AltWeeklies Wire
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 |
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Comfortably Dumbnew
The directors of Southland Tales and Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium like 'em big and stupid.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
11-15-2007 |
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'Fred Claus': Ho-Ho-Humnew
Never once does this big spangly artificial tree of a movie look or smell natural.
Washington City Paper |
Louis Bayard |
11-08-2007 |
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Tags: David Dobkin, Fred Claus
'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 |
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'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 |
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'Wristcutters' and 'Martian Child': Another Mean Worldnew
The heroes of Wristcutters and Martian Child navigate alien turf.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
11-01-2007 |
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'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 |
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'Provoked': Burning Lovenew
Sub-Lifetime Channel material.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
05-18-2007 |
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Tags: Jag Mundhra, Provoked
'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 |
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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 |
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Tags: Fay Grim, Hal Hartley
Stings Like a Bnew
Grindhouse goes astray only when it stops paying tribute to trash.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
04-13-2007 |
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Wedding Crashernew
Richly entertaining but emotionally limited -- nothing really seems to be at stake here.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
04-13-2007 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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