AltWeeklies Wire
Banana Fritter
Despite a couple of good jokes, George's plot line is too blah for bigger kids and too complicated for the pre-K acolytes.
Washington City Paper |
Louis Bayard |
02-10-2006 |
Reviews
Pardon Our French
The Pink Panther is a parlor game that should've stayed in Steve Martin's parlor.
Washington City Paper |
Louis Bayard |
02-10-2006 |
Reviews
God Bless Americash
Jarecki ineffectively seeks a recurring pattern in a war that, thanks to arrogance, incompetence, and other still-hidden reasons, breaks many of the long-standing rules of American military engagement.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
02-10-2006 |
Reviews
Bushy Tales
With a beguilingly relaxed rhythm and elegant cinematography, Three Burials is a pleasure to watch, yet the film lacks a critical dramatic element -- growth.
Washington City Paper |
Mark Jenkins |
02-10-2006 |
Reviews
Type-A Personality
Directed with maximum cliche, this is an old-school, over-the-top thriller updated for the 21st century.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-10-2006 |
Reviews
Charm Shitty
In an undistinguished reality-TV style, Ewing and Grady never rise above condescension.
Washington City Paper |
Tricia Olszewski |
02-10-2006 |
Reviews
Slip-Sliding Away to Olympic Goldnew
High-tech developments are helping Olympic competitors go higher and faster than ever.
NOW Magazine |
Joseph Wilson |
02-10-2006 |
Sports
Secrets of the Ben-Wa Sisterhoodnew
Passion Parties doesn't just sell lubes, lotions and sex toys in the suburbs -- the company's best product may be its compass for navigating the tricky legacy of the sexual revolution.
Sacramento News & Review |
Jonathan Kiefer |
02-10-2006 |
Sex
Movie Musicnew
The Oscar-nominated composer Gustavo Santaolalla discusses fleeing Argentina and seeing Brokeback as more than a gay cowboy movie.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Donnell Alexander |
02-10-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Criminals We Electnew
At the Enron trial, it becomes clear that government co-conspirators will never be prosecuted.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
02-10-2006 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Poll Dancenew
The odds are overwhelming that 2006 will prove the most disgusting election in U.S. history -- until 2008, that is.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Mick Farren |
02-10-2006 |
Media
Tags: media
Comedy on the Front Linesnew
While entertaining U.S. troops, two Los Angeles comics see the war for themselves.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Carl Kozlowski |
02-10-2006 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Girl Troublenew
The Los Angeles juvenile detention system is filled with young women and their gang rivalries, sexually charged lives and anger management issues.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Bonnie Schindler |
02-10-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Grammar Wreck
The basic language of filmmaking eludes the director of Freedomland.
Salt Lake City Weekly |
Scott Renshaw |
02-10-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Freedomland, Joe Roth
It Can Happen Herenew
Maggie MacDonald sounds the alarm with a novel set in a totalitarian near-future.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
02-10-2006 |
Fiction
Tags: Kill the Robot, Maggie MacDonald
