AltWeeklies Wire
Lighten Up Your Oscar Partynew
How can you keep the Oscar-nominated films from killing your Oscar party?
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Curt Holman |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: The Oscars
Not Bigger Than Jesusnew
George Clooney's star shines brighter than ever, but he's still grounded.
San Antonio Current |
Cole Haddon |
03-02-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Punk Puppet Apocalypsenew
Starring members of Green Day, Rancid, X and more, Roecker's Live Freaky! Die Freaky! is guaranteed to offend.
L.A. Weekly |
Lina Lecaro |
03-02-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: John Roecker
Let's Not Get Everyone Killednew
The Unit, David Mamet's new military series on CBS, is not your typical swinging-dick soldier hour.
L.A. Weekly |
Robert Abele |
03-02-2006 |
TV
Tags: TV
The Black-White Dividenew
Move over, Blaxploitation: New black stereotypes emphasize brutha love in 16 Blocks and Freedomland.
New York Press |
Armond White |
03-02-2006 |
Reviews
But I Digressnew
The charm of its actors helps Tristram Shandy cut through layers of self-reference.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
03-01-2006 |
Reviews
The Traveling Corpsenew
A strange quest provides the storyline for Tommy Lee Jones' successful directing debut.
Tucson Weekly |
Bob Grimm |
03-01-2006 |
Reviews
Subtitling Sensationnew
Basically a setup for sequels, Night Watch features cool -- albeit strange -- special effects.
Tucson Weekly |
James DiGiovanna |
03-01-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Night Watch, Timor Bekmambetov
The Distracted Dognew
Only Whoopi Goldberg and Jon Stewart's often improvised lines save this animated free-for-all from complete irrelevancy.
Baltimore City Paper |
Makkada B. Selah |
03-01-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: Doogal, Butch Hartman
Monkeyshines for Soul Powernew
This provocateur documentary is a wonderful showcase for Chappelle's ability to be bitingly funny, but still personable, while remaining free of the perfunctory conceits of sketch writers.
Dig Boston |
Chris Braiotta |
03-01-2006 |
Movies
Filmmakers Learn to Fear-Mongernew
Whether you like it or not, the country's political climate is driving this year's Oscars.
Dig Boston |
David Wildman |
03-01-2006 |
Movies
Tags: The Oscars
Dancing in the Streetsnew
Dave Chappelle doesn't have to shuffle to throw a killer party.
Baltimore City Paper |
Jason Torres |
03-01-2006 |
Reviews
Networked Overnew

Film critics are mad as hell, and they'll just have to take it.
Baltimore City Paper |
Ian Grey |
03-01-2006 |
Movies
March of the Oscars
Come Sunday, the stars will line up in Hollywood for the annual Oscar bash, which is shaping up as a head-on collision between Brokeback Mountain and the dark-horse Crash.
Boulder Weekly |
Thomas Delapa |
03-01-2006 |
Movies
Tags: The Oscars
The Unquiet Americansnew
Clintonian crisis managers head to Bolivia to teach a candidate how to buy a presidency.
The Village Voice |
J. Hoberman |
03-01-2006 |
Reviews