Film Review: The Running Man

Film Review: The Running Man
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While The Running Man is hardly groundbreaking, t’s closer to being a kind of irreverent and unsettling warning than just another assembly line action flick. … read more

Film Review: In Your Dreams

Film Review: In Your Dreams
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Siblings scared of their parents’ divorce find an old picture book about the Sandman. After reading it aloud, they find themselves sharing the same dream world. … read more

Film Review: Predator: Badlands

Film Review: Predator: Badlands
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While Predator: Badlands is packed with non-stop action and bloody fights, it also challenges the notion of what true strength and weakness really are. … read more

Film Review: Christy

Film Review: Christy
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Christy is a disturbing and powerful story full of dramatic turns and literal life or death situations, so why is it such a slog to get through most of the way? … read more

James Badge Dale Is An Actor with Something To Say

James Badge Dale Is An Actor with Something To Say
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Even if you don’t know the name James Badge Dale, you’ve loved him in something. He’s one of those actors who can disappear into a role. … read more

Film Review: Nuremberg

Film Review: Nuremberg
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Whether or not Nuremberg is truly one of the year’s best films, it’s a good one, and the importance of its message at this point in time cannot be overstated. … read more

Film Review: Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc

Film Review: Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc
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A triumph that was three years in the making, Chainsaw Man — The Movie: Reze Arc is the complete cinematic experience: higher production value and top direction. … read more

Film Review: Bugonia

Film Review: Bugonia
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With Bugonia, Yorgos Lanthimos once again asserts his singular blend of absurdity, melancholy and moral inquiry, crafting a world where human behavior feels alien. … read more

Utah Queer Film Festival 2025 Showcases Local Queer Shorts

Utah Queer Film Festival 2025 Showcases Local Queer Shorts
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These films remind us that short doesn’t mean small and that big ideas can come from the unlikeliest places. … read more

SLUG Magazine Presents: 31 Nights of Secondhand Screenings

SLUG Magazine Presents: 31 Nights of Secondhand Screenings
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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

Film Review: Ballad of a Small Player

Film Review: Ballad of a Small Player
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Berger’s Ballad of a Small Player doesn’t demand your attention like Conclave did, but there’s a big difference between not quite great and not good at all. … read more

Film Review: Stitch Head

Film Review: Stitch Head
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I don’t want to oversell this one and make anyone rush out expecting a “Pixar in its prime” level masterpiece by any means, because Stitch Head certainly isn’t on that level — but does it really have to be? Check your snobbery at the door and enjoy this utterly joyful little monster piece. … read more