Utah FilmPod

There's plenty of material to kick off 2022 as Josh and Dani talk about their year in review articles and look ahead at the releases coming up this year. As a special segment, Josh interviewed Shanna Earl and Cade Handley from Top Hat Video, a video rental company in Bountiful that has survived the test of time. Make sure to check them out if you're in the area, and don't forget to read Josh's 2021 epic at woundedmosquito.blogspot.com

For a special Christmas episode, the UFP is joined once more by Mark LaRocco. Josh and Dani report on their experiences watching new releases Spider-Man: No Way Home, West Side Story, Cyrano, and American Underdog. They all then share their Christmas favorites--something old, something new, and something... different.

DANI IS BACK with tales detailing what it was like making a short film, and Josh covers an unbelievably wide range of new Oscar-hopeful movies.

Josh breaks down recent releases like "Last Night in Soho" and the underwhelming "Eternals," and welcomes his first editor to the podcast for a conversation about Roger Ebert and their favorite movies.

Josh reviews Dune and other recent releases, and has a conversation with KSL Movie Show film critic Steve Salles.

Josh and Dani use the new releases of the week--"Cry Macho" (Clint Eastwood) and "Shang-Chi" (Marvel)--to spark a discussion on the historical relationship between Western and Martial Arts films.

Have any fun 2021 FanX stories? What do you think our segments should be called? Let us know at Utah Dot Film on Twitter or YouTube!

Due to a lull in movie releases this month, Josh and Dani go on many tangents related to news items (like FanX), and they each present the three movies they would use to introduce themselves.

Comment or tweet (@utahdotfilm) what your three movies would be and what you think of our picks!

Dani talks about her trip to the Utah Theatre in Logan and joins Josh in discussions about new releases "Reminiscence" and "Free Guy." Let us know what you think about "Eighth Grade" and "Sing Street" along with the other back to school movies covered in this episode.

Check out utah.film for written reviews and other local theatre options!

Dani is excited about the new local production "Once I Was Engaged" while Josh isn't as thrilled about his recent viewings of "The Suicide Squad" and "Jungle Cruise," which remind him of a lot of other better films.

Go to utah.film to read the reviews of the films covered in this episode!

Special Pioneer Day weekend releases include M. Night Shyamalan's latest thriller "Old" and local indie sequel "Echo People" at the Bicknell Film Festival. Josh and Dani also discuss the role of critics and their personal goals when writing reviews.