AltWeeklies Wire
Once Upon a Tile
Sadler achieves a delicacy that seems almost Asian, framing carefully, lighting beautifully, and moving the narrative forward with gentle nudges rather than the shoves more common in American cinema.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
06-12-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Doug Sadler, Swimmers
Junk/Culture
Clean relies more on texture, mood, and allusiveness than narrative propulsion.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
06-12-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Olivier Assayas, Clean
Tween Hell and High Water
How many soap-operatic experiences can even a bunch of adolescent boys go through in 94 minutes?
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
06-12-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Michael Cuesta, Twelve and Holding
Damned Kids!
Surprisingly, the utter lack of spookiness of the contemporary Damien in John Moore's remake of the 1976 classic doesn't entirely damn this latest in the seemingly never-ending parade of redos.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
06-12-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: The Omen, John Moore
Q and Not A
Should a talented journalist be prizing uncertainty over answers?
Washington City Paper |
Dave Jamieson |
06-12-2006 |
Nonfiction
Sonic Truthnew
Are the indie icons shit hot or simply shit?
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steven Wells and Brian McManus |
06-12-2006 |
Music
Tags: Sonic Youth
Haire Apparentnew
Darrell Haire helped the Jockeys' Guild avert disaster -- now he'd like the job full time.
LEO Weekly |
Rick Redding |
06-12-2006 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Straight From the Horsehead's Mouthnew
Gaetano "Tommy Horsehead" Scafidi turned state's evidence against his fellow South Philly mob associates in 2001 -- though he's had enough of the witness protection program, he can't go home again.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Ralph Cipriano |
06-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Inherit the Worthnew
Political icon and saint Carrie Meek is a lobbyist juggernaut.
Miami New Times |
Francisco Alvarado |
06-12-2006 |
Politics
Girl in Bloomnew
Megan Reilly's Southern grace is somewhere between Flannery O'Connor and ... Thin Lizzy?
Dallas Observer |
Sam Machkovech |
06-12-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Megan Reilly
Chop Suey Syndromenew
Our restaurant critic travels to China to unravel the riddle: Why can't Dallas do Chinese?
Dallas Observer |
Mark Stuertz |
06-12-2006 |
Food+Drink
From Gitmo With Lovenew
The elephant in Guantanamo's living room gets 4,200 calories a day and a Koran.
New Times Broward-Palm Beach |
Emily Witt |
06-12-2006 |
International
Tags: international
Time Heals No Woundsnew
A judge has to intervene on behalf of an inmate to save his infected leg.
Dallas Observer |
Matt Pulle |
06-12-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Most Valuable Teammatenew
The Giants got a much-needed morale booster and respectful team player in Mark Sweeney.
Last Year's Modelnew
It might be the last dance for St. Louis' independent record stores.
Riverfront Times |
Randall Roberts |
06-12-2006 |
Business & Labor
