AltWeeklies Wire
Over the Topnew
Canny casting and a sly anti-consumerist message give this animated feature extra adult appeal, but like a lot of animated fare it's overly busy and splashy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
05-19-2006 |
Reviews
Breaking Ranksnew
The GI anti-war movement during the Vietnam war is recounted in this revelatory documentary whose current implications cannot be underestimated.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: David Zeiger, Sir! No Sir!
Guerrilla Girlnew
Foster travels the trans-canada highway and redefines queer identity in 533 Statements.
NOW Magazine |
Sarah Liss |
05-18-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 533 Statements, Tori Foster
'Over the Hedge,' Under the Radarnew
Most contemporary computer-animated movies are too well-adjusted and benign to be more than ephemeral blips in the history of children’s cinema.
L.A. Weekly |
Ella Taylor |
05-18-2006 |
Movies
All Overboardnew
There is a perplexing lack of personal risk in Poseidon.
New York Press |
Armond White |
05-18-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Poseidon, Wolfgang Petersen
A Blanket of Lovenew
Somersault is so beautiful and packed with feelings that it's perfect.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
05-17-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Cate Shortland, Somersault
We Proud Geeksnew
The West Wing featured smart writing, sharp acting and an vision of what could be if we just try a little harder.
San Diego CityBeat |
David Rolland |
05-17-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Let Me Don My Tinfoil Hatnew
There's a conspiracy here, and it goes far deeper than some dead gay artist/inventor's overrated painting or a secret evil self-flagellating Catholic Church coven.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
05-17-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Ron Howard, The Da Vinci Code
Girls Afraidnew
Just My Luck and Somersault map wildly different paths to maturity.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Cheryl Eddy |
05-17-2006 |
Reviews
The New Disaster Movienew
The events of September 11 renewed Hollywood's appetite for destruction.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
05-17-2006 |
Movies
Compassion Play
These days, peril doesn't necessarily have anything to do with empathy.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
05-15-2006 |
Reviews
World Cup Appetizernew
From East L.A. to the soccer fields of England, this rags-to-riches story sticks closely to the sports movie formula.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
05-12-2006 |
Reviews
I Don't Get TVnew
And I'm pretty sure the Nielsen TV Ratings people don't get me.
Valley Advocate |
Andrew Varnon |
05-12-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Sketch of a Starchitectnew
Pollack's first doc showcases Gehry’s star power, not the architecture's accomplishments.
New York Press |
Armond White |
05-11-2006 |
Reviews
Mission Successfulnew
Tom Cruise, while clearly insane, has making blockbusters down to a, um, science.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
05-10-2006 |
Reviews
