Theater Review

Theatre Blitz (or How to Take Arts Crush Literally)

Four plays, four nights: how did they (and we) hold up?

10/11/2010 By Laura Dannen

Film Review

Plenty of Shy Love in Jack Goes Boating

Philip Seymour Hoffman plays director and romantic lead in this so-real-it-hurts love story.

09/24/2010 By Laura Dannen

Concert Review

Hawaiian Grins and Chicken Skin

Two island legends, together again for the first time last night at Seattle’s Triple Door.

09/22/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Theater Review

Naked Men at Village Theatre

The Full Monty thrills all the Eastside ladies.

09/20/2010 By Laura Dannen

Film Review

Watch This: Bunny and the Bull

Don’t miss this offbeat comedy from the director of The Mighty Boosh screening at NW Film Forum.

09/16/2010 By Laura Dannen

Film Review

Will the Real Joaquin Phoenix Please Stand Up?

Is I’m Still Here a documentary or mockumentary? Does it matter?

09/08/2010 By Laura Dannen

Film Review

The American: Where George Clooney’s Charm Goes to Die

Clooney miscast as a misanthropic assassin in Focus Features’s new thriller.

09/01/2010 By Matthew Halverson

Film Review

Journeys with Julia

Eat Pray Love is a charming travelogue, cliches and all.

08/13/2010 By Jessica Voelker

Theater Review

Pull Up a Stool at Yankee Tavern

In a dive bar in Lower Manhattan, everybody knows your name. Unfortunately.

08/10/2010 By Laura Dannen

Film Review

Dinner for Schmucks Is Familiar Schlock

Paul Rudd and Steve Carell get the laughs, but you’ve seen it all before.

08/02/2010 By Laura Dannen

Film Review

Inception Is All in Your Mind

In Chris Nolan’s cerebral sci-fi thriller, battles are fought on levels even Freud wouldn’t understand.

07/16/2010 By Laura Dannen

Theater Review

Ruined Deserved that Pulitzer

Award-winning play about a brothel-as-sanctuary is one of the best shows in town.

07/13/2010 By Laura Dannen

Film Review

Predators: Full of Death—and Deadly Boring

Sorta-sequal to alien flick is all action and no glory.

07/09/2010 By Matthew Halverson

Film Review

Seems Like Old Times in Punishment Park

Peter Watkins’ scorching 1971 docudrama gets a rare showing at Northwest Film Forum

07/02/2010 By Eric Scigliano

Film Review

Girl Loves Ghoul in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Leads bring actual chemistry to the screen in the third installment of hit vampire franchise.

06/30/2010 By Laura Dannen

Theater Review

Recommended: The Female of the Species

ACT Theatre’s latest mainstage play pokes fun at feminism.

06/29/2010 By Laura Dannen

Theater Review

Recommended: The Cider House Rules, Part One

Twenty years later, Book-it Rep’s first novel-to-stage adaptation still…well, rules.

06/17/2010 By Laura Dannen

Mini-review

Fascinating Eats at Huiyona

But does anyone know about them?

06/16/2010 By Kathryn Robinson

Film Review

Still the Best…Around

The Karate Kid remake stays true to original and satisfies—without the use of a crane kick.

06/11/2010 By Laura Dannen

Film Review

Of Bombs and Bonding

The A-Team proves that nothing brings guys together better than a big fireball.

06/11/2010 By Matthew Halverson

Seattle Met

Reviews

Theatre Blitz (or How to Take Arts Crush Literally)

Plenty of Shy Love in Jack Goes Boating

Hawaiian Grins and Chicken Skin

Naked Men at Village Theatre

Watch This: Bunny and the Bull

Will the Real Joaquin Phoenix Please Stand Up?

The American: Where George Clooney’s Charm Goes to Die

Journeys with Julia

Pull Up a Stool at Yankee Tavern

Dinner for Schmucks Is Familiar Schlock

Inception Is All in Your Mind

Ruined Deserved that Pulitzer

Predators: Full of Death—and Deadly Boring

Seems Like Old Times in Punishment Park

Girl Loves Ghoul in The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Recommended: The Female of the Species

Recommended: The Cider House Rules, Part One

Fascinating Eats at Huiyona

Still the Best…Around

Of Bombs and Bonding