Arts
Ririe-Woodbury Breaks New Ground: the live creature and ethereal things
This piece has truly been a local collaboration, and a chance to create a multi-genre happening that is truly of Salt Lake. … read more
Creature Feature: Brook Neilson (Is Garbage)
Brook has spent years working to understand herself and has continually pushed herself to connect with others through her art, the unique way in which she experiences the world. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men
Gathered in a theater in Staten Island, members rap group Wu-Tang Clan reminisce the circumstances that brought them into fame. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Memphis ’69
In the summer of 1969, blues artists came together to celebrate the sound and soul of blues music, despite the political climate. … read more
Sundance Film Review: This Is Not Berlin
This Is Not Berlin celebrates the (sexual and artistic) counter-cultural liberation that this permutation of the punk scene heralded in the ’80s. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Extremely wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile Sundance Film Festival Director: Joe Berlinger It is difficult to ignore the “controversy” surrounding Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, starring Zac Efron as Ted Bundy and Lily Collins as Bundy’s longtime girlfriend, Liz. The controversy has to do with many people believing the trailer, and Efron’s performance, would
Sundance Film Review: Miles Davis, Birth of the Cool
Miles Davis: Birth of The Cool Sundance Film Festival Director: Stanley Nelson The greatest names of jazz always include the ultimate in cool: jazz trumpeter Miles Davis. Julliard-trained and performing in jazz ensembles since an early age, Davis was known for his artistic flare, his emotive, vulnerable sound, and his chameleon-like ability to adapt to
Slamdance Film Review: The Beksińskis. A Sound and Picture Album
The Beksinkis. A Sound and Picture Film is a heart-wrenching film dripping with melancholy, but it certainly is worth the watch. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: We Are Thankful
We Are Thankful and its protagonist are genuine, real and undeniably lovely in their authenticity. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Happy Face
In a disorienting evolution, the film Happy Face is a piece that explores abandonment, fear and the interplay between society and self-worth. … read more
Sundance Film Review: David Crosby: Remember My Name
With a knit cap over his long, silver hair, David Crosby (Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, The Byrds) recounts his life as a rock star … read more
SLUG Style: Julia Freij
Julia Freij is a writer and film director. She is proud of her Middle Eastern heritage and is self-described as “not as scary as she looks.” … read more
