About Luke Hickman
From a young age, Luke has been obsessed with film. He studied film at Utah Valley University from 2005-08 and he reviewed movies for the weekly student publication "The College Times"/"UVU Review." Luke critiques films for "The Stubbs Show" on 101.5FM KEGA and on The Reel Place, a website that he co-created with fellow High-Def Digest writer Aaron Peck.
The scary movies produced by Jason Blum have consistently been big hits. This weekend puts Blum at two-for-two for 2017 with expectation-defying openings and #1 debuts. As for the weekend’s other new movies, well, neither of...
It appears that Hollywood is hoping audiences will go see some more Oscar-nominated movies this weekend ahead of Sunday night’s Academy Awards. Only three new releases hit the big screen, and none of them are getting much at...
Three new movies took the stage over this President’s Day weekend, yet none of them managed to steal the spotlight. In fact, none of them even came close.
Last weekend delivered two great films, but February is now once again back to punishing us. This weekend brings a monster/siege picture of epic proportions, a comedy with an ’80s flare, and an American thriller that oozes a...
This weekend’s box office was dominated by a trio of new releases. In addition, this was also the highest-grossing weekend of the year so far. Each of the new movies happened to be a franchise sequel or spinoff, but only one...
After a few bland weeks for new movies, this Valentine’s weekend delivers the goods. The latest Lego movie will not only crack up the kids, but will draw and please geeky moviegoers in hordes. The next ‘Fifty Shades...
Most of the dramas I saw at Sundance this year either revolved around high concepts or were set in scenarios that would obviously result in tension. As such, the small, character-driven ‘Golden Exits’ was a breath of f...
This year’s running theme at Sundance seemed to be films that start strong but derail before the end credits. Filled with great actors giving stellar performances, ‘Mudbound’ got the memo and nullifies their achi...
Taylor Sheridan struck gold twice in a row with his screenplays for ‘Sicario’ and ‘Hell or High Water’. His latest effort, ‘Wind River’, came into the Sundance festival with swarms of buzz – esp...
It seems like Sundance co-creator Robert Redford (and/or one of his kids) finds a way into a festival movie each year. More often than not, it feels like these films only make it into the festival because of the Redford name. Such...
Two of this weekend’s new movies had a shot at dethroning the three-week-old title holder, but none could do it. As much as I love ‘Split’ – and I truly love it – this better be its last weekend at the top of the...
Super Bowl weekend tends to take its toll on the box office, so it’s no surprise that this one is another dumping ground for hopeless movies that likely wouldn’t make much more dough over some other weekend that offere...