Invisible Nation’s 85-minute runtime does not linger on cliche storytelling, where it could easily drive the tone into make-believe propaganda. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Invisible Nation
Slamdance Film Review: The Herricanes
The Herricanes leaves the audience inspired to try new things and break down stereotypes, no matter what other people might think. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Slide
Slide is a madcap animated Western centered around a small town called Sourdough Creek and its idiosyncratic locals. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Demon Mineral
Demon Mineral is a damning indictment of the U.S. government’s negligence and violence toward Indigenous communities, showing just how far-reaching the negative effects of the nuclear arms race were. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Citizen Weiner
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
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
