By even the most lenient of cinematic standards, "Trapped by the Mormons" is not a good piece of filmmaking. In fact, local film historian Hunter Hale concedes that "seen today, it plays as unintentionally hilarious." Read More… From The Deseret Morning News

Richard Dutcher and I agree that LDS cinema is in crisis. But we disagree about the reasons, and I personally believe that his approach to filmmaking is a big part of the problem. Recently I sat on a panel of LDS filmmakers at the annual LDS booksellers' convention. I'm generally known as a fiction author [...]