Slamdance Film Review: Crystal Swan

Slamdance Film Review: Crystal Swan
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The theme of the movie centers around the dichotomy of Velya wanting more for herself amid the complacency of everyone around her in Belarus. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: Beats

Slamdance Film Review: Beats
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If it’s not the most original movie, Beats excels in what seems to be its main goal: show the heartwarming and restorative power of true friendship. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: Spiral Farm

Slamdance Film Review: Spiral Farm
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Spiral Farm has the ability to haunt you with its relevance and leave you in amazement with its nuanced imagery and simple, unexpected beauty. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: The Beksińskis. A Sound and Picture Album

Slamdance Film Review: The Beksińskis. A Sound and Picture Album
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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: History of Love

Slamdance Film Review: History of Love
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History of Love is a visual exploration of what grief looks as it unwinds, and as it unwinds people. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: We Are Thankful

Slamdance Film Review: We Are Thankful
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We Are Thankful and its protagonist are genuine, real and undeniably lovely in their authenticity. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: Cat Sticks

Slamdance Film Review: Cat Sticks
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Cat Sticks delves into the desperate, nightly endeavors of several addicts maneuvering their torturous jones and unglamorously careening through the sad underground of their city. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: Dollhouse: The Eradication of Female Subjectivity from American Popular Culture

Slamdance Film Review: Dollhouse: The Eradication of Female Subjectivity from...
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The film is exactly what it markets itself as, an exploration of the manner in which female pop stars are exploited and misrepresented through the media and entertainment industry. … read more

Gathering Music: The Library’s Process of Preserving Local Histories

Gathering Music: The Library’s Process of Preserving Local Histories
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The SLUG local music archive, along with the Downtown library’s own collection of local music, is now available to the public via the Main Library. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: Memphis ’69

Slamdance Film Review: Memphis ’69
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In the summer of 1969, blues artists came together to celebrate the sound and soul of blues music, despite the political climate. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: Lost Holiday

Slamdance Film Review: Lost Holiday
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What better way is there to spend the holidays than with an acid-fueled investigation into the disappearance of your drug dealer’s girlfriend? … read more

Slamdance Film Review: The Professional: A Stevie Blatz Story

Slamdance Film Review: The Professional: A Stevie Blatz Story
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The Professional is an apt title for a film about someone going through the realest hustle, of owning one’s own business and trying to keep a life together around it. … read more