Year: 2025
Local Review: Modifiers — Well Oiled Machine
This is a fast, tight and ultimately groovy punk record that gives a lot of reasons to be excited for whatever Modifiers does next and wherever that might bring them. … read more
Film Review: One Battle After Another
We may not be fighting a literal war today, the tension and division feel as real — and One Battle After Another is the film that speaks directly to this moment. … read more
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SLUG Magazine Presents: 31 Nights of Secondhand Screenings
Your only salvation hums in the neon lights of the marquee. So lock the doors, check your candy and be very afraid… This is 31 Nights of Secondhand Screenings! … read more
Inaugural Orem Film Festival Debuts Ten Local Shorts
Ten films were screened at the Orem Film Festival, making up an impressive range of narrative and documentary shorts from both local and out-of-state artists. … read more
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Local Review: drunk in june — felicity
felicity won’t be a party starter, it’s perfect for those quiet evenings where reflecting, winding down or driving with the windows open after dark seems necessary. … read more
There’s Something in the Woods: Utah’s New and Improved Cryptid
When I heard whispers of something lurking around in the Cottonwood canyons, I expected a simple snoop for the Utah cryptid. … read more
Big Thief @ SLC Twilight 09.22.2025
It’s hard to describe that passage of time, but as a lifelong fan I could feel it with each passing song. … read more
Review: The Chameleons – Arctic Moon
Arctic Moon doesn’t sound exactly like a place The Chameleons has visited before. Those expecting an extension of Where Are You? might even be surprised by how different Arctic Moon feels. … read more
Quotidian Ragazine Offers A Wrinkle in Time With Enduring Fashion
Whether it’s a wool hunting jacket or a peacoat from the 1930s, Firestein’s curation favors garments that stand the test of time. … read more
Film Review: Eleanor The Great
Eleanor The Great succeeds as a star vehicle for its lead and an opportunity for Johansson to cut her teeth behind the camera, but only marginally so as a movie. … read more
Film Review: Him
Watching Him is the perfect equivalent to watching a promising star athlete fail: both are clearly stretched thin, overcompensating and frustrating to witness. … read more
Local Review: Starmy — Hallelujah Disappear
Hallelujah Disappear thrives in its hypnotic atmosphere. It isn’t just about catchy choruses, fast-moving beats and songs to be forgotten quickly, but a record that also builds a world inside itself. … read more
