AltWeeklies Wire
Big Talknew
The ever-ingratiating Denzel Washington both stars and directs this feel-bad-then-good fable, based on the mid-'30s triumphs of the debate team from all-black Wiley College. Also reviewed: The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
12-27-2007 |
Reviews
Love in the Time of Call Centersnew
Outsourced screened at this year's DC Labor Filmfest under the guise of a globalization parable, yet no inconvenient truths about the exportation of American jobs are revealed in the film, which is actually a sweet-natured, cross-cultural romantic
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
12-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: John Jeffcoat, Outsourced
'Love in the Time of Cholera' Challenges Directornew
An inconsistent director, Mike Newell has succeeded with The Good Father and Donnie Brasco and flopped with Enchanted April and Mona Lisa Smile.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
11-15-2007 |
Reviews
War Zones of Contentionnew
The battlefields of Iraq and Uganda don't quite get their due in Redacted and War/Dance.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
11-15-2007 |
Reviews
'Romance and Cigarettes': Bada-Bing, Gotta Dancenew
This intentionally unglamorous romp boasts a big-name cast, a brash disregard for mainstream expectations, and one paramount insight: Real men like pussy. If the word makes you recoil, this movie isn't for you.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
11-08-2007 |
Reviews
'For the Bible Tells Me So,' 'Mr. Untouchable,' and 'Kurt Cobain About a Son': To Blur With Lovenew
Three new docs offer sincere but fuzzy portraits of homophobia, a fallen drug kingpin, and Kurt Cobain.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
11-01-2007 |
Reviews
'American Gangster' and 'Control': Bio Hazardsnew
Biopics on a drug kingpin and Ian Curtis expose the perils of outsize ambitions.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
11-01-2007 |
Reviews
'Home of the Brave': Homeland Insecuritynew
Anyone who wants a fix of bloody Iraq War actuality needn't look to this Hollywood vehicle.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
05-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Home of the Brave, Irwin Winkler
'Fay Grim': Fools' Errandsnew
While not as strident as its forerunner, Fay Grim is more amusing in concept than execution.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
05-18-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Fay Grim, Hal Hartley
Wedding Crashernew
Richly entertaining but emotionally limited -- nothing really seems to be at stake here.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
04-13-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Susanne Bier, After the Wedding
The Parent Trapnew
Although the film is not especially stylish or distinctive, it benefits from compelling performances and an elegantly structured script.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
04-13-2007 |
Reviews
We Hate it When Our Fens Become Successfulnew
This is one of those obsessively cinema verite documentaries that really ought to come with a study guide.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
04-09-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Julien Temple, Glastonbury
Children of the Revolutionnew
As much a character drama as a political one.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
04-09-2007 |
Reviews
Wintry Mixnew
Carefully constructed tone dissipates in a cop-out ending.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
04-09-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: First Snow, Mark Fergus
Heist's Disciplesnew
The main thing that distinguishes the movie is its hero's regret and befuddlement.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
03-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Scott Frank, The Lookout
