AltWeeklies Wire
Hugging the Middle-of-the-Road
In the middle of the cliche sandwich is a surprisingly engaging movie about the impact of high-school sports on a group of exceptional young women.
Washington City Paper |
Josh Levin |
06-16-2006 |
Reviews
Elvis Is In the Building
The King attempts to sell a contrived premise through rigorous underplaying.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
06-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: James Marsh, The King
Realistic Sucking Action
"Don't be afraid of cliches," a character is advised by a soap-opera producer, and the script takes that advice.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
06-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Cedric Klapisch, Russian Dolls
People Who Film in Glass Boxes -- Shouldn't
Slow-moving, unengaging, and ultimately unsatisfying this film has more than its director to blame.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
06-16-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Alejandro Agresti, The Lake House
Resisting Reformnew
A judge extends federal oversight over the LAPD for three more years, but the department shows little willingness to change.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Tom Hayden |
06-16-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Death Is on the Air
This film's great achievement is that it makes you face the gloomiest facts of life head-on--and then lets you walk out with a smile.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
06-16-2006 |
Reviews
The Devil's Advocatesnew
The arrival of 6/6/06 gave the faithful and the curious an excuse to party like a beast across Los Angeles and beyond.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
06-16-2006 |
Culture
Love, Interruptednew
They met on the Internet, he thought they had the perfect date, but then she vanished into thin air.
NOW Magazine |
Gird Ursef |
06-16-2006 |
Commentary
King Pinnednew
The places and faces in this new father/son narrative are as real as it gets.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Dowler |
06-16-2006 |
Reviews
Hope Floatsnew
The Lake House reunites Bullock and Reeves in a twilight-zone romance.
Hail Maria, Full of Greasenew
Orange County Housecleaners tells the stories of Southern California maids.
OC Weekly |
Gustavo Arellano |
06-16-2006 |
Nonfiction
Where is Orange County's Missing 'Terrorist'?new
Terror suspect Khalil Deek moved from an Anaheim, Calif. apartment to a Jordanian prison; current whereabouts unknown.
OC Weekly |
Nick Schou |
06-16-2006 |
International
Colonial Relapsenew
The death throes of an empire are practically nothing when compared with the twitch of the marital death nerve in this semi-autobiographical debut.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard E. Grant, Wah-Wah
Pop Cabaretnew
Man Man's milkshake is probably better than yours.
Tucson Weekly |
Annie Holub |
06-15-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Man Man, Six Demon Bag
Wrestling for Orphansnew
This sophomore outing from the director of Napoleon Dynamite is full of cheesy goodness, courtesy of Jack Black, but a little goes a long way.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
06-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Jared Hess, Nacho Libre
