th, 2015 MJ Rawls Until this show, I had never seen the Best Buy Theater filled and come together so lively with younger fans in all my history of going to concerts at the venue. Let’s be fair: usually the concerts I attend embody a bit older audience. Perhaps, I was just going to the wrong shows. Island Life–essentially […]
UTG INTERVIEW: Sorority Noise Discuss Your New Favorite Record, ‘Joy, Departed’
June 9th, 2015 Dana Reandelar “I feel like this one is building on self-deprication rather than drowning in it. I never thought I’d ever be able to write lyrics about getting better and finding all the good in the terrible.” This very statement from vocalist Cam Boucher is probably the greatest depiction of Sorority Noise’s stellar new record, Joy, Departed, […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘When Marnie Was There’ is another beautiful gem from Studio Ghibli
May 23rd, 2015 Brian Leak Film: When Marnie Was There Starring: Sara Takatsuki, Kasumi Arimura Directed By: Hiromasa Yonebayashi Based on Joan G. Robinson’s 1981 novel of the same name, When Marnie Was There is a beautifully affecting – and at times tragically depressive – animated feature from director Hiromasa Yonebayashi (The Secret World of Arrietty) and the iconic studio […]
MOVIE REVIEW: ‘Tomorrowland’ Lacks Wonder And Coherence
May 22nd, 2015 Sam Cohen Film: Tomorrowland Starring: Britt Robertson, George Clooney Directed By: Brad Bird As the first shot rolls on Tomorrowland, we see Clooney’s Frank Walker talking to the camera about his pessimistic predilections towards the future. Once he is done telling his story, the camera pans over Britt Robertson’s Casey Newton, someone self-dubbed as an optimist as […]