Authors: Alexander Ortega
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
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
Sundance Film Review: Acasӑ, My Home
Acasӑ, My Home succeeds as a cinéma verité documentary that offers a compelling case study about the shortcomings of how we live. … read more
Sundance Film Review: The Killing of Two Lovers
Really, all of the actors of The Killing of Two Lovers do a great job. The writing, however, keeps its semblances of story low to the ground and linear. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Identifying Features (Sin Señas Particulares)
Identifying Features (Sin Señas Particulares) is a harrowing narrative about Magdalena (Mercedes Hernández), who seeks her lost, adolescent son, Jesús (Juan Jesús Varela). … read more
Sundance Film Review: Summer White (Blanco de Verano)
Summer White (Blanco de Verano) doesn’t offer traditional payoffs that we may want or expect as viewers, and it’s certainly better for it. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Kajillionare
Miranda July’s Kajillionaire weaves protagonist Old Dolio Dyne (Evan Rachel Wood) into a life of con artistry and emotional neglect. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Bad Hair
Bad Hair is the kind of film that I think most audiences want to see at Sundance. It’s good, draws from cultural folklore, and pushes boundaries accessibly. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Possessor
Possessor is fucked up. It’s a great Midnight category movie, and let it be known that there is intense body horror and violence. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Okavango – River of Dreams (Director’s Cut)
When it comes to nature documentaries, there’s the Animal Kingdom dimension that also is a measure of success. For this, I needed my trusty nature-doc buddy: Babyface. … read more
Sundance Film Review: La Llorona
La Llorona is a good way to get your fix for a socially aware, supernatural psychological/revenge thriller at Sundance 2020. … read more
Slamdance Film Festival 2020: Close Quarters (Territorio)
Close Quarters is a narrative feature that deconstructs tropes of masculinity—in Mexican society, no less—and instills a gripping sense of unease. … read more
