Authors: Yonni Uribe
Bunnylovr: A Not-So-Fully-Formed Reflection on Isolation
Bunnylovr is worth the watch, as Zhu is very clearly an up-and-coming, promising talent with a lot to offer modern audiences. … read more
Jordan Michael Blake: Mormonism, Self Reflection and Delta Safety Videos
Jordan Michael Blake is a writer, director and founder of a spoof Taco Bell Film Festival (not at all sponsored by the actual chain). His short animated film Paradise Man (ii) is currently at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in the Animated Short Film Program. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Midnight Short Film Program
Sundance 2025 Midnight Shorts has the perfect fix for those looking for a creepy good time in a bite-size treat. … read more
Touch Me: An American Love Letter to Japanese Cinema
Addison Heimann delivers a second feature film that’s one endearing story of mental health, codependency-filled friendship, gore and lots of hentai. … read more
André is an Idiot: His Final Marketing Campaign is Genius
In André is an Idiot, we learn through Tony Benna’s even-keeled lens that André Ricciardi and his enigmatic persona are as sincere as they come. … read more
Ricky: The System Wants You to Reoffend
Within one year of release, 43% of formerly incarcerated people were rearrested. In Ricky, we watch that statistic play out in a span of 112 minutes. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: January 2025
No cultural references in this intro, just the music. January’s picks are notably mellow with contemporary big band, hip-hop and winding electronic tracks. … read more
Bold & Beautiful: Princess Deathwish
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut the world down and slowed Paredes’ momentum, he simmered on Princess Deathwish and reinvented himself. … read more
Local Review: Sympathy Pain – Swan Dive
Let Sympathy Pain consume you whole and spit you back out a completely different person. It is in fact, one hell of a “swan dive.” … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: December 2024
Open your hearts and minds and you are sure to be rewarded in the kingdom of heaven. … read more
Film Reviews: Utah Queer Film Festival 2024
This year’s edition of the annual Utah Queer Film Festival includes 18 feature films and three shorts programs, all about LGBTQ+ experiences, history and perspectives. … read more
Film Review: Smile 2
I can’t wait to see where Parker Finn’s potential as a filmmaker takes him, especially outside of the Smile franchise. … read more
