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String Cheese
This comedy of manners has no keen fix on manners and no hunger for true human comedy.
Washington City Paper |
Louis Bayard |
04-28-2006 |
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Cabin Pressure
Greengrass' account of the fourth plane to be hijacked on Sept. 11, 2001, is the purest of action flicks.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
04-28-2006 |
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Tags: Paul Greengrass, united 93
In the Mode for Love
Three Times depicts a Taiwan that has moved from enslavement to freedom yet has misplaced something of its culture and sense of community.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
04-28-2006 |
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Tags: Hou Hsiao-Hsien, Three Times
Kibbles 'n' Tits
It's unlikely that there's another orgy movie out there that's more boring or irritating.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
04-28-2006 |
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Tags: Catherine Cahn, Charlie's Party
Simon Says ... Nothing
Despite the currency of its topics, American Dreamz doesn't make you think, and it won't make you feel any smarter than watching American Idol does.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
04-28-2006 |
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Tags: American Dreamz, Paul Weitz
Playing With Water
He's all Merriam-Webster and fringe references, but Ghostface grounds things with simple themes.
Washington City Paper |
Sarah Godfrey |
04-21-2006 |
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Tags: Ghostface Killah, Fishscale
It's Hard Out Here for an Antelope
Mountain Patrol temporarily makes the matter of a few men's survival seem like the biggest thing in the world.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
04-21-2006 |
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Marginal Gloss
Although hardly more sanguine about working-class life than the directors' earlier work, L'Enfant is a bit less claustrophobic.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
04-21-2006 |
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The One About Hollywood Friends
As in her previous movies, Holofcener proves to be a most attentive observer of human behavior.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
04-21-2006 |
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Oh Bondage, I'm Yours!
Harron doesn't bother delving into the whys of Page's choices, but simply follows her from pretty schoolgirl to foxy pinup to lovely born-again Christian.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
04-21-2006 |
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Heavenly Hash
Sparxxx's rapping proves fairly interesting throughout the album--and not just lyrically.
Washington City Paper |
Andrew Beaujon |
04-17-2006 |
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Tags: Bubba Sparxxx, The Charm
Hallmark Hippie
Gelb's mix of bent platitudes, loping-limping guitars, and wayward melodies is both wholly sincere and deeply appealing.
Washington City Paper |
Pamela Murray Winters |
04-17-2006 |
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Tags: Howe Gelb, 'Sno Angel Like You
Hack in Black
Miller's new album is less consistent than his last, but musically at least, a little bit bolder.
Washington City Paper |
Joe Dempsey |
04-17-2006 |
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Tags: Rhett Miller, The Believer
The Discovery Channel
Writer Alex Rose fills the movie with just enough humor and heartbreak to keep its feel-goodness from making you gag.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
04-17-2006 |
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Tags: Gaby Dellal, On a Clear Day
Demeans to an End
The movie stops being a raw but sympathetic portrait of a boy's traumatic upbringing and becomes simply raw.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
04-17-2006 |
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