September 28, 2006
Critical Consensus: 'Tis Not The "Season," "Guardian" Lacks Defenders, And "School" Flunks
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This week at the movies, we've got jive talking woodland creatures ("Open Season," with Martin Lawrence and Ashton Kutcher). We've got a school for Coast Guard rescue swimmers ("The Guardian," starring Kevin Coster and Kutcher again). And we've got a school...for scoundrels ("School for Scoundrels," starring Billy Bob Thornton and Jon Heder). Which of these flicks will get a passing grade from critics?
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March 13, 2006
SXSW: "loudQUIETloud: A Film About the Pixies" Review
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Rock history is filled with great bands that were never fully appreciated in their heydays, but few were as influential as the Pixies, whose five albums were a template for such bigger sellers as Nirvana, Radiohead, Modest Mouse, even OutKast ("Hey Ya" is one of the best Pixies? rips of recent years).
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