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Jenniffer Wardell

Salt Lake City

Freelance Writer at Vail Daily

Author of Fighting Sleep, Beast Charming, and more. General fairy godmother-at-large with a taste for wrecking tropes.

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Articles

  • The Movie Guru: ‘Karate Kid: Legends’ a delight, while ‘Fountain of Youth’ flawed but entertaining

    5 days ago | vaildaily.com | Jenniffer Wardell

    If you have any fondness for the original Karate Kid movies, you need to see “Karate Kid: Legends.”Instead of re-creating an empty shell of a classic property, someone in the creative team actually bothered to study why the original movies were so emotionally satisfying. The new movie has all that same emotional satisfaction in a plot that delightfully riffs on the original without copying them.

  • The Movie Guru: ‘Lilo & Stitch’ and ‘Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning’ both flawed

    2 weeks ago | vaildaily.com | Jenniffer Wardell

    Lilo & Stitch (in theaters)Character dynamics are more delicate than people think. Change too much without thinking about how everything is connected and you can cause a lot of damage. That’s the case with Disney’s new live-action adaptation of “Lilo & Stitch.” Lilo and Stitch are as adorable as ever, and the bond between them just as adorable, but everything else in the movie suffers.

  • The Movie Guru: ‘Final Destination: Bloodlines’ more horrifying than ever, while ‘Nonnas’ has great actresses

    2 weeks ago | vaildaily.com | Jenniffer Wardell

    Final Destination: Bloodlines (in theaters)No one watches “Final Destination” movies for the plot. If you’re a fan of the horror franchise, you’re there for one thing and one thing only – gory, creative deaths designed to give people waking nightmares for the rest of their lives. You might never be able to drive behind a logging truck or get laser eye surgery ever again. In that respect, “Final Destination: Bloodlines” sees the series at the top of its game.

  • The Movie Guru: ‘Sinners’ sprawling but fantastic, while ‘Fight or Flight’ violent fun

    4 weeks ago | vaildaily.com | Jenniffer Wardell

    Sinners (in theaters)Music is the blood of life. That’s one of the many themes tangled up in Ryan Coogler’s fantastic new vampire film, “Sinners.” It’s a sprawling, engaging take on everything from history and culture to the thematic nature of vampirism, with blood, action, and some incredible music. If the movie has a sin it’s that it’s too ambitious, trying to fit all of this into a runtime of just over two hours.

  • The Movie Guru: ‘The Accountant 2’ a mixed bag, while ‘The Hating Game’ shines with fantastic leads

    1 month ago | vaildaily.com | Jenniffer Wardell

    The Accountant 2 (in theaters)How you feel about “The Accountant 2” will depend on how you feel about the original. The sequel is a more dramatic, messier, funnier version of the 2016 original, leaning into some of its strengths while making brand-new mistakes. If you didn’t have any interest in the first film, or didn’t like it, this new one isn’t going to change your mind. If you really enjoyed the first one, you might be disappointed by the changes.

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