AltWeeklies Wire
#$*! If We Knownew
Quantum physics, intent and possibility, science and fantasy … Is this doc hybrid a goofy cult phenomenon or educational primer?
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-10-2004 |
Reviews
Just Shoot Menew
Each character is more distasteful than the next in this vicious revenge fantasy produced by Mel Gibson.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-10-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Paparazzi, Paul Abascal
Women in Lovenew
In this mildly daffy Spanish import, a woman's grown daughters react to the news that their mother has taken a female lover 20 years younger than she.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
09-10-2004 |
Reviews
When Metal Meets Touchy-Feelynew
You don't have to be a Metallica fan to enjoy this candid documentary about rockers in therapy.
Austin Chronicle |
Marrit Ingman |
09-10-2004 |
Reviews
A Bump in the Night, Japanese-Stylenew
Fear of what's lurking just out of sight is at the heart of this horror film.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-10-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Takashi Shimizu, Ju-on: The Grudge
The (Not So) Perfect Scorenew
A solid but uninventive American remake of a sly Argentinean movie about a couple of con men should have left well enough alone.
Austin Chronicle |
Marjorie Baumgarten |
09-10-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Criminal, Gregory Jacobs
Lousy to Tastenew
What could have been an admirable meditation on family opts instead for crass caricature and hip-hop stereotypes.
Austin Chronicle |
Kimberley Jones |
09-10-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: Lance Rivera, The Cookout
Dial K for Kidnappingnew
It might feel like a B-picture – but a smart, finely tuned one that wouldn’t have been out of place in Roger Corman’s mid-Seventies stable.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
09-10-2004 |
Reviews
Tags: David R. Ellis, Cellular
A High Old Timenew
Bush might be a disaster as president, but he's an impressive campaigner who knows how to deliver a dumbed-down message that resonates perfectly with the party faithful.
Weekly Alibi |
Steven Robert Allen and Gwyneth Doland |
09-09-2004 |
Politics
Tags: George W. Bush
Our 9/11 Obsessionnew
It's no exaggeration to say that the future of our democracy might ride on how soon we come to grips with 9/11—not so that we can resume shopping (we have), but so opportunistic leaders can no longer exploit our fear.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
09-09-2004 |
Commentary
America Wheezingnew
That's the sound of our electoral process, and it's panic inducing.
Seattle Weekly |
Knute Berger |
09-09-2004 |
Politics
Democrats Help the Right Raise Terrorism Fearsnew
There’s no evidence that Kerry wouldn’t hunt down terrorists as effectively as Bush, but the Democrats have proved tone-deaf in dealing with the psychological fallout of 9/11.
L.A. Weekly |
John Powers |
09-09-2004 |
Commentary
Demonstrators Yelled, and That's About Itnew
The Republican National Convention's security and surveillance tab added up to about $60 million, but despite months of media hysteria and police paranoia about "fringe elements," everyone was . . . cool.
L.A. Weekly |
Ben Ehrenreich |
09-09-2004 |
Commentary
GOP Casts Election as God vs. Mannew
Bush has decided to use a war that most Americans consider a mistake to demonstrate that he is bold enough to do God's work -- that is, lead this nation in a crusade to bring liberty and democracy to countries throughout the world.
L.A. Weekly |
David Corn |
09-09-2004 |
Commentary
Lost and Foundnew
For Davy Rothbart, discarded scribblings open up a world of meaning.
Boston Phoenix |
Tamara Wieder |
09-09-2004 |
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