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.
Not all sequels are smash hits. Not all stars have power. And not all small-time directors are limited to small-time numbers. This weekend’s box office results weren’t exactly predictable, but they’re pleasantly ...
Summer moves full steam ahead this week with three big movies and one oddball limited release. For those who found ‘Cars 3’ less than appealing, another animated threequel option presents itself on more than 4,500 scre...
The relatively young Universal-backed animation studio Illumination created a golden goose in 2010 with its first movie, ‘Despicable Me’, and has been on a successful roll ever since. Unfortunately, just as happened to...
I’m proud of you, domestic audiences! This weekend, the latest ‘Transformers’ movie opened far behind its predecessors. Now it’s time for international viewers to follow suit. Together, we can make Hollywoo...
Too many franchises are overstaying their welcome. Movie series used to end, but that rarely happens anymore. However, the tides may be changing. Franchises used to be critic-proof sure things, but they’re finally starting t...
This weekend saw an old champ return to the top of the pedestal. Of the other new movies, most played well with the exception of the female-led crude comedy, which stalled out.
This loaded weekend offers a whole lot to choose from – a whole lot of nothing. Pixar has another cash-grab sequel that’s not only going to bait your children’s attention, but will leave them clamoring for the movie...
The international box office has once again saved a huge studio movie from its less-than-blockbuster domestic performance. Tom Cruise’s latest star vehicle didn’t even make a dent in the strong holdover from last weeke...
In the wake of the wildly successful first week of ‘Wonder Woman’, three new movies arrive to contend with it. One is a big-budget studio tentpole with a seemingly bottomless marketing budget, while the other two are s...
All eyes were on this weekend for several reasons tied to one movie in particular. The big questions were: Could the latest standalone entry to DC comics’ cinematic series actually be good? Could it rev up moviegoers ahead o...
Buckle up, folks. June is kicking off and we’re in the middle of week-after-week of huge new movie releases to keep up with. While DC Comics movies weren’t widely loved last year, the studio is back with a vengeance wi...
Although this holiday weekend wasn’t a bust for either of the new wide release movies, both fell very short of expectations. The fifth installment to Disney’s tentpole pirate franchise won the box office, but delivered...