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Just Skidding

This film violates the axiom that a movie with all the intellectual rigor of a Hot Wheels commercial or a Street Low issue should at least feature charismatic stars.

Washington City Paper | Josh Levin | 06-26-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Justin Lin, The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

Seasonal Unaffective Disorder

How most events and characters connect to each other is anybody's guess.

Washington City Paper | Tricia Olszewski | 06-26-2006 | Reviews

Tags: autumn, Ra'up McGee

The Passion of the Heist

Watching a disease-riddled, restlessly curious man in action is fascinating.

Washington City Paper | Tricia Olszewski | 06-26-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Rebecca Dreyfus, Stolen

What Are Words For?

This film is so frenzied that it takes a while to comprehend that just about everyone in it is completely misguided.

Washington City Paper | Mark Jenkins | 06-26-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Patrick Creadon, Wordplay

Tortured Artistry

This is a powerful statement of outrage -- visceral, high-pitched, and enveloping.

Washington City Paper | Mark Jenkins | 06-26-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross, The Road To Guantanamo

Schmooze Festnew

At a cocktail party for River Rock Casino, CEO Shawn Smyth worked the crowd.

North Bay Bohemian | Peter Byrne | 06-26-2006 | Commentary

Multiculti Hip-Hop Insurgencynew

Nicaraguan, Puerto Rican, and Filipino hip-hop all thrive in the East Bay.

East Bay Express | Eric K. Arnold | 06-26-2006 | Music

Portrait of the Artist as an Old Mannew

After a lifetime in the arts, Christopher Lane is wrestling with poverty, mental illness, and a massive debt.

SF Weekly | A.C. Thompson | 06-26-2006 | Art

Tags: visual arts

Pity the Rapistsnew

Oakland's new mayor-elect may have talked about transparent government, but if his past is any indication, he'll be about as press-friendly as Dick Cheney.

East Bay Express | Will Harper | 06-26-2006 | Politics