Sundance Film Review: Person to Person

Sundance Film Review: Person to Person
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Comprising a series of vignettes shot entirely in a nicely textured and nostalgic 16mm, Person to Person brings an unassumingly hilarious and real, life-sized take on several characters as they contend with both the humdrum and the unexpected. … read more

Sundance Film Review: Bitch

Sundance Film Review: Bitch
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Bitch is a film for anyone who has felt trapped by the societal pressures that somehow still manage to dehumanize us. Marianna Palka has a unique and refreshing voice, and it will be interesting to see what she comes up with next. … read more

Sundance Film Review: Axolotl Overkill

Sundance Film Review: Axolotl Overkill
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Axolotl Overkill is a character study of Mifti, a teenage girl who feels disaffected by the life that people her age are supposed to lead. … read more

Sundance Film Review: XX

Sundance Film Review: XX
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Creating and distributing an anthology of short films is extremely difficult to pull off. XX fights that battle admirably—despite its pitfalls, it remains a solid vision of female-driven horror—but ultimately falls victim to the dangers of anthology filmmaking. … read more

Sundance Film Review: Carpinteros

Sundance Film Review: Carpinteros
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Carpinteros tells the story Julián (Jean Jean), who has been admitted into prison for a probationary period while his case goes through court. … read more

Sundance Film Review: To the Bone

Sundance Film Review: To the Bone
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All filmmakers inevitably find themselves in the uncomfortable position of choosing whether to please audiences or choosing to please critics. After checking out To the Bone, it feels like Marti Noxon has fallen into the trap of trying to please both. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: Hotel Coolgardie

Slamdance Film Review: Hotel Coolgardie
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Pete Gleeson’s documentary, “Coolgardie,” is about a remote town in Western Australia. After getting their credit cards stolen and travel savings drained in Bali, Finnish travellers Lina and Steph decide to work in the town’s pub, hoping to replenish their funds. Coolgardie, however, isn’t anything close to what Lina and Steph were prepared for. … read more

Sundance Film Review: The Big Sick

Sundance Film Review: The Big Sick
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The Big Sick is a story that deftly balances comedy and drama. It’s time to another funny and unexpectedly powerful film in the Apatow collection. … read more

Shades of Entropy Art Show @ Shades of Pale Brewery 01.20

Shades of Entropy Art Show @ Shades of Pale Brewery...
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Tolman and Silversy aim to produce more art shows in the future with the goal of subverting how people approach art. Salt Lake’s underground art scene and community will continue to flourish with collaborative efforts and visions of talented artists and enthusiastic support from locals. … read more

Excavating Anton Chekhov: Riot Act’s Whit Hertford on Poor Bastard

Excavating Anton Chekhov: Riot Act’s Whit Hertford on Poor Bastard
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Whit Hertford, American-born artistic director and founder of Riot Act, has written Poor Bastard to be non-traditionally staged in the basement of the CUAC gallery in downtown Salt Lake City. This comedy, set in rural America, is available to view until Jan. 28 and is definitely one production you won’t want to miss. … read more