Year: 2024
Contributor Limelight: Rose Shimberg
Rose Shimberg’s internship at SLUG began in August 2023, but she has been blessing the magazine with expertly-crafted articles about her local community for over a year.
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Local Review: Snailhorse – Snailhorse II
Listening to Snailhorse II is like putting on your most-loved, most-comfortable sweater—the one that may be unflattering but that you know looks cute from just the right angle. … read more
Lucy Lawless will Never Look Away From A Great Story
If there’s one thing that Lawless hopes audiences will take away from her film, it’s a sense of love and respect for journalists working in war zones. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Hell of Se
Overall, Hell of Se has elements of interesting characters and a classic plot, but the film lacks proper development to capitalize on those unique traits. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Suncoast
In the case of Suncoast, it feels a bit too much like writer/director Laura Chinn was meeting with her therapist and was told “just write a screenplay about your teenage experiences and see if you can work in a part for Woody Harrelson.” … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Daruma
Daruma is not trying to convince you that one needs to overcome a disability in order to be happy; rather, that happiness comes from learning how to embrace it. … read more
Sundance Film Review: The American Society of Magical Negroes
The American Society of Magical Negroes is a daring, exquisitely crafted film that succeeds on every level, entertaining while educating and, most importantly, giving voice to thoughts and feelings that need to be shared and heard. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Between the Temples
Nathan Silver’s comedy Between the Temples is bursting at its haphazardly-stitched seams with fun starring the hilarious duo Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Love Me
Love Me follows two artificial intelligences as they navigate the pitfalls of a relationship while learning to understand one another as they become more aware of themselves. … read more
Sundance Film Review: I Saw The TV Glow
I Saw the TV Glow is funnier and warmer than Scheonbrun’s debut We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, but it’s also more genuinely frightening and disturbing. … read more