Month: April 2020
Film Review: Extraction
Extraction isn’t quite as deep as it wants you to think it is, but it is certainly a better-than-average action thriller with some actual surprises and engaging situations. … read more
Film Review: Sergio
Sergio, Netflix’s new biopic about the UN diplomat Sérgio Vieira de Mello isn’t a bad film, but it’s hardly the movie that its subject deserved. … read more
Book Review: Fallible
Fallible is a profoundly personal narrative on the ails of an industry and culture with respect to the experienced intersections of its author. … read more
Book Review: Verge
The stories within Lidia Yuknavitch’s Verge create a subdermal web with motifs of feminism, middle-class imposter syndrome, isolation and more. … read more
Born Ruffians’ Luke Lalonde Talks Quarantine, Infomercials and JUICE
Born Ruffians’ frontman Luke Lalonde sits down with SLUG to talk about the release of the band’s new album, JUICE, and his favorite infomericals. … read more
Film Review: Love. Wedding. Repeat
Love. Wedding. Repeat Director: Dean Craig Notorious Pictures Streaming on Netflix 4.10 One of the reasons that romantic comedy is such an inconsistent genre is that there are generally two major goals: One is creating situations that the audience can relate to, and the other is creating characters they can live through vicariously. These are
“Take a Little Trip and See”: An Interview with Zac...
Doom Trip Records founder Zac Emerson talks about the battle of releasing music in the contemporary industry and how he finds treasures in mystical music. … read more
Film Review: Tigertail
Alan Yang’s Tigertail is a story about the paths that we walk, where they lead and the regrets that we feel over the wrong turns we take. … read more
Film Review: Coffee and Kareem
The greatest contribution Netflix could’ve made would’ve been to release Coffee and Kareem exclusively in theaters, now, when no one is allowed inside them. … read more
Grocery-Store Beer Buying Guide
With the 4% to 5% ABV increase in grocery stores, Utah’s beer selection has gotten deliciously deeper. Here’s SLUG’s latest grocery-store beer buying guide. … read more
26 Minutes: The Densest Brewery Path in SLC
Taking a “beercation” is a heck of a lot of fun! We’ve traveled to some of the best areas in the United States for beer, and we know the value of having numerous breweries in a given vicinity. First, who doesn’t love the ability to walk from brewery to brewery? It’s just plain fun to
Lagerpalooza: Salt Lake’s Lager Effect
Lagerpalooza is Utah’s premier lager homebrew-off, becoming a nationally recognized, lagers-only competition that stimulates the vibrancy of craft lagers. … read more
