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Raiding Nadernew
A film dedicated to a man with a jones for warnings should come with this one: Like Nader himself usually is, it's better to go into An Unreasonable Man already armed with an opinion.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-23-2007 |
Reviews
Riding Solonew
Cage brings all his Elvis-wannabe coolness to the role, projecting mellow self-confidence whether Johnny is stumbling away from a stunt or telling his manager not to mess with the Carpenters soundtrack in his apartment.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Ghost Rider, Mark Steven Johnson
Wilberforce of Naturenew
Anti-slavery crusader William Wilberforce certainly deserves a film, and if Amazing Grace isn't equal to his achievements, it's a useful introduction to them.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
02-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Amazing Grace, Michael Apted
Cause Celebresnew
You Can't Spell "Disenfranchised" Without "France": Days of Glory takes aim at colonialism.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
02-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Days of Glory, Rachid Bouchareb
Hot Shotsnew
Carnahan's ability to leave his audience feeling anything other than shell shock has to be considered an achievement.
Washington City Paper |
Matthew Borlik |
02-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Joe Carnahan, Smokin' Aces
An Epic Shamenew
Fred Willard slinging Cialis one-liners is worse than unfunny.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-02-2007 |
Reviews
All Bark, No Bitenew
Blood and Chocolate's werewolf tale is dark but dull.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-02-2007 |
Reviews
Opal and the Invisiblesnew
A sweet and ultimately moving outback fable, whose moral is familiar from just about every Hollywood fantasy ever made.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
02-02-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Opal Dream, Peter Cattaneo
The Quality of Percy Is Not Strain'dnew
Even the most seasoned jazzhead will need to plug through For Percy Heath several times, and with patience, to get anywhere -- but despite some chaff, Parker's music succeeds.
Washington City Paper |
Michael J. West |
01-26-2007 |
Reviews
Once and Future Kingsnew
A supergroup that plays deliberately un-supergroup music.
Washington City Paper |
Joe Warminski |
01-26-2007 |
Reviews
Who Are These Masked Men?new
Clinic goes hunting for an identity yet again.
Washington City Paper |
Anne Marson |
01-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Clinic, Visitations
Simple Mindsnew
The Shins stick to their formula while staying flexible.
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Leitko |
01-26-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: The Shins, Wincing the Night Away
What Would Dave Do?new
Self displays a remarkable ability to mesh the torments of father-son relationships with a satire of religious misogyny, painstakingly constructing a future society along the way.
Washington City Paper |
Rayyan Al-Shawaf |
01-26-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: The Book of Dave, Will Self
Reeling in the Yearsnew
Sheffield can make Pavement sound brand-new while reminding his readers that time is fleeting, and that loved ones need hugs more than anyone needs an expanded reissue of Slanted and Enchanted.
Washington City Paper |
Brent Burton |
01-26-2007 |
Nonfiction
