AltWeeklies Wire
Muscovite Mayhemnew
Russia's highest box-office grosser (until the release of its sequel) is a stylish sci-fi thriller that's filled with adrenaline-fueled pacing, an abundance of gory effects, a death metal soundtrack, and a convoluted narrative that puts The Matrix to shame.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Timur Bekmambetov, Night Watch
Walking the Walknew
16 Blocks may be a formulaic good-cops/bad-cops action flick, but it's rarely stereotypical.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Richard Donner, 16 Blocks
Inclement Clevelandnew
Meredith's debut film is a Chekhov-inspired collection of semi-intertwined vignettes about a half-dozen or so depressed people living in Cleveland, and features an impressive cast.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
What Hath Shrek Wrought?new
A clunker if there ever was one, Doogal is so mind-numbingly incoherent that parents and children alike will stare dazedly at the screen wondering what the heck is going on.
Austin Chronicle |
Steve Davis |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
Madea, My Dearnew
In this sequel to last year's Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Perry ups the ante by including Cicely Tyson and Maya Angelou in his coffee klatch.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
Mob Vortexnew
Wayne Kramer's follow-up to The Cooler has no moral compass, and swings wildly out of control while blanketed in hyper-violent digital gore effects and a thick, black nausea of the soul.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Running Scared, Wayne Kramer
Error-Prone Snobnew
Kamp's new book smells like a publisher-mandated sequel, and it doesn't work as well as his the Rock Snob's Dictionary.
NOW Magazine |
John Harkness |
03-02-2006 |
Nonfiction
Gelb's Gospelnew
Howe Gelb's 'Sno Angel Like You offers evidence of higher power at work.
NOW Magazine |
Tim Perlich |
03-02-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Howe Gelb
Evolution of Electronic Musicnew
To some, this comprehensive collection may come across as highly dissociative, but in a microchip-satellite world, what is sound anyway?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
Politics of Fearnew
A pact between the Liberal and New Democratic parties could save Canada from a decade of Stephen Harper -- so why don't people want it?
NOW Magazine |
Alice Klein |
03-02-2006 |
Politics
Their Muse is Boozenew
Watching this beer-soaked documentary, you begin wondering if throughout the world-renowned group's ascension, the dudes might actually have just tried out whatever because they were drunk.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Mastodon, The Workhorse Chronicles
Brit-Pop Melting Potnew
This British buzz band combines tautly coiled retro-contemporary 70s and a jangly, analogue Brit-pop bop.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Tony Ware |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
Desert Desolationnew
Moments of epic sadness give these Nick Cave songs a classical feel.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Chad Radford |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
Marry, Marry Quite Contrarynew
Bush has finally secured millions to promote marriage in "at-risk" communities.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
Tali Woodward |
03-02-2006 |
Children & Families
Tags: children & families
Mikey's Missionnew
Air Force Academy graduate Mikey Weinstein has entered the battle over church and state, with cannons booming.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Cara DeGette |
03-02-2006 |
War
Tags: war & peace
