by Travis Poppleton | Feb 27, 2017 | FrontPage
Fans of both “La La Land” and “Moonlight” are still scratching their heads after the bizarre finale in which “La La Land” was mistakenly awarded Best Picture, and others are left wondering how people could even compare the two films in the first place. How...
by Travis Poppleton | Feb 22, 2017 | FrontPage, Utah
THE MOVIE THEATER — The romantic comedy genre isn’t one that generally garners critical acclaim. Sure, you have your exceptions like “Annie Hall,” but even classic favorites like “When Harry Met Sally” failed to break a 90 percent score on the movie rating site...
by Travis Poppleton | Feb 14, 2017 | FrontPage, StateOfMovies, Utah
PROVO — When VidAngel first hit the scene back in 2014, the idea of filtering content out of popular Hollywood movies was hardly an original one. But unlike its movie-altering predecessors, VidAngel had a unique vision. They saw a world where consumers were given the...
by Travis Poppleton | Feb 7, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, mainStory, Reviews
MOVIE LAND — Let’s face it fellow movie-lovers, there’s simply too much quality filmmaking going on to consume in a single lifetime. Without calling on the “back in my day” lament, we’ll just say there was a time when films were bound by practical effects, most...
by Travis Poppleton | Jan 20, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, mainStory, Reviews, Utah
PARK CITY — I thought I knew exactly what I was getting into when I sat down for “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. I’ve seen the 2006 original, “An Inconvenient Truth” and since that time watched more than my...
