Events
Homewrecker – Review
There’s nothing more annoying than a jealous lover who constantly runs on the assumption that their significant other is cheating on them. … read more
Daddy Longlegs – Review
From the start, Lenny is depicted as a carefree thirtysomething New Yorker with no direction or responsibility in life.
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7 Days – Review
It’s a tragedy when a parent must bury their child from the result of an accident, but when the death is the product of a predator’s sadistic fantasy, no form of justice seems fit for the crime. … read more
Get Low – Review
The opening shot of Oscar-winning director Aaron Schneider’s Get Low reveals a house bursting with fire. … read more
Last Train Home – Review
Every year in China over 130 million migrant workers leave their factory jobs in large cities to travel home and reunite with their families for Chinese New Year. For many, it is the only time they will see their family for the entire year. … read more
Restrepo – Review
Junger and Hetherington have created a fine piece of embedded journalism with their documentary, Restrepo. Restrepo is war—war without the Hollywood lighting, the special effects or the cleverly crafted lines. … read more
Freedom Riders – Review
In 1961, a civil rights group known as CORE set out to unveil the inequalities that black individuals faced in the South despite the federal ban of racial discrimination and segregation in interstate travel. … read more
X-Dance 2010: Celebrating Ten Years of Action Sports
I don’t know about you but I love festivals. I’m serious, I absolutely love them. I can remember back in the day attending the Warped Tour to see a bunch of fellow punks come together in unison to kick the shit out of the man (or each other). Or the Phish festivals where a dozen hundred Hippies take a bunch of drugs together and spread free love all over the place, including your own blanket (you still disgust me). I mean these things are fantastic, from a writer’s point of view anyway. That being said it’s with my great pleasure to welcome back to Salt Lake City: X-Dance! … read more
HARD Fest LA
Halloween this year was celebrated a little different for throngs of electronic music fans in LA. The normal costumes you’d expect to see, you know, zombie Michael Jackson, the dude with the baby from the Hangover, etc., were replaced by Deadmau5 masks and almost-naked ravers. … read more
Treasure Island Music Festival
I expected two things out of the first day of San Francisco’s Third Annual Treasure Island Music Festival: a sea of hipsters and a day of full-blown dancing. I was not disappointed. … read more