Authors: Alexander Ortega
Review: Dinos Boys – Last Ones
Dinos Boys = early The Damned x The Boys … read more
Review: All Pigs Must Die – Nothing Violates This Nature
All Pigs Must Die initiate Nothing Violates This Nature with the thrashy “Chaos Arise”—and it does! … read more
Photography-Plus: Brent Courtney, Image Sculptor
Brent Courtney vies for his photos to be “clean, balanced and minimal,” as he puts it. He is a Swiss Army Knife when it comes to the mediums he works in. … read more
Editor’s Picks: 10 Post-Punk Albums from the 2010s that You’ll...
Alexander Ortega felt it necessary to talk about 10 of his favorite post-punk albums that he’s encountered—by and large—through SLUG Magazine this decade. … 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
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