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'The Ten' Breaks the Rulesnew

Naked Gun meets Waiting for Godot.
Isthmus  |  Kent Williams  |  09-11-2007  |  Reviews

'The Simpsons Movie': American Idiotnew

The movie ranks right up there with the average good episode, albeit four times as long and largely (but not entirely) free of commercial interruptions.
Isthmus  |  Kent Williams  |  08-06-2007  |  Reviews

The Hitman's Dilemmanew

In You Kill Me, he must get sober to murder again.
Isthmus  |  Kent Williams  |  07-16-2007  |  Reviews

The Popular Vote: 'American Idol' Puts a New Spin on Democracy

American Idol has done what political campaigns have been unable to do in a while: made people feel like they have both an important role in the process and an effect on the outcome.
Isthmus  |  Kent Williams  |  05-10-2007  |  TV

Bombs Away!new

Our critic's list of great movies that other critics hated includes Cleopatra, Heaven's Gate, Ishtar and Gigli.
Isthmus  |  Kent Williams  |  12-26-2006  |  Reviews

German Film Evokes Ostalgienew

How funny/sad it is that, having been swept into the dustbin of history, an entire country -- what used to be one, anyway -- is now filled with longing for yesterday's brooms.
Isthmus  |  Kent Williams  |  05-27-2004  |  Reviews

AFI's Lifetime Achievement Award Goes to Meryl Streep

Unlike other great stars, Streep’s mystique has to do with our inability to pin her down. Is she a star or an actress? A leading actress or a character actress? A dramatic actress or a comedic actress? Is she beautiful or strikingly plain? USA Network broadcasts the American Film Institute's tribute to the incandescent star on June 21.
Isthmus  |  Kent Williams  |  05-27-2004  |  Profiles & Interviews

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