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Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of February 21, 2025 . A nice, feel-good family movie called “ The Unbreakable Boy ” leads the way as Zachary Levi plays the father of Austin, an autistic boy with brittle bone disease and an unbreakable spirit. “ Win or Lose “ is a new series from Pixar on DisneyPlus that looks at a junior...

While KellieAnn is recovering from surgery, our good friend Heather Kelly is guest hosting Fan Effect this February with her limited Money Making Sense series live from Sundance 2025. This episode is ” Tiger .” Filmmaker Loren Waters tells the story of the Native American family who started the t-shirt company " Tiger " in 1977.  It was a very small operation, working 24/7 to fill...

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher # WhatToWatch for the weekend of Valentine's Day 2025 , and there are a lot of options. First up is the latest from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with “ Captain America: Brave New World ,” and how you like it may depend on how you feel about not having Steve Rogers as Cap anymore. Making a threequel for the iconic animal, “...

While KellieAnn is recovering from surgery, our good friend Heather Kelly is guest hosting Fan Effect this February with her limited Money Making Sense series live from Sundance 2025. This episode is “ Death Education .”  Death is a taboo subject in China. Filmmaker Yuxuan Ethan Wu wants to start the conversation about dying with his short documentary " Death Education ," which is...

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of February 7, 2025 .  Supporting Oscar winner Ke Huy Quan finally gets to lead a movie and an action-romance, no less! But  “ Love Hurts ” isn't maybe the best vehicle ever, yet there are some mindlessly fun moments if you can get past the mindless violence. The Oscar-nominated movie from Br...

While KellieAnn is recovering from surgery, our good friend Heather Kelly is guest hosting Fan Effect this February with her limited Money Making Sense series live from Sundance 2025. This episode is “ The Hooters’ Eric Bazilian .” Songwriter, producer, and musician Eric Bazilian of The Hooters says he started his first band the day after seeing The Beatles on the Ed Sullivan Sho...

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of January 31, 2025. “ September 5 ” is a tense, fascinating, tight 90-minute watch that looks at the beginnings of how modern news is covered...and the ABC SPORTS crew did it. It takes place entirely in the ABC broadcast studios in Munich '72, and it's worth your time to check out. For kids, but not a...

While KellieAnn is recovering from surgery, our good friend  Heather Kelly is guest hosting Fan Effect this February with her limited Money Making Sense series live from Sundance 2025. This episode is“ Rendezvous Cinema Center .”  Funding an independent movie just got a bit easier.  That's according to Hedge Fund creators Michael Perrone , Slater Wayne , and Chris De La...

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of January 17, 2025 . While Andy isn’t a fan of the typically gory horror flick, “ Wolf Man " wasn't dislikable.  The Golden Globe Best Picture winner, “ The Brutalist, ” is finally in theaters locally.  Netflix’s streaming movie “ Back in Action ” stars Jamie Fo...

Ensign Events’ Ryan Sagers guests again to discuss this year’s JanuARTy event on Saturday, January 18, 2025, at the Valley Fair Mall in West Valley City, Utah, from 11 am to 7 pm. This event includes local artists, vendors, a cosplay contest with some of our friends from the FanX Cosplay Hall of Fame friends as judges, an art contest with a Mural painting reward, and even a free screen...

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of January 10, 2025 . “ Better Man ” is a musical with a unique hook, a performing monkey, and is about musician Robbie Williams, which is worth a watch. " Den of Thieves 2: Pantera " didn't screen for critics, so you're on your own with this. For streaming options, Amazon Prime Video has a new action/...

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher # WhatToWatch for the weekend of January 3, 2025 .  But this episode is a special feature; ‘Andy’s favorite films of 2024.’ He watched a LOT of movies last year, and now many of them are available for at-home viewing. So, take a listen and discover his four top recommendations from 2024 and where you can watch them! The...

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of December 20, 20204 . The big movie is " Mufasa: The Lion King ," a sequel/prequel movie that is enjoyable for the whole family. Another computer-animated anthropomorphic character returns to the big screen in " Sonic the Hedgehog 3 ," which brings in Keanu Reeves to voice the nemesis hedgehog, Shadow. Also in t...

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of December 13, 2024 . The best thing to watch is actually streaming on Netflix : " Carry-On " is a super-tense action thriller reminiscent of  "Die Hard 2” and even has a Christmas angle. Also streaming, DisneyPlus’s " Dream Productions " takes us back to the imaginative world of  "Inside Ou...

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of December 6, 2024.  5, 2024 . This week’s movie roundup starts of strong with Jude Law and Nicholas Hoult turning in outstanding performances in " The Order ." One of the better-animated movies of the year, " Flow " follows a kitty trying to survive a catastrophic flood and has absolutely no dialogue...

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the long Thanksgiving weekend of 2024. “ Moana 2 ” is already breaking records this Thanksgiving weekend and while kids are loving it, reviews are mixed. Also out this week is a couple of streaming Christmas movies, including Netlfix’s " Our Little Secret " stars Lindsay Lohan and Kristin Chenoweth, which mi...

“ Wicked: Part 1 ” is now in theaters, and the Broadway musical spectacular turned silver-screen sensation has defied our producer/cohost KellieAnn Halvorsen’s expectations. On this episode of Fan Effect, she is joined by her fellow fangirl Katelynn VanBuren to explore all things Oz and how the various book, stage, and movie adaptations come together beautifully in this latest on...

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of November 22, 2024 ." Wicked " (Part 1) is a stunningly beautiful, colorful, fun, and vibrant cinematographic adaption of the stage production. While the John M. Chu film might be long, it doesn’t seem like it, and it’s not the only solid movie this week. “Wicked” faces of with “ Gl...

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher # WhatToWatch for the weekend of November 15, 2024 . While Andy had high hopes for “ Red One ,” he has doubts it is 'THE ONE' to see this weekend. The real favorite of the week was “ A Real Pain ,” starring Jesse Eisenberg & Kieran Culkin, which actually won the screenwriting award at this year's Sundance Film Fest...

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of November 8,  2024. Starting off, " The Best Christmas Pageant Ever " is a delightful adaptation of a book and an excellent family film to kick off the holiday season. Andy actually sat down with Producers Chet Thomas and Darin McDaniel of the show in a Movie Show Digital Extra, which you can find at this l...

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of Nov 1, 2024 . If you want a hit of nostalgia, Robert Zemeckis, Tom Hanks, and Robin Wright are back in theaters with  the generational film " Here ." Also in theaters is a unique faith-based fighting film called “ The Carpenter ,” which mixes a bunch of things that you wouldn't usually put toge...

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of October 25, 2024 . The weekend's big movie is “ Venom: The Last Dance .” For which Andy had to set aside his objections to a Spider-Man Universe film without Spider-Man to admit it was reasonably entertaining. What was more than entertaining is “ Conclave ,” featuring Ralph Fiennes and t...

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of October 18, 2024 .  Bring the tissues for " We Live in Time ” and enjoy the rich chemistry between Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh. Michael Keaton stars in another film this year, this time playing a father trying to repair a strained relationship with his daughter in  “ Goodrich .&rdquo...

The legacy of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” has lasted through various renditions and forms, and the latest is taking the stage at The Hive Collaborative in Provo, Utah . On this episode of Fan Effect, producer KellieAnn is joined by returning guest-host Rachel Wagner of RachelReviewsTheatre , as well as the lead of the upcoming production. Joel Ackerman plays the iconic Ichabod Crane...

Andy Farnsworth joins KSL-TV to help audiences decipher #WhatToWatch for the weekend of October 12, 2024 . Three separate and unique movies are highlighted this week, led by ” Saturday Night ," a movie about the lead-up to the first episode of Saturday Night Live nearly 50 years ago, which fans of SNL will enjoy. Next is a non-Church-produced movie, " Six Days In August ," which is about the...