Slamdance Film Review: A Great Lamp

Posted on January 25, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

A Great Lamp | Saad Qureshi | Photos courtesy of Big TIme PR

A Great Lamp makes crucial points about the coded ways we talk about what it means to be well-adjusted or independent, and why these terms might be ultimately futile. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: Skynd Deg Sakte (Hurry Slowly)

Posted on January 26, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Hurry Slowly | Anders Emblem | Photos courtesy of Big Time PR

Skynd Deg Sakte is a gorgeous, affecting tribute to the things we sometimes overlook or undermine. … read more

Slamdance Film Review: Crystal Swan

Posted on January 26, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Crystal Swan | Darya Zhuk | Photos courtesy of Big Time PR

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

Posted on January 26, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

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

Posted on January 26, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Spiral Farm | Alec Tibaldi | Photos courtesy of Big Time PR

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

Posted on January 28, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

The Beksińskis. | Marcin Borchardt | Photos courtesy of Big Time PR

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

Posted on January 27, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

History of Love | Sonja Prosenc | Photos courtesy of Big Time PR

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

Posted on January 28, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

We Are Thankful | Joshua Magor | Photo courtesy of Big Time PR

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

Slamdance Film Review: Cat Sticks

Posted on January 27, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

Cat Sticks | Ronny Sen | Photos courtesy of Big Time PR

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

Posted on January 25, 2019 (May 21, 2024) by Asha Pruitt

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

High West – Supper Club Series

Posted on January 31, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

The courses for the Supper Club Series change weekly. This week featured raw vegetables, a smoked-chicken forestiere, mashed potatoes and white-wine-and-mushroom sauce served next to an elk meatloaf.

While many travelers will find themselves in Wanship, the ambitious adventurers continue farther up the road to experience the majesty that is the Blue Sky Ranch, home to High West Distillery and Refectory. … read more

SLUG Mag’s Time Warp – 30th Anniversary Party

Posted on January 31, 2019 (January 24, 2022) by Asha Pruitt

As a salute to the last 30 years, SLUG Magazine is hosting a celebration to bring together all of those who have helped make SLUG the strapping, savings-account-owning 30-year-old it is today. … read more