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 […]
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UTG’s 31 Days Of Halloween: ‘Knock Knock’
October 13th, 2015 
James Shotwell 
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Lionsgate Officially Announces ‘John Wick 2’
May 5th, 2015 James Shotwell “People keep asking if I’m back and I haven’t really had an answer, but yeah, I’m thinking I’m back.” John Wick said it best. Today, after weeks of rumors, Lionsgate officially announced plans to create John Wick 2. The new sequel will feature the return of Keanu Reeves in the title role, as well as […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ’21 Years’ Explores The Talent, Influence and Likability of Richard Linklater
November 8th, 2014 Sam Cohen Film: 21 Years: Richard Linklater Directed By: Michael Dunaway, Tara Wood Starring: Jack Black, Ethan Hawke, Matthew McConaughey Tales have been told about how natural, free-flowing in thought, philosophical, and radical director Richard Linklater is. His films such as Dazed and Confused, School of Rock, and Before Sunset have gone on to define a generation […]
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‘Ouija’ Scores $20 Million Weekend
October 26th, 2014 Adrian Garza It’s no secret that there’s a definite hit and miss game to releasing micro-horror films. When a production tanks, more often than not, flukes are forgotten and never remembered again, but sometimes, the returns can be massive. This was exactly the case with Blumhouse Productions’ Ouija, which topped this weekend’s box office charts with a shocking $20 […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘John Wick’ Delivers Thrilling Action And Little Else
October 24th, 2014 James Shotwell Film: John Wick Starring: Keanu Reeves Directed by: David Leitch, Chad Stahelski Hell may have no fury like a woman scorned, but neither can hold a candle to the rage that fuels John Wick after losing everything he loves. The world is a very cold and cruel place when we first meet John Wick, and […]
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5 Movies That Mishandle Future Tech As Badly As ’Transcendence’
April 18th, 2014 James Shotwell The future is both incredibly exciting and horribly terrifying at the same time. You never know what breakthroughs will be discovered from one day to the next, nor do you know who will be in control of said innovation once it has been found, and over the last several decades Hollywood has made many promising […]
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Gerard Butler May Take Patrick Swayze’s Role In ‘Point Break’ Reboot
January 9th, 2014 James Shotwell THR is reporting this morning that 300 star Gerard Butler is currently in final negotiations to join the reboot of the 1991 action-heist film Point Break. If he signs, Butler would be playing the role of Bodhi (originally portrayed by the late Patrick Swayze). Planned for production in summer 2014, the new version of Point […]
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’47 Ronin’ To Be One Of The Biggest Flops Of 2013
December 30th, 2013 Justin Proper The 3D samurai action film 47 Ronin is on track to become one of the biggest box office failures of the year after taking in only $3.4 million on its opening weekend in the United States. Around the globe 47 Ronin made around $10 million total between thirteen other territories which is miles away from […]
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What The Film!? – The Matrix Franchise
May 13th, 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 or […]
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‘Bill and Ted’ Third Installment Has A Director
August 13th, 2012 Grant Trimboli After the enormous success of the 1989 hit movie Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter have been confirmed to bring back their characters Ted Logan and Bill S. Preston. It has been released that the franchise’s creators and original writers Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson will write the script for their […]
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