Film Review: Jumanji: The Next Level

Posted on December 12, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Jumanji: The Next Level is a fun and low-stakes addition to the franchise's growing canon.

Jumanji: The Next Level is a movie to go into with reasonable-to-low expectations and to have fun. And fun it is, with plenty of action and steady laughs. … read more

Punk Rock for Humanity: Rex Andersen Foundation Homeless Drive

Posted on December 11, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

“If you have something to donate, that you aren't using anyways, you might as well give it to this. In the meantime, you get to see a kick-ass rock show,” says Jeff Dillon.

The Rex Andersen Foundation Homeless Drive is something that can become a punk rock tradition for making change in the community for years to come. … read more

Triangulating Empathy: Nadia Bedzhanova Premieres Beware of Dog at Slamdance 2020

Posted on January 2, 2020 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Nadia Bedzhanova's Beware of Dog follows the lives of three seemingly distanced individuals as they struggle with mental illness in the contemporary world.

Nadia Bedzhanova’s Beware of Dog speaks to both long-standing and universal woes as well as uniquely individual and contemporary issues. … read more

Kim Petras @ The Depot 12.05

Posted on December 10, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Kim Petras' performance at the depot was heavy on hits and—of course—costume changes.

If anyone knows how to put on a show, it is Kim Petras. She came and delivered during her recent set at The Depot as part of the Clarity Tour. … read more

Scriip: Making it a little easier to tell your story

Posted on January 2, 2020 (September 5, 2024) by Asha Pruitt

As a screenwriter, Skye Emerson took it upon herself to create an affordable, intuitive and user-friendly screenwriting app called Scriip.

In January of 2018, Skye Emerson and her team started working on Scriip, an easy-to-use, affordable, accessible and modernized screenwriting resource. … read more

Film Review: The Aeronauts

Posted on December 6, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

The Aeronauts is a film that, though historically based, depicts a narrative that is more historical fiction than anything else.

If anyone out there needs a reminder that the phrase “based on a true story” should be taken with a grain of salt, The Aeronauts is here. … read more

Black Mountain @ Urban Lounge 12.02 with Ryley Walker

Posted on December 9, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Black Mountain is such a exceptional ensemble; a band with a sound so eclectic, it can feel like Sabbath, Floyd and Voivod all at the same time. … read more

The Language of the Body Told Through Cinema’s Frame: The Bi-Annual Screendance

Posted on January 2, 2020 (April 11, 2023) by Asha Pruitt

Screendanc—both the art form and the formal festival—aim to highlight the similarities and connections between film and modern dance.

Founder Ellen Bromberg discusses her plans for the upcoming Screendance Festival, an event that showcases dance for camera and film. … read more

Localized: Breakfast in Silence

Posted on December 5, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

(L–R) Russ Wood, Val Brown and Ash Bassett in Breakfast in Silence have had their music dubbed as “soul punk” which they think is essentially “emo music.”

Breakfast in Silence’s genre is a mixture of indie rock and soul punk. Ash Bassett explains that “soul punk” means they’re basically an emo band. … read more

The 1975 @ The Complex w/ I Don’t Know How But They Found Me 12.02

Posted on December 3, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

The 1975's fourth coming to Utah was an unusually intimate venue visit.

On a cold night of an ostensibly cold year in a nearly untenably chilling era, The 1975 threw a string of shimmering lights across the darkness. … read more

Magical Realism with Claire Taylor

Posted on December 5, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Cover artist Claire Taylor’s work is a mosaic of visual, literary and book arts—a meta-literary potpourri from page to page.

As a book artist, Claire Taylor combines “creative nonfiction, illustration and biology” as she examines the intersections between humans and nature. … read more

Nothing Beets Poetry: Sugar House Review Celebrates 10 Years of Publication

Posted on December 5, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

“It’s a labor of love and comes with frustrations we [the team] didn’t imagine,” says Natalie Young on creating and running Sugar House Review

Founding Editor Natalie Young discusses the challenges and triumphs of running Utah’s first independent poetry journal: Sugar House Review. … read more