SLUG Contributor Limelight
July 3, 2024
Contributor Limelight: Yonni Uribe
After first starting as a Film Intern last winter, Yonni has shown enthusiasm and creativity each day she blesses us with her presence. A brilliant writer and witty social media aficionado, her talents take SLUG to the next level. Find links to her new short film on her Instagram @yonni_rox.
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SLUG Magazine Presents: 31 Days of Secondhand Givings
Gather around the radiant glow of the box set and don your gay apparel, you little freaks, for a festive installment of Secondhand Screenings! … read more
Arts | Film | Film Reviews
SLUG Magazine Presents: 31 Nights of Secondhand Screenings
Your only salvation hums in the neon lights of the marquee. So lock the doors, check your candy and be very afraid… This is 31 Nights of Secondhand Screenings! … read more
This is the Place! For the Strange and Unusual: Six...
SLUG is taking you on a tour of six local haunted spots and their urban legends. Climb aboard our sinister hell ride and let us scare the living shit outta you! … read more
Film Review: Weapons
Just because you loved Barbarian doesn’t mean you objectively have to like Weapons! Enough with these new trends of director loyalty! … read more
Secondhand Screenings Gone Wild!!!
I took a “by all means necessary” approach to this batch of Secondhand Screenings, as I tasked six writers to venture out and bring me back some bizarre showings. … read more
Lord of the Films: An Interview with Patrick Gibbs
In honor of the short film, SLUG saw fit to interview the man basically behind our very own film category. Enter dramatic title card and score here. … read more
Arts | Film | Film Interviews
Film Review: Bring Her Back
Bring Her Back is a knockout exercise of exploring traumatic grief and anguish through the lens of the horror genre in a way that feels new and visceral. … read more
Film Review: 28 Years Later
Don’t be a cringe 28 Days Later purist and hold yourself back from experiencing one hell of a zombie flick. Even if the rest of the trilogy turns out to be a total flailing clusterfuck, you’ll want to experience the imaginative and elevating thrill ride that is 28 Years Later. … read more
Arts | Film | Film Reviews
Hail Mary: The SunTrapp Shines Under New Ownership
With Peterson’s ownership, you can expect bigger and cuntier events coming from The SunTrapp — not only this Pride season but all year long. … read more
Hungry Hearts: Utah Eateries that Feed the Soul
Whatever the plate might’ve been, there are certain foods that will always have a special space in our hearts. So, join us in a feast of core memories — it’s time to feed the soul! … read more
Film Review: A Minecraft Movie
While A Minecraft Movie starts strong, it falls short with bad CGI and humor that feels more geared towards adults than children. … read more
The Enigmatic Artist is Resurrected in The Form of Elmer...
While we walk and talk, we are followed by his loving and adorable bambino hairless cat, Ziggy. To say I could’ve stayed there for hours would be an understatement. … read more
Bunnylovr: A Not-So-Fully-Formed Reflection on Isolation
Bunnylovr is worth the watch, as Zhu is very clearly an up-and-coming, promising talent with a lot to offer modern audiences. … read more
Jordan Michael Blake: Mormonism, Self Reflection and Delta Safety Videos
Jordan Michael Blake is a writer, director and founder of a spoof Taco Bell Film Festival (not at all sponsored by the actual chain). His short animated film Paradise Man (ii) is currently at this year’s Sundance Film Festival in the Animated Short Film Program. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Midnight Short Film Program
Sundance 2025 Midnight Shorts has the perfect fix for those looking for a creepy good time in a bite-size treat. … read more
Touch Me: An American Love Letter to Japanese Cinema
Addison Heimann delivers a second feature film that’s one endearing story of mental health, codependency-filled friendship, gore and lots of hentai. … read more
André is an Idiot: His Final Marketing Campaign is Genius
In André is an Idiot, we learn through Tony Benna’s even-keeled lens that André Ricciardi and his enigmatic persona are as sincere as they come. … read more
Ricky: The System Wants You to Reoffend
Within one year of release, 43% of formerly incarcerated people were rearrested. In Ricky, we watch that statistic play out in a span of 112 minutes. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: January 2025
No cultural references in this intro, just the music. January’s picks are notably mellow with contemporary big band, hip-hop and winding electronic tracks. … read more
Bold & Beautiful: Princess Deathwish
When the COVID-19 pandemic shut the world down and slowed Paredes’ momentum, he simmered on Princess Deathwish and reinvented himself. … read more
Local Review: Sympathy Pain – Swan Dive
Let Sympathy Pain consume you whole and spit you back out a completely different person. It is in fact, one hell of a “swan dive.” … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: December 2024
Open your hearts and minds and you are sure to be rewarded in the kingdom of heaven. … read more
Film Reviews: Utah Queer Film Festival 2024
This year’s edition of the annual Utah Queer Film Festival includes 18 feature films and three shorts programs, all about LGBTQ+ experiences, history and perspectives. … read more
Film Review: Smile 2
I can’t wait to see where Parker Finn’s potential as a filmmaker takes him, especially outside of the Smile franchise. … read more
Film Review: Terrifier 3
Whether you’ve been a chronically online Art the Clown lore follower or a casual splatter horror viewer, there’s something for everyone in Terrifier 3. … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: October 2024
It’s SLUG’s Local Music + Graphic Design Issue, and what would that be without our Local Music Singles Roundup? … read more
Review: The Dare – What’s Wrong With New York?
As The Dare iconically put it, “What’s a blogger to a rocker”? What’s a SLUG Contributing Writer to The Dare? … read more
Series Review: The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (Season 1...
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives follows a group of Mormon women who’ve founded the popular TikTok group coined “MomTok”. … read more
Film Review: Milk & Serial
Popping up on Reddit feeds and a smattering of other online film forums of the like, Milk & Serial has been the talk of the online horror community… … read more
Local Music Singles Roundup: August 2024
There’s a lot to say about this Local Music Singles Roundup, but we’ve got the variety you need—and maybe something to make being a girl less confusing. … read more
Film Review: Longlegs
All that being said, no movie is perfect but Longlegs does come close. … read more
Local Review: Aaron Abrams – Go Sit Over There
Overall, there’s not one song on this album by Aaron Abrams that I can’t listen to. It’s a front to back, back to front, a million times over listen. … read more
Local Review: The Brobecks – Understanding The Brobecks
All that being said, do yourself a favor and take yourself on a trip down memory lane with Understanding the Brobecks. … read more
Film Review: In A Violent Nature
In A Violent Nature is very promising technically and, maybe with a better script, could’ve paved the way for a refresh that the slasher genre is so desperately begging for. … read more
Review: Hobo Johnson – FLOOD THE EARTH AGAIN/JANSPORT
Hobo Johnson reflects on his loss, all the while managing to throw out other wild-card topics such as the effects of capitalism. … read more
The Yassification of the Superhero Genre
It cemented our fates to what the superhero genre has become and at some point in time you or someone you loved fell victim to it. … read more
Sacred Division and Geometry: Paulette Platt’s Egg Art
Paulette Platt, also known as Paulette Sky, practices the Ukrainian art of pysanky to turn real eggs into art and functional jewelry. … read more
Hankerings for the Hangover: Top 8 Local Cure-Alls
Your head is ten sizes too big, as you projectile-vomit multicolored regret. How will this ever go away? With the help of SLUG Magazine, of course! … read more
Film Review: Late Night with the Devil
This is one hell of a ride, with performances that will be staples for each cast member, a demonically dark and satirical look at the dark side of ‘70s late-night television. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: The Bitcoin Car
The Bitcoin Car is a musical adventure blending the disparate worlds of goat farming and crypto mining. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Anna’s Feelings
In Anna’s Feelings, a Russian factory worker becomes an unlikely savior as she begins to hear the voices of extraterrestrial civilizations. … read more
