Film
Review
‘Super-Size
Me’: I'm Lovin' it!
By Emir Parrotta (June 6,
2004)
Morgan Spurlock. Physically
active
male, 185.5 lbs. All this was about to change for this writer/director
who embarked on a mission to consume only McDonalds foodstuff for 30
days,
and limit his exercise to that of the average American—essentially,
none.
Film
Review
By
Wayne Neill
(May 27, 2004)
If
volume one
of Tarantino’s Kill Bill was about revenge, then volume two is about
morals.
Our movie starts in America’s
Southwest, then moves on to China,
and ends somewhere in South America
Film
Review
‘Godsend’:
Careful What You Wish For
By Adrian Rumingan (May
27, 2004)
Godsend,
directed y Nick Hamm,
is the most chilling thriller of the summer. Adam Duncan, played by
Cameron
Bright, is a little boy who is killed by a car on his eighth birthday.
Music
Review
Five
Iron Frenzy Make Their Magic Again, For the Last Time
By Omar Tanamly (May 20,
2004)
Band: Five Iron Frenzy
Album: The End is Here
Rating: 
Five Iron Frenzy’s ninth
official
release, "The End is Near," carries on but also brings the band’s
vibrant
eight and a half year career as one of the most popular and memorable
ska
bands around to a bouncy halt.
Film
Review
By
Margaret
Lipman (May 20, 2004)
Although
the
film has a number of undeniable flaws, Wolfgang Petersen’s epic “Troy”
is definitely the most exhilarating and engaging movie I’ve seen this
year.
Restaurant
Review
Pho
Nho O: Chicken Soup
for
A
Hungry Person’s Soul
By Emir Parrotta (April 19, 2004)
Pho Nho O, located between
Rent-A-Wreck
and Don Beyer Volvo, has mastered the art of Pho (Vietnamese noodle
soup,
pronounced phuh).
Music
Review
Punchline’s
‘Action’ More
Than
Another Pop-Punk Release
By Omar Tanamly (March 29,
2004)
Rating: .
Punchline’s new disc, titled
"Action,"
is a rather splendid release that showcases the Pittsburgh-based,
pop-punk
band’s growth over the years.
Film
Review
‘Passion’
Is Captivating, but Gory
Depiction
of Christ’s Last Hours
By Jamie Dodson (March 11,
2004)
"The Passion of the Christ,"
directed
by Mel Gibson, is a captivating depiction of Jesus' 12 final hours.
Music
Review
Christmas
With Mario Lanza:
An Occasionally
Overbearing
Kitsch Classic
By Stephen Twentyman
(February
22, 2004)
What you see is pretty much
what
you get: 62:30 of Mario Lanza crooning a bunch of Christmas standards
to
a sappy Hollywoodish string backing.
Music
Review
Alexisonfire
Creates Solidly
Passionate
Record
This is a .44 Caliber Love Letter Straight From My Heart
By Omar Tanamly (February 16, 2004)
Artist: Alexisonfire
Album: Alexisonfire (self-titled)
Review:
Music
Review: ‘Ghosts of the Lost Highway’
Sun
Kil Moon Creates ‘Soul-Shaking
Yearning
for the Past’
By Matthew Meyer (February
12,
2004)
Ghosts of the Lost Highway is
the new album by Sun Kil Moon. Who is Sun Kil Moon? Sun Kil Moon is a
new
group with Red House Painter ring leader Mark Kozelek.
Film
Review
‘Battle
of Algiers’: Unyielding Revolution
By Emir Parrotta (February
9,
2004)
The 1966 film about the
Algerian
rebellion has made a come-back; some might say, an encore.
Book
Review
‘A
Season with Verona’ Chronicles
Sport
that Aspires to Religion
A Season with Verona:
Travels
around Italy in search of Illusion, National Character and…GOALS!
By Niles Lashway (January
25,
2004)
A Season with
Verona
seeks to explain a phenomenon of life, when sport, in particular
futbol,
or soccer, is elevated to such a high status that it envelops some
properties
of religion to such an extent it practically becomes life itself.
Book
Review
Writers
Eat, Sleep, Dream France
By Camille Christophel
(January
20, 2004)
Sixty Million Frenchmen
Can’t
Be Wrong is the title of a new book by Jean Benoit Nadeau and Julie
Barlow. It came out in 2003 and follows Nadeau’s and Barlow’s footsteps
in France.
Film
Reviews: ‘The Last Samarai,’ Two Views
The Last Time
I See
an Edward Zwick
Flick.
By Matthew Meyer
(December 11,
2003)
Last Friday Edward
Zwick’s new movie,
The
Last Samurai was released in theatres. This film was terrible. |
‘The
Last Samurai’:
Not Just Guts and
Glory
By
Rachel Reich
(December 11, 2003)
Far from being light
hearted eye-candy,
The
Last Samurai offers an intense plot split between intervals of
fighting
and sword-swinging action and deep, thought-provoking scenes. |
Film
Review
‘Elf’:
Stop-Go Animation Highlights
This
New Holiday Fare
By Wayne Neill (December 9,
2003)
Will Ferrel has been redeemed
in
his newest role as a human raised as an elf. Past atrocities like the
"Saturday
Night Live" Spartan cheerleaders sketch and his obnoxious appearances
in
various award shows have been forgotten.
Restaurant Review
Ignite, Extinguish,
Repeat:
Haandi’s Spicy Side
By Emir Parrotta (December 2, 2003)
In Falls Church’s West Falls Plaza resides a pocket of flavor, an
essence
‘sleeper cell,’ that caters to the City’s desire for genuine Indian
cuisine.
Music
Review
‘In
Reverie’: Pleasant Addition
To
Saves the Day’s Resume
By Omar Tanamly (November
17,
2003)
Rating:
"In Reverie" marks Saves The
Day’s
fifth release to date, and overall is an excellent addition to this New
Jersey-based band’s impressive repertoire.
Film
Review
‘Alien,
Director’s Cut’: ‘A Garden
Of
Rocks,’ Still Worth Seeing
By Wayne Neill (November
17,
2003)
While scary for its time,
"Alien"
has become but a cinematically calming experience.
Album
Review
Thursday’s
‘War All the Time’
Crushes
Underground Music Scene
By Omar Tanamly (October
28,
2003)
Rating –
With the odds against them,
Thursday,
a veteran screamo band from New Brunswick, New Jersey, crushed the
underground
music scene with the window-shattering release "War All the Time."
Play
Review
‘Murder
on the Nile’ Offers
‘Enthusiastic’
Performances
By Andrea Genovese Soares
(October
25, 2003)
"Murder on the Nile," a murder
mystery
by Agatha Christie, performed by a 15-person cast at Mason last
Thursday
through Saturday, was filled with glittery costumes, glamorous dresses,
and dazzling jewelry.
Film
Review
‘Kill
Bill’: Style Galore, Movie Gore
By Wayne Neill (October 23,
2003)
What’s the message to be taken
from
the newest Quentin Tarantino film? Is it a satire of violence or a
celebration?
‘Crazy
for You’: ‘Musical Masterpiece’
Conducted
by Mason’s Own Webster
By Andrea Genovese Soares
(October
16, 2003)
Glittery dresses, contrasting
sets,
amazing tap dancers, incredible singers, wonderful musicianship, and
picture-perfect
musical numbers were all part of "Crazy for You," a Gershwin musical
now
at the Ernst Theatre by the American Music Stage Theatre Company and
conducted
by our very own music director Mary Jo Webster.
Film
Review
‘Once
upon a Time’: ‘Just Action,
With
Salsa on the Side’
By Matt Meyer (September
28,
2003)
Once Upon a Time In Mexico,
directed by Robert Rodriguez is the third, and hopefully final chapter
in the El Mariachi saga.
Restaurant
Review
Ravi
Kabob House Offers
Middle
Eastern Flavor
By Rabita Aziz (September
28,
2003)
On busy Glebe Road in
Arlington,
nestled in a very small shopping center, sits a small, but famous
restaurant,
Ravi Kabob House.
Music
Review
Slick
Shoes’ ‘Far from Nowhere’
Delivers
Intense, Melodic Punk
By Omar Tanamly (September
13,
2003)
Rating :
Slick Shoes’ 5th
full-length
album, July’s "Far from Nowhere," offers 12 tracks that land the
exceptional
SoCal band a huge step forward in the world of melodic punk rock.
