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Cruella, A Quiet Place Part II, American Traitor, Port Authority and more
American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally **1/2
This truly weird historical drama/biopic shouldn’t work at all, yet somehow delivers just enough slivers of interest not to be a complete mess. It’s the story of Mildred Gillars (Meadow Williams), and American singer/actress who becomes a voice for Nazi radio propaganda while living in Berlin circa 1941, then winds up on trial for treason after the end of World War II.
New tunes by World's Worst, Cop Kid and Amateur Atlas
World’s Worst, “Balloons”
The dream of the ‘90s is alive in SLC—or at least, the dream of the ‘90s as it was re-imagined in the early 2010s by bands like Yuck.
Dream Horse ***
It would be hard to top Louise Osmond’s 2015 documentary about this same true story for both character charm and crowd-pleasing drama, but a fictionalized version could have done far worse than this one. Toni Collette plays Jan Vokes, the part-time barmaid/part-time supermarket employee in a small Welsh community who becomes the ringleader for a syndicate in which many local residents invest in a racehorse, which they name Dream Alliance.
Army of the Dead, Spiral: From the Book of Saw and The Killing of Two Lovers
Army of the Dead **1/2
Given the personal tragedy in Zack Snyder’s life, it’s hard to ignore the poignant subtext of building his zombie action thriller around a father-daughter relationship.
Below are just a few notable local things to check out on Bandcamp this Bandcamp Day. If you’re unfamiliar with the holiday (it’s a holiday now, in my mind), it’s the first Friday of the month where Bandcamp waives fees for all artists, giving them a larger cut off of all purchases of their music made on the platform.
