Month: January 2023
![A Distinct Society: Love, Loss and Understanding](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Vaneh-Assadourian-and-Emmet-Smith-in-A-DISTINCT-SOCIETY-_-Credit_-BW-Productions-1024x731.webp)
A Distinct Society: Love, Loss and Understanding
A Distinct Society explores playwright Kareem Fahmy’s identity as a child of Middle Eastern immigrants during a time of political strife. … read more
![Slamdance Film Review: Love Dump](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/slamdance-love-dump-film-review-1024x576.webp)
Slamdance Film Review: Love Dump
Leila Gorstein and Jesse Kendall’s Love Dump had a distinct humor, but much of it feels wasted on genre trappings wrung dry by their ubiquity. … read more
![Slamdance Film Review: Unicorn Boy](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/slamdance-unicorn-boy-film-review-1024x480.webp)
Slamdance Film Review: Unicorn Boy
Slamdance feature Unicorn Boy was a unique romp through a fantasy world and a deep exploration into Director/Animator Matt Kiel’s psyche. … read more
![Slamdance Film Review: The Mad Writer](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/slamdance-film-review-the-mad-writer-1024x578.webp)
Slamdance Film Review: The Mad Writer
The Mad Writer moves with an urgency deserving of its subject matter, but maintains a light, loose vibe throughout. … read more
![Sundance Film Review: Theater Camp](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/theater-camp-sundance-film-review-1024x576.webp)
Sundance Film Review: Theater Camp
The subject of Theater Camp is ripe for comedy, but it feels painfully forced if it’s not done right. Thankfully, this one more or less succeeds. … read more
![Slamdance Film Review: Mad Cats](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/slamdance-mad-cats-review-1024x504.webp)
Slamdance Film Review: Mad Cats
Mad Cats is a joy to behold. When something’s this much of a blast, looks this good and has this much quality stunt work, how could it not be? … read more
![Film Review: Living](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/living-still-film-review-SLUG-2023-1024x622.webp)
Film Review: Living
Living is an uplifting and heartfelt film that is never cloying and never dwelling on its sad moments, provoking plenty of genuine warmth. … read more
![Slamdance Film Review: A Perfect Day for Caribou](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/slamdance-film-review-a-perfect-day-for-caribou-1024x768.webp)
Slamdance Film Review: A Perfect Day for Caribou
A Perfect Day For Caribou’s metaphor is a little obvious, but following Herman and Nate through their shared blood and flawed traits is a quiet fascination. … read more
![Slamdance Film Review: With Peter Bradley](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/with-peter-bradley-slamdance-film-review.webp)
Slamdance Film Review: With Peter Bradley
In the Slamdance documentary With Peter Bradley, director Alex Rappoport focuses on what’s important both to Bradley and to the audience–the art. … read more
![Slamdance Film Review: New Religion](https://www.slugmag.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/new-religion-slamdance-film-review.webp)
Slamdance Film Review: New Religion
Having time and the ability to perceive it allows us a sense of history. In Keishi Kondo’s New Religion, history is enviable when you have so little of it. … read more