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Socially Trangsressive Living Artnew
Strange as it may be to say, Jackass: Number Two is just the kind of vicarious excitement for which the movies were invented.
Austin Chronicle |
Josh Rosenblatt |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Jackass: Number Two, Jeff Tremaine
Matrimonial Affairsnew
Even if it's not quite an affair to remember all year, this BBC Films mockumentary about three wacky weddings is pleasant and enjoyably diverting.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Confetti, Debbie Isitt
The Emperor Has No Clothesnew
It's astonishing how bad this movie is despite an A-list cast and director.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Unclear on the Concept
M. Ward's Post-War has a concept problem: The war he's singing about isn't over.
Washington City Paper |
Justin Moyer |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
For Whom the Bong Tollsnew
Chong cuts a hugely sympathetic figure in the story of his legal troubles after Operation Pipe Dreams, an anti-paraphernalia sweep that specifically targeted his bong business.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: a/k/a Tommy Chong, Josh Gilbert
Empire Strikes Out
Empire sounds as if it were composed on a pub napkin when the band was on bacchanalian auto-pilot during five spare minutes between a drunken brawl with Liam Gallagher and a failed pass at Kate Moss.
Washington City Paper |
Aaron Leitko |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Snooze Alarm
This film is more proof that Gael García Bernal has the worst taste in screenplays of any currently hot actor.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Unsafe Harbor
Haven is no masterwork, but Flowers orchestrates local color and intricate melodrama with more flair than many more experienced directors.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Frank E. Flowers, Haven
Unearthly Mess
The frenetic camerawork is a convenient ploy to keep the audience from finding out that even the filmmakers don't know what the hell is going on.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: John Gulager, Feast
Something Borrowed, Something Blew
Initially idealist politicians often turn corrupt -- it's probably safe to say that for many people in 2006, that idea is pretty much a given.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Prison Boundnew
The probation system in Texas may be setting people up to fail.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
09-22-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Dear Watsonnew
A new album from the Montreal indie crew maps the geography of where it was recorded.
NOW Magazine |
Sarah Liss |
09-22-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Close To Paradise, Patrick Watson
One Wickedly Witty Authornew
One half of How Happy To Be is a toxic-toned critique of the public's insatiable desire for insider gossip,while the other tracks a child brought up by an emotionally absent father.
NOW Magazine |
Susan G. Cole |
09-22-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Tags: How Happy To Be, Katrina Onstad
Brother Actnew
Representative Ford's de facto support for brother Jake as his successor could threaten his chances in the Senate race. And their ex-congressman father has made no secret of his intention to pull out all the stops for both of his sons.
The Memphis Flyer |
Jackson Baker |
09-22-2006 |
Politics
A Deliriously Disreputable Misfirenew
The movie is one-third conventional Ellroy adaptation(à la L.A. Confidential), one-third De Palma personal cinema freak-out, and one-third film-noir cliché.
The Memphis Flyer |
Chris Herrington |
09-22-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Brian De Palma, The Black Dahlia
