AltWeeklies Wire
Deal or No Deal? Networks Ax Showsnew
Will your favorites live to see another season?
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O’Leary |
04-10-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Enjoy 'The Host' - A South Korean Good-old-fashioned Monster Movienew
Funny, scary, emotional, thrilling and occasionally bloody B-grade monster threatens Seoul!
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
03-27-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: The Host, Joon-ho Bong
'Raines': The Case of the Missing Goldblumnew
Brilliant but slightly crazy, Raines fits nicely alongside other current nutty TV detectives from shows like Monk, Numbers and Psych.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
03-20-2007 |
TV
Tags: TV
Anachronistic Horror Talenew
Svankmajer steals scraps here and there from both Poe and de Sade, but is really its own cracked take on the thematic legacy left behind by those infamous writers.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O’Leary |
12-05-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Jan Svankmajer, Lunacy
High Yieldnew
Though The Nine doesn't boast the genre-twisting sci-fi-ish elements of Lost, it has quite a bit more in common with that hit series than you'd think.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
10-17-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
Disappointing Translationsnew
From Super Mario Brothers to Silent Hill, video games-turned-movies (and vice-versa) are a terrific waste of time.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O’Leary |
06-20-2006 |
Movies
Cold Turkeynew
Are the organizers of TV Turnoff Week 2006 insane?
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O’Leary |
05-02-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
A Telenovela Love Trianglenew
This new South American drama proves more soapy than sexy.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
04-18-2006 |
Reviews
A Sort of Homecomingnew
There is still more Vietnam to come in this year's presidential campaign. And thanks to Butler's latest contribution, you will find a narrative, not infused with partisan sound bites or Michael Moore-style storytelling, but one that most importantly constructs a painful history lesson. A lesson that it seems America is hell-bent to learn a second time.
Weekly Alibi |
Tim McGivern |
10-01-2004 |
Reviews
Pomp and Circumstance Drives Brit-Lit Romancenew
I really couldn't give a toss if poor Ms. So-and-so finally climbs up that snobby social ladder and marries Lord What's-his-name.
Weekly Alibi |
Devin D. O'Leary |
09-03-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Mira Nair, Vanity Fair
