Film Review: The Long Walk

Film Review: The Long Walk
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Has the veil of the American Dream finally been destroyed? We walk the Long Walk. Others are left behind and we are punished for going back for them because they weren’t strong enough. … read more

Review: Taylor Swift — The Life of a Showgirl

Review: Taylor Swift — The Life of a Showgirl
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The Life of a Showgirl suffers from a bad case of shock-factor-laced lyrics, an unwelcome surprise for a woman who has wielded the English language like a sword. … read more

Film Review: The Smashing Machine

Film Review: The Smashing Machine
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Though it often subverts your expectations of a sports film, The Smashing Machine devolves into a textbook sports picture as it nears its conclusion. … read more

Matthew McConaughey Drives The Lost Bus

Matthew McConaughey Drives The Lost Bus
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McConaughey stars as a school bus driver whose personal life is overshadowed by the life-or-death task of shepherding 22 children through a raging inferno. … read more

 
 
Alex Caldiero’s Final Recitation of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl”

Alex Caldiero’s Final Recitation of Allen Ginsberg’s “Howl”
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Alex Caldiero has performed Ginsberg’s seminal long poem, “Howl,” every five years since 1995. This 30-year tradition will unfortunately terminate on Oct. 7. … read more

Local Review: Modifiers — Well Oiled Machine

Local Review: Modifiers — Well Oiled Machine
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This is a fast, tight and ultimately groovy punk record that gives a lot of reasons to be excited for whatever Modifiers does next and wherever that might bring them. … read more

Film Review: One Battle After Another

Film Review: One Battle After Another
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We may not be fighting a literal war today, the tension and division feel as real — and One Battle After Another is the film that speaks directly to this moment. … 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

Inaugural Orem Film Festival Debuts Ten Local Shorts

Inaugural Orem Film Festival Debuts Ten Local Shorts
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Ten films were screened at the Orem Film Festival, making up an impressive range of narrative and documentary shorts from both local and out-of-state artists. … read more

Local Review: drunk in june — felicity 

Local Review: drunk in june — felicity 
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felicity won’t be a party starter, it’s perfect for those quiet evenings where reflecting, winding down or driving with the windows open after dark seems necessary. … read more

Big Thief @ SLC Twilight 09.22.2025

Big Thief @ SLC Twilight 09.22.2025
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It’s hard to describe that passage of time, but as a lifelong fan I could feel it with each passing song. … read more

Review: The Chameleons – Arctic Moon

Review: The Chameleons – Arctic Moon
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Arctic Moon doesn’t sound exactly like a place The Chameleons has visited before. Those expecting an extension of Where Are You? might even be surprised by how different Arctic Moon feels. … read more