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.
At first glance, I had absolutely no interest in ‘Magic Mike’. As a straight man, why would I want to watch Channing Tatum, Matthew McConaughey and Alex Pettyfer strip for 110 minutes? Not until fellow High-Def Digeste...
Pixar has now made 13 feature-length animated films, and each has opened in the #1 spot at the box office. Actual attendance is down for the studio’s latest, but you wouldn’t know that if you didn’t take 3D ticke...
Not one of this weekend’s three major openers seems to be headed for major success. Weird genre movies rarely do huge numbers, princess movies are on the decline (though the Pixar brand might help), and a smaller romantic di...
As I write this, I literally just got home from the screening of ‘Seeking a Friend for the End of the World’, and I can’t stop thinking about it. The theater where this screening was held lies in the heart of Sal...
I’m all for the re-imagining of historical events with a genre twist. ‘X-Men: First Class’ did that very well; it was fun and playful. However, ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’ isn’t. Constantl...
If you’ve heard any of the rumors about Pixar’s problematic path to ‘Brave’, then you should already know what to expect – a kid’s movie that’s far from perfect. I hadn’t paid much attenti...
I can only hope that the studios behind this week’s awful movie line-up will walk away having learned one thing: If you put out crap, you’ll make crap back at the box office. The people have spoken. Let this be a lesso...
There are really only three movies that you need to know about this weekend. Two must be brought to your attention specifically so that you don’t make the mistake of accidentally seeing them, but the third is so good that yo...
I used to be a huge Adam Sandler fan. ‘Bill Madison’ and ‘Happy Gilmore’ were family favorites growing up. (This makes more sense if you know that I only have brothers.) Unfortunately, Sandler has become kn...
I can’t picture any fan of ’80s butt rock – and I’m not talking about the retro geeks who listen to it today, but those original fans who listened to it back in the day – enjoying ‘Rock of Ages’. In f...
This weekend’s box office defied expectations. Neither of the two new openers ended where predictions placed them. Even so, the weekend was up 30% from last summer.
One of my Big Three most anticipated movies of the summer opens this weekend – and, no, it’s not the ‘Madagascar’ three-quel.