Of all the holidays celebrated worldwide, no single day is more loved by the UTG staff than Halloween. With the arrival of October, the time has finally come to begin rolling out a plethora of features and special announcements we have prepared in celebration of our favorite day, including the one you’re about to read. […]
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UTG’s 31 Days Of Halloween: ‘Urban Legend’
October 12th, 2013 
Grace Duffy 
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MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Dirties’
October 11th, 2013 Grace Duffy Film: The Dirties Director: Matt Johnson Starring: Matt Johnson, Owen Williams It’s curious how, in the rush to blame violent outbursts by youths on video games and heavy music, people rarely pause to consider the impact a hostile schooling environment can have on a teenage psyche. Society is so quick to condemn pop culture for […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
October 1st, 2013 Grace Duffy Movie: Ain’t Them Bodies Saints Director: David Lowery The brooding, dreamlike landscapes of Ain’t Them Bodies Saints will inevitably invite comparisons with Terrence Malick’s Badlands, not least because both films focus on a pair of young and star-crossed lovers. However, David Lowery’s gorgeous indie is a decidedly more localized, intimate film than Malick’s masterwork, rich […]
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Jude Law Talks Up “Smarter And Cleverer” Sherlock Holmes 3
September 27th, 2013 Grace Duffy Guy Ritchie’s take on legendary detective Sherlock Holmes may not be to everyone’s tastes – I have at least one purist friend who regards it as an aberration of nature – but there’s no denying it’s a much looser, more broadly entertaining interpretation of the character than anything that has gone before. In a popular […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: Empire State
September 1st, 2013 Grace Duffy Film: Empire State Starring: Liam Hemsworth, Dwayne Johnson, Michael Angarano Directed by: Dito Montiel I absolutely guarantee you that reading a liveblog of this movie would be far more entertaining than watching the film itself. Liam Hemsworth may have gotten notions after The Expendables 2, but any empathy incurred by his speedy dispatch in that […]
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First Trailer for ‘Dallas Buyers Club’
August 28th, 2013 Grace Duffy Early Oscar predictions are already beginning to surface, and one of the frontrunners in many lists is perhaps the unlikeliest person imaginable. It would have been hard to believe just a few years ago, but Matthew McConaughey has topped off his recent career resurgence with an outstanding 2013 that has seen him turn in potentially […]
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MOVIE REVIEW: A Teacher
August 24th, 2013 Grace Duffy Film: A Teacher Starring: Lindsay Burdge, Will Brittain Directed by: Hannah Fidell Tales of forbidden romance are perhaps among the most familiar – and frequent – stories committed to film. Exploring the power imbalance inherent in the illicit union between an older party and a teenage paramour provides ripe dramatic and cinematic potential, especially given […]
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Scene & Heard: ‘Man of Steel’
August 12th, 2013 Grace Duffy Writing about Man of Steel now, even in the wake of that Comic-Con announcement, feels almost belated. Until the revelation that Superman would be teaming up with his comic book cohort Batman for the sequel, it seemed that buzz had died down on the film (and unsurprisingly so, as it turned out to be a […]
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REVIEW: Sweet Weapons – All of My Best Friends are Dogs
July 30th, 2013 Grace Duffy Artist: Sweet Weapons Album: All Of My Best Friends Are Dogs Genre: Hardcore/rock Label: Escapist Records It’s strangely difficult to get more information on Sweet Weapons, but in an odd way it kind of adds to the lure of this album. All of my Best Friends are Dogs is, in itself, a profoundly strange album, […]
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REVIEW: Sick Puppies – Connect
July 26th, 2013 Grace Duffy Artist: Sick Puppies Album: Connect Genre: Rock Label: Capitol Slightly conflicted, uneven at times, but appealing, Australian trio Sick Puppies’ fourth album Connect seems to find itself caught between two competing desires. It is for the most part chart-flavoured, with straightforward structuring, engaging choruses, and quick running times but there’s a distinctly darker undertone that […]
REVIEW: Forever the Sickest Kids – J.A.C.K.
July 2nd, 2013 Grace Duffy Artist: Forever the Sickest Kids Album: J.A.C.K. Genre: Pop-punk Label: Fearless Records Forever the Sickest Kids sing pop-punk songs with big choruses, happy riffs, and electronic elements. That’s it. That’s their USP. If something so commonplace in the scene can be described as a USP. It’s a sunny vibe, but it’s not a very imaginative […]
REVIEW: Mixtapes – Ordinary Silence
June 26th, 2013 Grace Duffy Artist: Mixtapes Album: Ordinary Silence Genre: Pop-punk Label: No Sleep Records Do you remember being about 13 or 14, possibly brand new (or even a seasoned appreciator) to the world of rock and pop punk, feeling bright and positive and enthusiastic and gloriously attuned to the future? That’s what listening to Mixtapes feels like. A […]
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