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Slamdance Film Review: Body
One cold and uneventful Christmas Eve, three girlfriends band together, smoke some pot and break into a stranger’s unattended house. The carefree night takes a turn … read more
Sundance Film Review: Sam Klemke’s Time Machine
Sam Klemke’s Time Machine is an autobiography with guided narration from Director Matthew Bate. It follows Coloradan Sam Klemke from 1977 to 2014 (from about age 20 to 57) as he documents updates on his life on film, which is a middle-class rollercoaster—Klemke deals with existential crises regarding employment, financial security, relationships and weight gain. … read more
Andrea Unchained: The Laurie Holden Panel
The panel, beyond the talk about Holden’s human rights work (which was the best and last part of the panel), mostly focused on Andrea, the similarities between the actress and the character, and the show, and its tight-knit cast, overall. … read more
Let’s Talk About God for a Minute
For me, theology has always been a fascinating aspect of Western societies’ love-hate obsession with religious themes in the entertainment industry, particularly literature. … read more
The Girl Who Waited: Karen Gillan Panel
Gillan’s true charm didn’t kick into full swing until the audience members began their extensive line of questioning. The hot topics for the evening were primarily centered around her role as Eliza Dooley in “Selfie,” Nebula in “Guardians of the Galaxy” and of course Amy Pond in “Doctor Who.” … read more
Ten Years of Supernatural
Instead of listening to the panelists talk the entire time we heard a lot from the audience. Still, it was a bit boring and lecture-y, but they did bring up some very good points about the show that I absolutely love. … read more
Utah Women In Film: Diversity of Every Kind in the...
The panel, which aimed to discuss women and diversity, veered directly into diversity for the majority of the discussion and dabbled in gender issues. Why is there less diversity in the media and pop culture? … read more
Warming Up for Fan Xperience
Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker announced his latest proclamation to declare that Jan. 29, 2015 will be henceforth known as Salt Lake Comic Con’s Day of Heroes. … read more
Peter Parker Stole My Spidey Senses: The Nerd Poetry Slam
A group piece by Ben Barker and Ryan Canter, which channeled the Calvin and Hobbes comics, combined a cultural reference to identify with and a ‘take with you’ life message—which is my preferred style of slam poetry. … read more
Anthony Michael Hall: The Original Geek and a Man of...
Most of the folks who make it to these Cons seem to be decent, none so more than Anthony Michael Hall. … read more