by admin | Nov 11, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, mainStory, Reviews
THE MOVIE THEATER — It’s weird that we’re talking about a sequel to “Daddy’s Home,” isn’t it? I mean, I get the world has a large shelf dedicated to unnecessary sequels, but isn’t there already a lineup of Will Ferrell movies waiting for their part 2? How did “Daddy’s...
by admin | Nov 8, 2017 | Featured, FilmInUtah, FrontPage, Interviews, mainStory, Movie News, Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — Back in 2014, I was sitting in a press screening for the movie “Need for Speed,” starring “Breaking Bad’s” Aaron Paul. As you may have already heard, the movie was pretty not great, and for most of the film’s 132-minute runtime, I could look around...
by admin | Nov 8, 2017 | Featured, FilmInUtah, FrontPage, mainStory, Movie News, News
THE TV ROOM — Who knew 2017 would be the year horror saved the movie industry? OK, maybe that’s a wee bit hyperbolic, but this year is on track to be crowned the most successful 12-month-periodever for the gruesome genre. While audiences continue to turn their noses...
by admin | Oct 9, 2017 | Featured, FilmInUtah, FrontPage, Interviews, mainStory, Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — If you recently caught the first episode of Food Network’s “Best Baker In America,” you may have recognized Adalberto Diaz Labrada. The oft-smiley Cuban-American is one of Utah’s favorite pastry chefs, both because of his Salt Lake City shop on Main...
by Travis Poppleton | Sep 19, 2017 | Featured, FilmInUtah, FrontPage, mainStory, Movie News, Utah
SALT LAKE CITY — Beautiful is probably the most common adjective used to describe the state of Utah. When a Utah resident tells a stranger they’re from the Beehive State, said stranger usually replies, “Oh, I hear it’s beautiful there.” When someone asks that same...
by Travis Poppleton | Sep 7, 2017 | Featured, FrontPage, mainStory, Reviews
There was a time, not too long ago, where I gave up writing about movies. I can’t remember exactly which title it was that I stared in the face and said, “I can’t do this any longer,” but I believe it was some sequel to some already terrible franchise. I had been at...