Review: Wild’s End

Review: Wild’s End
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Wild’s End is very much a take on the classic alien invasion tale War of the Worlds, but with the added twist of the characters being anthropomorphic animal people. … read more

Review: The Mantle

Review: The Mantle
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The Mantle is nothing shy of a continuation of Image Comic’s proud history in new titles. … read more

Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

Review: Star Wars: The Force Awakens
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My first experience in a movie theater was for a screening of Return of the Jedi. The original trilogy regularly played on my television, I wore a different Star Wars shirt to school every day for weeks and obsessively collected the action figures. So, you can imagine my reaction to the first prequel in 1999 as not being favorable, but let’s not get into that. … read more

SLUG Style: Ana Hardy

SLUG Style: Ana Hardy
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Ana Hardy is a digital content intern here at SLUG, and we couldn’t help but notice that every day she walks into the office looking sharp with her sense of retro style. She’s a writer and musician, and always looks like she would fit in with Holly Golightly singing “Moon River” on a fire escape. … read more

Life on the Stage in Utah Comedy: Advice for Aspiring Professional Comedians

Life on the Stage in Utah Comedy: Advice for Aspiring...
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Ask any comedian, and they will tell you that comedy may look easy, but it is actually very hard work. As an entertainment form, it is demanding, time-consuming and it can take years for comedians to develop their talent before they start to see any kind of payoff. … read more

Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq: This Is An Emergency

Spike Lee’s Chi-Raq: This Is An Emergency
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Chi-Raq, Spike Lee’s latest satire-meets-agitprop, is incendiary, uneven and heavy-handed with the polemics, musical cuts and rhythm-centric dialogue. It’s also the most electrifying that we’ve seen from Lee in the past decade. … read more

Retail Hell: Plan-B’s Premiere Production of Booksmart

Retail Hell: Plan-B’s Premiere Production of Booksmart
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Booksmart is only here for two weeks. Grab your tickets at the Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center ASAP and check out the rest of Plan-B Theatre Company’s lineup for this year. This is a dedicated group of designers, producers and performers that will give you a show to remember. … read more

Review: Mouse Guard – Legends of The Guard Volume 3

Review: Mouse Guard – Legends of The Guard Volume 3
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Mouse Guard’s illustrated artwork varies with each artist and story but the overall artistic theme is beautiful and quaint. … read more

Review: Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXIV

Review: Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XXXIV
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If there’s ever a time to be an Mystery Science Theater 3000 fan, aside from when the show was actually on the air, it’s now. … read more

Review: The Night Before

Review: The Night Before
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In the vein of cult favorites like Bad Santa and A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas, Jonathan Levine’s holiday adventure lets the children sleep all snug in their beds while the adults drink, smoke weed and get all screwed up in their heads. … read more