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Sundance Film Review: STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie

Posted on January 25, 2023 (January 25, 2023) by Alton Barnhart
Image Courtesy of the Sundance Institute

Sundance biopic STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie provokes plenty of emotion without ever stooping to being a manipulative tearjerker. … read more

Posted in: SundanceTagged: Davis Guggenheim, Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie, Sundance Film Festival, sundance-2023

Sundance Film Review: Blueback

Posted on January 19, 2023 (January 19, 2023) by Alton Barnhart
Starring Mia Wasikowska, the Sundance feature Blueback is an entertaining family film that wears its conservationist credentials on its sleeve.

Starring Mia Wasikowska, the Sundance feature Blueback is an entertaining family film that wears its conservationist credentials on its sleeve. … read more

Posted in: SundanceTagged: Blueback, Robert Connolly, Sundance Film Festival, sundance-2023

Sundance Film Review: A Little Prayer

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Alton Barnhart
Image Courtesy of the Sundance Institute

The family drama A Little Prayer is a reminder that the once-budding young playwright and filmmaker Angus MacLachlan has come a long way. … read more

Posted in: SundanceTagged: A Little Prayer, Angus MacLachlan, Sundance Film Festival, sundance-2023

Film Review: Flora and Son

Posted on September 27, 2023 (September 27, 2023) by Alton Barnhart
If you’re longing for a movie that will make you smile, wipe away your tears and start tapping your toes, Flora and Son hits all the right notes. Photo Courtesy of Film Nation Entertainment

If you’re longing for a movie that will make you smile, wipe away your tears and start tapping your toes, Flora and Son hits all the right notes. … read more

Posted in: Film ReviewsTagged: Flora and Son, John Carney

Sundance Film Review: Eileen

Posted on January 27, 2023 by Alton Barnhart
Eileen is an engaging, pulpy diversion that plays like an old-fashioned dime novel you had never planned to read but find that you can't put down.

Eileen is an engaging, pulpy diversion that plays like an old-fashioned dime novel you had never planned to read but find that you can’t put down. … read more

Posted in: SundanceTagged: Eileen, Sundance Film Festival, sundance-2023, William Oldroyd

Sundance Film Review: Slow

Posted on January 21, 2023 (May 21, 2024) by Alton Barnhart
Image Courtesy of the Sundance Institute

Described as a portrait of a “beautiful bond,” Slow is instead a grim character study of a deeply unlikable individual with a regressive view of sexuality. … read more

Posted in: LGBTQ+, SundanceTagged: LGBTQ+, Marija Kavtaradze, Slow, Sundace Film Festival, sundance-2023

Review: Beauty Pill – Blue Period

Posted on January 19, 2023 (January 13, 2023) by Alton Barnhart
Beauty Pill | Blue Period | Ernest Jenning Records Co.

Beauty Pill = Pixies + Dry Cleaning + La Luz … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Beauty Pill, Ernest Jenning Record Co.

Review: Billy Nomates – Cacti

Posted on January 16, 2023 (January 13, 2023) by Alton Barnhart
Billy Nomates | Cacti | Invada Records

Billy Nomates = The Smiths + Lorde … read more

Posted in: National Music ReviewsTagged: Billy Nomates, Invada Records

Comic Review: September 1992

Posted on September 2, 1992 (January 20, 2023) by Alton Barnhart
Comic Review: September 1992

The Tundra press has recently gained an impressive reputation as being less corporate-minded and more supportive of comics creators’ rights. … read more

Posted in: Archived, SLUGmagTagged: #comicreview, #SLUGArchive

Concert Review: September 1992

Posted on September 2, 1992 (January 20, 2023) by Alton Barnhart
Concert Review: September 1992

Everyone knows what it’s like to go see a band you have neither seen nor heard before. You walk to the door hoping the overcharge isn’t too much but you’re reassured by your buddies that it’s much better than sitting at home. … read more

Posted in: SLUGmagTagged: #ConcertReviews, #SLUGArchive

Cover Story: Athlete’s Butt And The Friendly Nobodies

Posted on September 1, 1992 (January 20, 2023) by Alton Barnhart
Cover Story: September 1992

Athlete’s Butt And The Friendly Nobodies are by far one of the only true punk bands in Salt Lake City. A band that emerged from the belly of the Salt Lake underground. … read more

Posted in: Archived, SLUGmagTagged: #athletesbutt, #coverstory

Literature: September 1992

Posted on August 1, 1992 (January 20, 2023) by Alton Barnhart
Literature: September 1992

Both writers deserve to be read. McKenna’s work adds a rich cultural perspective to the argument against the War On Drugs as an excuse to wage war on the people of different cultures. The book is without apology, and for this it should be commended. … read more

Posted in: Archived, SLUGmagTagged: #bookreiew, #SLUGArchive
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