March 15, 2006 Archive

Video

• Movie Review: Failure to Launch

  Beside a script that is paper-thin, the film fails to covince us of any romance at all.

  Review in Video — by Ray Wong — on Mar 15, 2006

• TV Review: The Daily Show (March 14)

  "Christ was submerged in a vat of urine, which was not meant as a comment about Christianity but rather a scathing attack on modern urology."

  Review in Video — by Scott Butki — on Mar 15, 2006

• DVD Review: Samurai Fiction, Episode One

  If you liked Takeshi Kitano's Zatoichi, try this charming, funky homage to old-school samurai films

  Review in Video — by Maximillian — on Mar 15, 2006

• DVD Review: The New World

  The New World prods deep into our American psyche with stunning and masterful visual poetry - best film of 2005.

  Review in Video — by Chad Newsom — on Mar 15, 2006

• TV Review: The Colbert Report - Keith Olbermann

  Step up and crowd the plate America.

  Review in Video — by Josh Phillips — on Mar 15, 2006

• Pre-Code Movie Review: The Age of Consent

  Pre-code Hollywood films are not always very good, but they are good at being bad.

  Review in Video — by Chad Newsom — on Mar 15, 2006

• Detective Robert Goren - TipToe Into Sadness

  My first thought was knowing, absolutely knowing how frightened that boy was.

  Opinion in Video — by trinket — on Mar 15, 2006

• Movie Review: Bubble

  With its "day-and-date" release process, the wonderful Bubble subverts traditional theatrical release methods.

  Review in Video — by Chad Newsom — on Mar 15, 2006

• 24 Day 5: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

  Number of times Jack Bauer says "Now!": 16. Number of times Jack says "No!": 8.

  Review in Video — by Jeff Kouba — on Mar 15, 2006

• Movie Review: The Hills Have Eyes

  Review in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 15, 2006

• The Hour, George and Noam

  I can forgive you for your sweat stains in your arm-pits showing on TV.

  Opinion in Video — by David Desjardins — on Mar 15, 2006

• TV Review: The Amazing Race 9 - Episode 3-ish

  Don't you hate the words "to be continued"? Argh! A look at the latest episode of The Amazing Race!

  Review in Video — by Jackie — on Mar 15, 2006

• DVD Review: Zombie Island Massacre

  Review in Video — by Thomas M. Sipos — on Mar 15, 2006

• DVD Review: The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio

  The film is sentimental and aims to pull at the heartstrings.

  Review in Video — by Film School Rejects — on Mar 15, 2006

• DVD Review: Searching for the Wrong-Eyed Jesus

  You have to wonder where music comes from.

  Review in Video — by Film School Rejects — on Mar 15, 2006

• TV Review: American Idol Top 12

  It's Stevie Wonder night. How many wanna bet they butcher his catalogue?

  Review in Video — by Film Laureate — on Mar 15, 2006

• TV Review: Stevie Wonder Night on American Idol

  As anticipated, not everyone lived up to the difficult song selections.

  Review in Video — by trinket — on Mar 15, 2006

• DVD Review: Butterfly Ball

  The children are our future! So plop 'em down to watch grown-ups in animal costumes; it'll give the small ones nightmares for weeks.

  Review in Video — by Jessica Horvath — on Mar 15, 2006

• Box Office Update 3/10-3/12: Failure to Launch

  Will the Hills have Legs, too?

  News in Video — by Chris Beaumont — on Mar 15, 2006

• Paul Hackett and The Daily Show Take the Democrats to the Satirical Woodshed

  Despite their inclination to lean left, there are some targets The Daily Show just cannot resist, like the back-stabbing Democrat leadership.

  Review in Video — by Dave Nalle — on Mar 15, 2006

• 24: Should Jack Be Killed?

  Terrorism isn’t the only thing scary in America.

  Opinion in Video — by Matthew Milam — on Mar 15, 2006

Culture

• Bringing Up Mother: Nothing Prepares You to Be One

  I sat there and bawled. I was the baby and I was the one that needed consoling.

  Opinion in Culture — by Sujatha Bagal — on Mar 15, 2006

• Theater Review: The Leningrad Siege at Wilton's Music Hall

  "The menopause is irreversible, just like history," Priscilla proclaims. But is that true?

  Review in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Mar 15, 2006

• Marilyn Monroe and the Mudslinging Contest – And the Winner Is...

  A Response to Mark Bellinghaus’ article “Marilyn Monroe’s Memory Defrauded in Long Beach – The Truth Is Here.”

  Opinion in Culture — by Sunny — on Mar 15, 2006

• Fraternal Order Of Police Vs. The City Of Topeka

  Does a person's first amendment rights cease when they are hired by the police department?

  News in Culture — by Kevin Surbaugh — on Mar 15, 2006

• Racism: We've Come So Far; We Still Have So Far To Go...

  It can be shocking to hear what people say about race when they think no one else is listening.

  Opinion in Culture — by Chantal Stone — on Mar 15, 2006

• Libra Rising On The Fence: Astrology-Based Advice

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Mar 15, 2006

• Fundies React to Ford Flip-Flop

  This isn't about principle: It's about demanding obedience, maintaining control and threatening punishment.

  News in Culture — by Natalie Davis — on Mar 15, 2006

• Hugo Selenski - Justice Fails

  Oh, so he isn't guilty of MURDERING the bodies he burned and buried in his yard?

  News in Culture — by trinket — on Mar 15, 2006

• Blogcritics Editors' Picks: March 8 through March 14

  The best of the week, Ides of March edition.

  News in Culture — by Lisa McKay — on Mar 15, 2006

• Theater Review: Divorced Beheaded Died at the Jermyn Street Theatre

  You'll remember Henry's wives: Catherine's the solemn, humorless one; Anne's all sex and temper; Jane's all simper and stupidity.

  Review in Culture — by Natalie Bennett — on Mar 15, 2006

• Etiquette In the 21st Century – Can Someone Please Clue Me In?

  A man and a woman arrive outside the gym at the same time. Who gets the door?

  Opinion in Culture — by Elsa — on Mar 15, 2006

Gaming

• PC Game Review: Spider-Man 2 -- The Game

  Expecting the console version of the game? Sorry. This is something else entirely. And it's bad. Very bad.

  Review in Gaming — by Scott C. Smith — on Mar 15, 2006

• Gaming Round Up For 03/15/06

  Big news about the PlayStation 3, new PSP features, and a new Game Boy Advanced SP color.

  News in Gaming — by Kevin Cortez — on Mar 15, 2006

• Interview: Marc Ecko -- Responding to "Gamers Are Pissy"

  Marc Ecko discusses his comments, the game, the press reaction, controversy, and his own gaming history in this Blogcritics exclusive.

  Interview in Gaming — by Matt Paprocki — on Mar 15, 2006

• GameCube Review: Call of Duty 2 - Big Red One

  "The Big Red One" is the U.S. Army's 1st Infantry Division. The game of the same name does a great job at immersing the player in WWII action.

  Review in Gaming — by Deano — on Mar 15, 2006

Sports

• NBA: "Starbury" Begins To Burn Out The Knicks

  Larry Brown and Stephon "Starbury" Marbury need to be separated.

  News in Sports — by AJ Vaynerchuk — on Mar 15, 2006

• March Madness: Minnesota's The Most Intriguing Region

  This region is the most exciting part of the men's tournament. 'Nova and Ohio State will have trouble making it out alive.

  News in Sports — by AJ Vaynerchuk — on Mar 15, 2006

Politics

• On the Necessity Of An Adversary - The U.S. And The Muslims

  The Silent Muslim Majority must wrestle their turf away from the hard-line clergy. Do we help or hinder?

  Opinion in Politics — by temporal — on Mar 15, 2006

• DINOs Strike Again: They Cower, They Cave

  Senate DINOs are too timid to free us from Bush's stone age.

  Opinion in Politics — by Natalie Davis — on Mar 15, 2006

• Losing Votes? Create a Crisis! The Raid on Jericho

  In Israel, when you need to solve a problem, you create a crisis.

  News in Politics — by Ruvy — on Mar 15, 2006

• How To Spend "The Advanced Energy Initiative" and "The American Competitiveness Initiative"

  These initiatives are long-overdue commitments to overhauling our attitudes toward energy consumption.

  Opinion in Politics — by Brian Sorrell — on Mar 15, 2006

• The Military, Present and Future

  The military draws its recruits largely from the urban working class, and that means a demographic crunch in the coming years.

  Opinion in Politics — by Sean Aqui — on Mar 15, 2006

• Elton Gallegly Watch: Election Confusion Divides Ventura County GOP in California

  The 2006 races approach and inside baseball gets complicated for the Ventura County GOP.

  News in Politics — by Flap — on Mar 15, 2006

• Political Tidbits 3/15/06

  New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin takes the lead. On a horse. Also, CBS and AP-besides lying, what's the connection?

  News in Politics — by Patfish — on Mar 15, 2006

• Iran: Is Ahmadinejad’s Magic Carpet Flying off Course? Reports of Alienated Elites and School Riots

  Apparently all carpets don't fly smoothly in the Islamic Republic after all.

  News in Politics — by Ruvy — on Mar 15, 2006

• Senate Democrats Never Miss An Opportunity To Miss An Opportunity

  Failing to support Senator Feingold's censure motion of the president is another example of Democrats as the "do nothing" party.

  Opinion in Politics — by Steven Hart — on Mar 15, 2006

Music

• CD Review: Little Creatures by Talking Heads

  Twenty years on, Little Creatures still justifies its own existence in spades as music for now, not just for then.

  Review in Music — by Thomas L. Knapp — on Mar 15, 2006

• CD Review: Moondog

  At a time when music was at perhaps its most rigidly generic, Moondog was making sounds that still defy simple categorization.

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Mar 15, 2006

• Kanye Moves to the Big Screen and The Daily Music and Tech News

  Kanye West, Sony's PS3, and AOL's In2TV in today's update.

  News in Music — by Katharine Donelson — on Mar 15, 2006

• CD Review: Corinne Bailey Rae

  The songs are all well crafted, with lyrics that are of more than average intelligence, but are languid to the point of tranquilizing.

  Review in Music — by Richard Marcus — on Mar 15, 2006

• CD Review: dEUS - Pocket Revolution

  Back together, the members of dEUS are looking to make up for lost time.

  Review in Music — by Tan The Man — on Mar 15, 2006

• CD Review: 30 Seconds to Mars - A Beautiful Lie

  Tearing flesh and bleeding emotions - this CD is razor sharp.

  Review in Music — by Connie Phillips — on Mar 15, 2006

• New Album Releases, Week of 3-14-2006

  This week, Devo 2.0 corrupts the youth, Etta James sings "Purple Rain" and Donald Fagen makes an album!

  News in Music — by Al Barger — on Mar 15, 2006

• CD Review: The Hardest Walk by Soledad Brothers

  An effortless balance between the familiar territory and the new. With sitar!

  Review in Music — by Modern Pea Pod — on Mar 15, 2006

• EP Review: Corinne Bailey Rae - Like A Star

  With her eclectic background in music, this rising star really is someone to watch in 2006.

  Review in Music — by Miss Hipstah — on Mar 15, 2006

• CD Review: Justin Roberts - Meltdown!

  Kid-tested, mother-approved! A clever, witty, and funny...children's album.

  Review in Music — by Scott Butki — on Mar 15, 2006

Sci/Tech

• Gates Tops Growing Billionaires List, While Jobs Slowly Climbs

  Always in Gates' shadow, Jobs nevertheless has plenty of money.

  News in Sci/Tech — by Phillip Winn — on Mar 15, 2006