AltWeeklies Wire
Mewl Britannia
Africa's colonial period may be over, but the Western tradition of making pretentious, Anglocentric, overlong movies about the continent lives on.
Washington City Paper |
Justin Moyer |
05-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard E. Grant, Wah-Wah
Goals to Newcastle
All slo-mo, Britpop, and blood-pumping, Goal! is nothing less -- or more -- than Armageddon on the soccer pitch.
Washington City Paper |
Huan Hsu |
05-15-2006 |
Reviews
Statutory Rope
Valley takes itself altogether too seriously, even when dealing in giggle-eliciting cliches.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
05-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: David Jacobson, Down in the Valley
All the World's a Sage
Whatever the source of Art School Confidential's bile, this portrait of the young man as an artist could use less concept and more craft.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
05-15-2006 |
Reviews
Waif, Waif, Don’t Tell Me
The story wanders in unexpected directions, but mostly Somersault just wanders.
Washington City Paper |
Louis Bayard |
05-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Cate Shortland, Somersault
Australian for Leer
Not since Crash has a movie been so ruthlessly espaliered around a single theme.
Washington City Paper |
Louis Bayard |
05-15-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Look Both Ways, Sarah Watt
Cruise Control
This is as brisk and artiness-free as a summer blockbuster should be.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
05-15-2006 |
Reviews
Compassion Play
These days, peril doesn't necessarily have anything to do with empathy.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
05-15-2006 |
Reviews
Unlocking Levelsnew
"This book is kind of a gamble -- it's flat-out irony; there's no respite."
The Georgia Straight |
John Burns |
05-15-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
Give Peace a Chancenew
The Fellowship of Reconciliation is sending 25 people on a mission to Iran to change perceptions.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
05-15-2006 |
International
Tags: War on terror, Iran
Talkin' 'Bout a Revolutionnew
Markos Moulitsas discusses the new grassroots.
LEO Weekly |
Marty Rosen |
05-15-2006 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
On the Waterfrontnew
Reform candidate Anne Dicker, who wants to represent Philadelphia's river wards in the state house, may not win the Democratic primary, but the progressive movement she represents is clearly gaining momentum.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Gwen Shaffer |
05-15-2006 |
Politics
Immi-great!new
An immigrants' rights advocate spells out a fairer, more humane policy.
New Haven Advocate |
Jorge Baron |
05-15-2006 |
Commentary
In Need of Correctionsnew
The Philadelphia prison system has a nasty federal lawsuit on its hands.
Philadelphia Weekly |
Steve Volk |
05-15-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Wrong Party?new
It appears that by running for the Democrats, Joe Nation has entered the wrong primary.
North Bay Bohemian |
Peter Byrne |
05-15-2006 |
Commentary
Tags: 2006elect
