AltWeeklies Wire
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
Slow Motion Devotionnew
Into Great Silence observes an abstruse, ascetic form of Catholicism. But the documentary achieves a quietude that a Zen practitioner might wordlessly admire.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
03-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Into Great Silence, Philip Groning
Chile Receptionnew
Francesca Ancarola pays tribute to Jara by updating his work without losing touch with his music's roots.
Washington City Paper |
Ernest Barteldes |
03-30-2007 |
Reviews
Lazy Boysnew
Good Charlotte couches its new songs in lame dance beats.
Washington City Paper |
Emily Zemler |
03-30-2007 |
Reviews
Shangri-Blahnew
A poor Xerox of the diva's classic work.
Washington City Paper |
Justin Moyer |
03-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Dangerous Game, Mary Weiss
The Logical Songsnew
El-P's rhymes are brilliant, but his beats have lost their luster.
Washington City Paper |
Joe Warminsky |
03-30-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: El-P, I'll Sleep When You're Dead
Into the Light, Fantasticnew
A bit of a meditative melange, yet also a compact guide to the highlights of American medical innovations.
Washington City Paper |
Eve Ottenberg |
03-30-2007 |
Nonfiction
Reptile Dysfunctionnew
The ninja turtles are gloomier than usual in TMNT.
Washington City Paper |
Louis Bayard |
03-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Kevin Munroe, TMNT
Something Under the Bed Is Rulingnew
Parts are frightening, parts are nauseatingly sweet, and it's all confusing, but it does somehow remain engrossing.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
03-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Robert Shaye, The Last Mimzy
Thick as a Kubricknew
Malkovich is leaden as a con artist who impersonated 2001's director.
Washington City Paper |
Louis Bayard |
03-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Brian Cook, Color Me Kubrick
Love Hangoversnew
If you manage to suspend disbelief and buy that something did in fact inspire them to start drooling "I love you"s all over each other, Flannel Pajamas can be an engrossing train wreck.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
03-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Flannel Pajamas, Jeff Lipsky
A Burmese Trianglenew
Despite Connelly's clear emotional affinity for the struggle of Burmese democracy activists, she steers clear of didacticism, expertly balancing a sense of the larger political picture with details of the personal struggles of the protagonists.
Washington City Paper |
Rayyan Al-Shawaf |
03-23-2007 |
Fiction
Tags: Karen Connelly, The Lizard Cage
The Grill of Victorynew
Ridin High packs a formidable wallop, thanks to these dudes' almost monolithic delivery.
Washington City Paper |
Chris Richards |
03-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: 8 Ball and MJG, Ridin High
Unrepentant Troubadournew
A surprisingly accomplished set of folk-ribbed and rock-informed tunes.
Washington City Paper |
Joe Warminsky |
03-23-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Grace & Speed, Vandaveer
