Book Reviews

Book Reviews

Book reviews for Assassination, Courtney Crumrin Vol. 5, Lost and Found: An Amy Devlin Mystery , Michael Jackson’s Dangerous (33 1/3), Next Testament Vol. 1 and The Punk Rock Las Vegas Survival Guide. … read more

Movie Reviews

Movie Reviews

Movie reviews for Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, I Origins, Land Ho!, Tammy and Under The Electric Sky. … read more

Gallery Stroll: One Gallery, Several Ways

Gallery Stroll: One Gallery, Several Ways
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The monthly gallery stroll is meant to be a time to relax and enjoy a leisurely stroll through art galleries—taking in the most recent exhibits, catching up on the local art scene, running into old friends or meeting new people. What if you focused on just one gallery, though? … read more

Desire Will Set You Free: Interview with Director Yony Leyser

Desire Will Set You Free: Interview with Director Yony Leyser
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Yony Leyser’s new film, a feature-length narrative that mixes autobiographic and docu-fictional elements, follows a cast of outsiders through a subcultural landscape that is uniquely outsider—Berlin. SLUG spoke with Leyser about writing, directing and acting in the film, and the Kickstarter campaign that he hopes will help bring the film to Utah’s film festival circuit. … read more

Welcome to Salt Lake, Night Vale

Welcome to Salt Lake, Night Vale
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I was stunned upon first walking up to the Rose Wagner Theater on Monday. Hundreds of people were crowding the sidewalk and lobby, at least half of them in cosplay. The crowd was a sea of black, purple, white and gray – and mysteriously ominous-looking eyes were painted on every other body. … read more

Welcome to Night Vale: A Traveling, Creepy Radio Show

Welcome to Night Vale: A Traveling, Creepy Radio Show
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When I try to describe the Welcome to Night Vale podcast to people who have not heard it before, I hark back to the times of old radio shows. A time when families would crowd around the radio to listen to stories told strictly through sound, character development and plots that were easy to keep up with. It’s just like that, but it takes place in a town where nothing is as it seems, everything is scary and the government is terrifyingly awful (or awfully terrifying). … read more

Damn These Heels Film Festival: Mala Mala

Damn These Heels Film Festival: Mala Mala
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This gorgeous and well-made documentary pulls its audience right into the heart and soul of the contemporary Puerto Rican trans* community, through intimate portrayals of nine of its members, including a diverse cast of genderbending drag performers, transgender sex workers, business owners and activists. … read more

Damn These Heels Film Festival: The Way He Looks

Damn These Heels Film Festival: The Way He Looks
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While the world watched a bunch of sweaty men kicking around balls in Brazil, I was watching this coming of age story of a rebellious, blind and gay Brazilian teenager. Leonardo (Fabio Audi) desperately wants to get away from his loving yet overprotective parents; his best friend and sidekick, Giovana (Tess Amorim), desperately wants to turn their friendship into something more. … read more

Damn These Heels Film Festival: Dual

Damn These Heels Film Festival: Dual
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On her last shift working as a shuttle driver in Ljubljana, Slovenia, Tina (Nina Rakovec) meets Iben (Mia Jexen), a quirky Danish traveller stranded on her way to Greece. Over the next day, the two quickly develop an intense and cryptic relationship over cakes, beer and kittens. … read more