AltWeeklies Wire
'21' is Full of Plot Implausibilitiesnew
For most of its length, 21 seems like a cautionary tale ... at least, until the whole point is negated by a tacked-on happy ending.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andy Klein |
03-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: 21, Robert Luketic
Good Guy or Bad Guy?new
The big Kahuna of bad guys on Lost, megalomaniacal Others leader Benjamin Linus (Michael Emerson), has made a habit of insisting he's one of the good guys. How can a guy who once killed a bunch of his own people with nerve gas be good?
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Natalie Nichols |
03-28-2008 |
TV
Jazzy and Be-Boppinnew
With Jazzfest less than a month away, it is time to clear your schedule and figure out which days to attend.
Jackson Free Press |
Rob Hamilton |
03-28-2008 |
Concerts
Tags: concerts
Dead Aheadnew
The band's sound is everything you'd expect from a group with ties to two illustrious music scenes as disparate (yet kindred-spirited) as Muscle Shoals and Haight-Ashbury.
Jackson Free Press |
James Hughes |
03-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Butter Upnew
Butter has no substitute; a chemist is just no match for a cow.
Jackson Free Press |
Jesse Yancy |
03-28-2008 |
Food+Drink
Too Proud for a Negronew
It begins in the South in the 1950s, a time when protagonist Henry Walker is the resident "negro magician" at Jeremiah Musgrove's Chinese Circus.
Jackson Free Press |
Lindsey Maddox |
03-28-2008 |
Fiction
Survival of the Luckiestnew
4 Months is a dream of beautiful filmmaking that takes the shape of a nightmare about power, freedom, friendship and the choices a person makes.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-28-2008 |
Reviews
Finders Keepersnew
The Bank Job is merely sufficient, a serviceable but forgettable film that appeases in the same way drive-thru food appeases. It should be savored about as much.
Eugene Weekly |
Jason Blair |
03-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Roger Donaldson, The Bank Job
Shorts Weathernew
Many of this year's Oscar-nominated shorts feel, unsurprisingly, like short stories, slices of life and character that leave an impression, a feeling, an unforgettable image.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-28-2008 |
Reviews
Cross-country Musicnew
Without ever saying something so obvious, The Band's Visit is underlined by the idea of music as a means of communication that requires no words to express the deepest feelings.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-28-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Eran Kolirin, The Band's Visit
Making the Bandsnew
Girls Rock! is a fascinating behind the scenes peek at the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls, and an inspiring introduction to the camp for parents and kids who may not have heard of it before.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-28-2008 |
Reviews
Presidential Politics 101new
A word of warning: If you don't want to know who's going to win the presidential election, don't read further.
Jackson Free Press |
James L. Dickerson |
03-28-2008 |
Commentary
Growing Painsnew
Miss Pettigrew takes place in graceful, somewhat old-fashioned territory.
Eugene Weekly |
Molly Templeton |
03-28-2008 |
Reviews
Let the Chickens Roostnew
Now is a good a time as any to exorcise the prejudices on both sides. The question is: Who will have the grapefruits to do it first?
Jackson Free Press |
Kamikaze |
03-28-2008 |
Race & Class
Tags: race relations
Gripe, Moan and Complainnew
How about that stock market! It's like a broken-down hoopty that has gone out of control.
Jackson Free Press |
Sue Doh Nem |
03-28-2008 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
