In an ever-growing sea of satire, political quasi-documentary Citizen Weiner fails to make a clear statement nor much of a lasting impression. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Citizen Weiner
A Discussion on I’m ‘George Lucas’: A Connor Ratliff Story with Director Ryan Jacobi
Since 2014, Ratliff has interviewed baffled celebrity guests in character as Lucas, at first on stage at Hell’s Kitchen’s UCB Theatre and, since the pandemic, over elaborately live streamed video conference calls. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: On the Way Home
The film expresses the point that many of the younger people are excited to be moving into a new place, but many older residents are hesitant. … read more
Local Review: The Apathetics – Last Rites
What do all punk rockers do when they reach middle age? They give up all the rage and embrace the misery. … read more
Contributor Limelight: Nate Schwartz
The ever-reliable Nate Schwartz has taken SLUG’s social media presence to the next level starting in November 2020. … read more
Sundance Film Review: The Outrun
The Outrun follows Saoirse Ronan’s character Rona through a cycle of victories and relapses as she seeks out a personal reset that will stick. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Sasquatch Sunset
Sasquatch Sunset is somewhere in between a low-brow, gross-out physical comedy and a touching survival documentary. … read more
Sundance Film Review: How to Have Sex
How to Have Sex is a shockingly realistic portrayal of how young girls are first introduced to the trap of sexual hedonism and the relationship between social pressure and blurry consent. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Darla in Space
After learning that she is over $300,000 in debt, Darla discovers a sentient kombucha scoby named Mother that can communicate with her telepathically and give people psychedelic orgasms. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Handling the Undead
Handling the Undead is a well-crafted re-contextualization of a familiar monster that ruminates on how to mourn loss when it’s staring you in the face. … read more
Sundance Film Review: A Real Pain
In A Real Pain, two cousins reunite after their grandmother’s death for a trip to Poland, where old family tensions resurface. … read more
Slamdance Review: Bike Vessel
Bike Vessel is an intimate documentary where director Eric Seals undertakes a bike journey from St. Louis to Chicago with his father. … read more
