Episodes
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UFP Episode 80: Talking Godzilla
Josh interviews Eric Castro, President of Godzilla Fans of Utah, about Godzilla films of the past and the upcoming "Godzilla Minus Zero" from Toho.
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UFP Episode 79: Luke and Andy
Mark and Josh compare and contrast "Cool Hand Luke" and "The Shawshank Redemption."
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UFP Episode 78: Interview with Director Tanner Christensen
For episode 78, Josh interviews first-time director Tanner Christensen about his new film, "Standout: The Ben Kjar Story."
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UFP Episode 77: The Best Movies of 2025
Josh and Mark review their favorite films of 2025 prior to the annual UFCA vote. (Apologies for some background noise through the first 23 minutes of the episode!)
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UFP Episode 76: Hanging with Cooper
Josh and Mark welcome Utah.film writer Cooper Hatsis to the podcast.
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UFP Episode 75: Watching "The Thing!"
Mark and Josh return after an extended absence to catch up on 2025 movies and discuss 1982's "The Thing."
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UFP Episode 74: The Next Three
Mark and Josh catch up after a busy summer, and share their "next three" favorite movies of all-time.
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UFP Episode 73: Cruel Summer?
After a lengthy hiatus, Josh and Mark return to the Utah FilmPod to discuss the state of the movies halfway through 2024.
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UFP Episode 72: Return to Arrakis!
In a quick bonus episode of the Utah FilmPod, Josh reviews Dune Part Two--his favorite movie of 2024 so far--and Madame Web...which is not.
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UFP Episode 71: The Rom-Com Draft
Mark and Josh discuss the new Bob Marley biopic "One Love" and the recent Sundance Film Festival, and draft their favorite Romantic Comedies.
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UFP Episode 70: Diving into the Oscar Nominations
Josh and Mark kick off 2024 by breaking down the recent Oscar Nominations and diving into the obligatory early-January horror release "Night Swim."
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UFP Episode 69: The Best of 2023
For the final 2023 episode of the Utah FilmPod, Mark and Josh review the new version of "The Color Purple" and run down their five favorite movies of the year.
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UFP Episode 68: Catching Up at Crunch Time
After a month away, Mark and Josh check in to discuss year-end award ballots, Taylor Swift, and whether the Blues Brothers qualifies as a musical as 2023 approaches its finish line.
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UFP Episode 67: The Marvels is a Mess
Mark and Josh discuss a range of recent films, including The Marvels (not good) and The Holdovers (very good), and get Mark's take on Killers of the Flower Moon.
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UFP Episode 66: Quality Time with Marty, John, and James
Mark and Josh discuss Killers of the Flower Moon and Flora and Son, report on their recent home screening of Aliens, and interpret their bizarre dreams.
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UFP Episode 65: Bona-Fide Original Sci-Fi!
Josh and Mark discuss the recent FanX convention in Salt Lake City, and review the new Gareth Edwards film "The Creator" before sharing some of their favorite non-franchise sci-fi films.
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UFP Episode 64: A Haunting in Oppenheimer
After a month away, Josh and Mark return to review "A Haunting in Venice" and "Oppenheimer," and Josh shares his best moviegoing experience of 2023 (hint: it didn't involve a movie released in 2023).
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UFP Episode 63: The Last Voyage of the Sound of Barbie
Mark and Josh catch up on recent releases like "Barbie" and "Sound of Freedom" while speculating on the impact of the continuing Hollywood writer and actor strikes.
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UFP Episode 62: Catching up with Cruise
After some time traveling and doing other summer stuff, Josh and Mark reconvene to discuss the one-two punch of Hollywood strikes, the latest Mission: Impossible movie, and determine where Dead Reckoning, Part One ranks all-time in the franchise.
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UFP Episode 61: Harrison Ford and the Draft of Destiny
Mark and Josh debate the merits of the new Indiana Jones movie, "Dial of Destiny," and draft their favorite Harrison Ford films.
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UFP Episode 60 - Flash, Wes, and a few Father's Day movies
Josh and Mark review The Flash and Asteroid City, and share some of their favorite Father's Day movies.
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UFP Episode 59: Across the Wookiee-Verse
Mark and Josh review the new animated "Spider-Man" feature, and bring in Justin Furr of the Tyson and Friends podcast to reflect on the 40th anniversary of "Return of the Jedi."
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UFP Episode 58: Two Diesels and a Boogeyman
Josh and Mark break down Boogeyman, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, and the latest installment of the Fast and Furious franchise.
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UFP Episode 57: Our Favorite Movie Moms
Josh and Mark share their favorite movie moms ahead of the Mother's Day holiday.
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UFP Episode 56: The War Movie Draft
Josh and Mark discuss Guy Ritchie's new film, "The Covenant," and hold a draft of the all-time greatest war movies.
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UFP Episode 55: Three New Options for the Spring Movie Menu
After a little time away, Josh and Mark reconvene to review a trio of new spring releases: Renfield, Super Mario Brothers, and AIR.
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UFP Episode 54: Sequels, Prequels, and Reboots...Oh My!
Josh and Mark review the new Zach Braff film, "A Good Person," and search Box Office Mojo to see just how much sequels, prequels and reboots have taken over the movie world.
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UFP Episode 53: Fury of the Oscars!
Josh and Mark discuss the new "Shazam!" movie and share their reactions to the slap-free 2023 Academy Awards.
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UFP Episode 52: These are the Champions
Inspired by the new Woody Harrelson movie "Champions," Josh and Mark draft the best sports movies of all time(that aren't documentaries).
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UFP Episode 51: The One About Cocaine Bear
Josh and Mark discuss the world of cult films as they try to make sense of the new Elizabeth Banks movie, "Cocaine Bear."
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UFP Episode 50: MCU-Mania!
For the 50th episode of the Utah FilmPod, Josh and Mark review "Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" and draft their favorite MCU films.
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UFP Episode 49: Laughing Out Loud
Comedian David Ackerman joins Mark to rank the best comic actors of all time, and David reveals the three movies that had the biggest impact on his career.
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UFP Episode 48: Apocalyptic Cabin Fever and Salty Single Moms
Josh and Mark review the new M. Night Shyamalan movie, "Knock at the Cabin," and Mark reports on the new film from director John Carney.
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UFP Episode 47: Anticipation and Dread in 2023
Josh and Mark preview the films that fill them with anticipation and dread as we head into 2023.
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UFP Episode 46: A January Surprise
Josh and Mark review the surprisingly good January action release, "Plane," discuss the Golden Globe results, and reflect on the first time they saw "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon."
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UFP Episode 45: A Man Called Tom
Josh and Mark kick off the new year with a review of "A Man Called Otto" and a draft of their favorite Tom Hanks movies.
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UFP Episode 44: The Best of 2022
Steve Salles of the KSL Movie Show joins Josh and Mark to recount the best films of 2022.
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UFP Episode 43: The Banshees of Avatar (in 3D!!!)
Josh and Mark discuss "Avatar: The Way of Water" and "Banshees of Inisherin," and Mark reports on his belated screening of Baz Luhrmann's "Elvis."
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UFP Episode 42: 12 Days of Christmas Movies
Josh and Mark review a pair of new Christmas movies and draft a dozen favorites to fill your flatscreens with holiday cheer.
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UFP Episode 41: Looking through a Glass Onion
Photographer Will Malone of the Photography is Dead podcast joins Josh to review Rian Johnson's new film "Glass Onion" and discuss the crossover between the worlds of photography and film.
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UFP Episode 40: Meet the Spielbergs
After reviewing Steven Spielberg's new semi-autobiographical feature "The Fabelmans," Josh and Mark take turns drafting their all-time favorite Spielberg films.
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UFP Episode 39: Dare to be Chidsey
Local director, producer, and engineer (according to iMDB) Michael Chidsey joins Josh and Mark to review the new Weird Al movie, and explain his dysfunctional affection for all things Sam Raimi.
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UFP Episode 38: Return to Wakanda
Josh and Mark discuss the new Marvel release "Wakanda Forever" and the five minutes of the new Netflix series "Blockbuster" that Josh watched before turning it off in disgust.
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UFP Episode 37: All Quiet on the Wasatch Front
As we come up on Veteran's Day, Josh and Mark review the new Netflix feature "All Quiet on the Western Front," and discuss the war film genre.
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UFP Episode 36: Sad news from Top Hat Video
Josh and Mark discuss the new civil rights drama, "Till," and reflect on the sad news that after 40 years in business, Top Hat Video will be closing its doors.
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UFP Episode 35: Michael Myers Can Eat Our Shorts
With Josh unwilling to let the new "Halloween" trilogy dupe him for a third time, he and Mark offer some alternate horror recommendations. They also discuss Peter Farrelly's "The Greatest Beer Run Ever" and the new Netflix documentary, "Redeem Team."
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UFP Episode 34: To Amsterdam and Beyond
Mark and Josh say farewell to departed co-host Dani Hatch, discuss David O. Russell's new film, "Amsterdam," and...wind up talking about music again.
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UFP Episode 33: Big Budgets, Big Names
The hot topics of this week are all big names with a lot of money tied to them. "Avatar" has returned to theaters, and "Andor" and "Rings of Power" are gracing streaming services.
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UFP Episode 32: Conflicted Feelings
Kicking off the Fall lineup, Mark and Dani cover "See How They Run" and Josh gives his take on "Don't Worry Darling." Although they are high quality productions, there are conflicted feelings when it comes to the final verdicts.
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UFP Episode 31: Getting Reel for Fall
After a short break, it's time to get caught up on what everyone has been watching! Mark and Josh saw the 40th Anniversary showing of "The Wrath of Khan" and Dani reviews the recent release of "Samaritan."
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