AltWeeklies Wire
To Aaron Is Human ...
Conversations' split screen becomes something to love.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-18-2006 |
Reviews
Good Grief
Foulkrod's one-sided doc is nonetheless uniformly worthy.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
09-18-2006 |
Reviews
Code Unknown
Dick merely assumes accusations of of a "fascist" system are true and never really makes the case for them.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
09-18-2006 |
Reviews
Old's Cool
This is exactly the kind of disc that should come from a smart, veteran band that loves hacking up a solid-gold tune, has played with everyone from Ray Davies to the Sun Ra Arkestra, and has found more and more work lately scoring films.
Washington City Paper |
Joe Warminsky |
09-08-2006 |
Reviews
Lost Boy
The Wicker Man isn't so much a horror film as a skin-crawling mystery.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-08-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Neil LaBute, The Wicker Man
Shooting Stars
Somewhere along the way, this movie lost its original name, Truth, Justice and the American Way, and became Hollywoodland -- that the latter title is even more generic turns out to be entirely appropriate.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
09-08-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Allen Coulter, Hollywoodland
Transported
This is mindless entertainment of the most gleeful kind.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-08-2006 |
Reviews
Downers and Uppers
These compelling interviews with some of the world's greatest minds about the world's sorry situation show us it's sorrier than you think.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-08-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Nobelity, Turk Pipkin
Get Your Motor Running
However rock-star he might have gone, Desmedt's skill as an artist is undeniable.
Washington City Paper |
Pamela Murray Winters |
08-25-2006 |
Nonfiction
Tags: Indian Larry, Timothy White
I Love the 90s, Again
This potpourri could easily slouch toward sentimentality, and it occasionally does, but Charles' somewhat heavy hand produces not only a convincing, pitiable sketch of a teenager but also a disarming main character.
Washington City Paper |
Shauna Cowal |
08-25-2006 |
Fiction
A Message to You, Rudy
The only marvel in this ho-hum adaptation of Papale's unlikely route to a short-lived NFL career is how often first-time director and veteran cinematographer Core drops the ball.
Washington City Paper |
Matthew Borlik |
08-25-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Ericson Core, Invincible
Cross to Bear
With its facile attempt at political indictment and across-the-board caricature, Poster Boy is less thought-provoking than just plain irritating.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
08-25-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Poster Boy, Zak Tucker
Fifteen Blue
This is a Bible story set in the universe of Hummer limos and gentrification.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
08-25-2006 |
Reviews
The Bukowski Stops Here
Hamer's detachment suits the desultory exploits of Bukowski alter ego Henry Chinaski, who's underplayed with stunning authority by a bearded, lumpy Matt Dillon.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
08-25-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Bent Hamer, Factotum
Numb and Number
The protagonist, a villain by the standards of most American movies, is treated not as a hero but as something more interesting: a fully drawn individual characterized not only by pivotal mistakes but also by the reasons for making them.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
08-25-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Half Nelson, Ryan Fleck
