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The Extra Man Needs Extra Helpnew

Kevin Kline gives a wonderful performance in The Extra Man. That was to be expected. Unfortunately, his skills are wasted in one of the most disappointing films of the year.
Boise Weekly  |  George Prentice  |  09-02-2010  |  Reviews

Halfway (Home) to Hellnew

Unlicensed, unsupervised and unknown group homes raise concerns.
Boise Weekly  |  George Prentice  |  08-25-2010  |  Crime & Justice

Good News About "Bad Writing"new

OK, so maybe you only see Sedaris' hands and not his actual face, but you know it's him from the distinctive voice and the way he fidgets.
Boise Weekly  |  Bill English  |  08-25-2010  |  Reviews

High Marks for Get Lownew

"I once sold 26 of the ugliest cars ever made one December in Chicago with the wind blowing so far up my ass I was farting snowflakes in July."
Boise Weekly  |  George Prentice  |  08-25-2010  |  Reviews

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thiefnew

Pack a picnic and watch as teenage protagonist Percy Jackson finds out that Greek gods still exist and that, in fact, he is the son of sea-god Poseidon.
Boise Weekly  |  Stephen Foster  |  08-18-2010  |  Reviews

The Girl Who Played With Fire Burns Up The Screennew

Lisbeth Salander (Noomi Rapace) is one of the best literary anti-heroines of this generation.
Boise Weekly  |  George Prentice  |  08-18-2010  |  Reviews

Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinskynew

Cool Coco and ingenious Igor heat up the summer screen.
Boise Weekly  |  George Prentice  |  08-17-2010  |  Reviews

Winter's Bonenew

To simply classify the film as an Ozark Gothic mystery would be an underestimation. It is one of the finest movies of the year, and it launches lead actress Jennifer Lawrence and director Debra Granik into the rarefied air of cinematic perfection. Let the Oscar season begin.
Boise Weekly  |  George Prentice  |  08-05-2010  |  Reviews

Boston Mednew

You can keep Grey's Anatomy or House. Boston Med, a production of ABC News, is the real thing.
Boise Weekly  |  George Prentice  |  08-04-2010  |  Reviews

Scott Pilgrim Vs. The Worldnew

ComicCon screening reveals a script and a Cera that soar.
Boise Weekly  |  Ethan Ede  |  08-03-2010  |  Reviews

How Idiocy Helped Doom the Afghan War

Americans' lack of knowledge about Afghanistan is virtually limitless. Which matters, because the U.S. is at war there. And which explains why the American military is losing its longest war.
Boise Weekly  |  Ted Rall  |  07-29-2010  |  War

See Salt: I spy with my little eye ... a very good movienew

I'm fairly certain that Angelina Jolie could kick my ass.
Boise Weekly  |  George Prentice  |  07-28-2010  |  Reviews

Half-Time in Hollywoodnew

If the Oscars were a game of golf, Hollywood would be stuck in a sand trap on the ninth hole.
Boise Weekly  |  George Prentice  |  07-21-2010  |  Reviews

Charter Yanked From Controversial Christian Schoolnew

Idaho's Public Charter School Commission yanked the charter of the Nampa Classical Academy, after only one year of operating. The academy spent the better part of its freshman year debating the use of religious texts, but it was the school's dire financial straits that led to its doom.
Boise Weekly  |  George Prentice  |  06-24-2010  |  Education

The Martini is Dead, Long Live the Martininew

Has the Cosmo officially killed the traditional martini? Or is popular culture (Mad Men, anyone?) bringing back the classic?
Boise Weekly  |  Bingo Barnes  |  06-02-2010  |  Food+Drink

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