Film Review: Blue Moon

Posted on October 23, 2025 (October 23, 2025) by Alton Barnhart

A still from Richard Linklater's 2025 film, Blue Moon, showing actors Margaret Qualley and Ethan Hawke in character.

Blue Moon is a film for people who love words and the way they roll off the tongue to form a music of their own. … read more

Film Review: Frankenstein

Posted on October 22, 2025 (October 23, 2025) by Braxtyn Birrell

Guillermo Del Toro and Oscar Isaac peer down at Frankenstein's monster.

Del Toro’s Frankenstein draws inspiration from Mary Shelley’s novel but confidently deviates from it in major ways. … read more

SLUG Style: Litzi Estrada

Posted on October 22, 2025 (October 23, 2025) by Alton Barnhart

Aside from giving an in-depth look of SLC’s heavy metal scene as one of SLUG’s Senior Staff Writers, Litzi Estrada creates art in multiple mediums. … read more

Local Review: Don’t Apologize — Expectations

Posted on October 23, 2025 (October 21, 2025) by Alton Barnhart

The cover for Salt Lake City-based indie rock band Don't Apologize's 2025 EP, Expectations.

Expectations by Don’t Apologize is a satisfying collection of songs that is sure to please the ear of any indie rock, riot grrrl or alt-rock fan. … read more

Local Review: BATTERY — Dial Up

Posted on October 21, 2025 (November 13, 2025) by Alton Barnhart

Dial Up is really something special. It taps into so many different parts of what drives music as a medium. It’s fast, it’s complex and it’s never been simpler. … read more

Local Review: The Madeline — Peaceful Uncertainty / With Senses Wide Open

Posted on October 21, 2025 (October 22, 2025) by Alton Barnhart

The Madeline mixes post-rock, folk and noise together to take you on an out-of-body experience while channeling nostalgia, melancholy and sublime bliss. … read more

Film Review: It Was Just An Accident

Posted on October 21, 2025 (October 23, 2025) by Alton Barnhart

A still shot from the 2025 international film, It Was Just An Accident.

It Was Just An Accident is a riveting film — a taut and suspenseful piece of neo realist storytelling rooted in complex questions. … read more

Local Review: Hard Men – Battlefield: Alabama – A Hard Men Story

Posted on October 20, 2025 (October 20, 2025) by Angela Garcia

Battlefield: Alabama – A Hard Men Story is packed with humorous song titles to contrast the gritty, clashing sounds of the record itself. … read more

Film Review: Perfect Blue

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Alton Barnhart

If you are a fan of Perfect Blue, anime or animation in general you owe it to yourself to see the 4K restoration of Perfect Blue in theaters. … read more

Meredith Marks Spins Her Way in Salt Lake

Posted on October 17, 2025 (October 17, 2025) by Braxtyn Birrell

Meredith Marks DJs in a hot pink dress with pink headphones around her neck

Jewelry designer Meredith Marks has recently added DJ to her growing list of titles. She’s doing it with the same polished confidence that defines her brand. … read more

Film Review: Good Fortune

Posted on October 17, 2025 (October 22, 2025) by Braxtyn Birrell

Keanu Reeves sticks his hand out wearing angel wings, as Sandra Oh also wears angel wings and looks up at him

Good Fortune is consistently funny and insightful, offering a keen perspective on what it’s like for a normal person to make any headway in today’s economy. … read more

Review: King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – Phantom Island

Posted on October 17, 2025 by Angela Garcia

Phantom Island really does take a “Wall Of Sound” approach to its recording that we haven’t seen from King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard in the past. … read more