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Number 1 Babe Team headlines, new music from The Plastic Cherries
Number 1 Babe Team, Freak Luck, Goldie and the Guise @ The DLC 3/1
SLC indie pop/rock group Number 1 Babe Team are making their headlining debut next Friday at The DLC.
Madame Web, Bob Marley: One Love, The Taste of Things, Oscar-nominated shorts and more
Adam the First **
There’s an important distinction between “what is this movie about” from a synopsis standpoint and “what is this movie about” from a thematic standpoint—and while I can certainly explain to you the former, I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around the latter. It’s the tale of Adam (Oakes Fegley), a 14-year-old raised off the grid in a remote forest, who—after the death of the man who raised him (David Duchovny)—sets out with a list of three names to find out which one of them is his biological father.
Lisa Frankenstein, Out of Darkness, The Teachers' Lounge, Suncoast, Driving Madeleine
Driving Madeleine **1/2
At the outset, co-writer/director Christian Carion’s drama feels like one of those low-key character studies—and it’s definitely a bit of a surprise when it takes a different turn. In the present day, Parisian taxi driver Charles (Danny Boon) is a tightly-wound guy dealing with financial troubles, who picks up 92-year-old Madeleine Keller (Line Renaud) as she leaves her home to move, reluctantly, into an assisted-living facility.
Shows to check out on the City Weekly store:
-Evan Honer @ Kilby Court 2/12
-Men in the Kitchen @ Kilby Court 2/13
-The Drought @ Kilby Court 2/14
-Talk @ Kilby Court 2/15
New shows at the City Weekly store, planning for record store day
Shows to watch for on the City Weekly Store
-Bob Marley's Bday Bash @ Soundwell 2/3
-The Delta Bombers, The Goddamn Gallows @ Metro Music Hall 2/8
-VAVO @ SKY SLC 2/10
Argylle, The Promised Land, Origin, Scrambled, Farewell Mr. Haffmann
Argylle **1/2
Much of Matthew Vaughn’s directing career—particularly Kick-Ass and the three Kingsman features—has been about exercises in laddish outrageousness, where the absurdity of the action set-pieces and copious exposition are considered features rather than bugs. His latest, in collaboration with screenwriter Jason Fuchs, is a convoluted espionage yarn so packed with plot twists and pivots that it kind of distracts from the enjoyable visual nonsense.
