The Wash

"...get my liberal knickers in a twist over The Wash's stereotype-mongering hustlers 'n' ho's take on urban black culture...."

Nov. 23, 2001 Movie Review by Russell Smith

The Luv Doc: Wash Your Hands

The Luv Doc touches his face about a thousand times a day

"...Now, I know that you're probably thinking the moral..."

March 6, 2020 Column by The Luv Doc

Luv Doc Recommends: Wash Hamilton Tribute and Benefit Concert

Jovita's, Sunday, November 18, 2007

"...will also be a silent auction featuring donations from Wash’s friends. A $10 donation gets you in the door..."

Nov. 16, 2007 Column by The Luv Doc

We Have an Issue: Wash Your Damn Hands

On SXSW, and coronavirus, and SXSW and coronavirus

"...That's more or less been my response whenever anyone's..."

March 6, 2020 Column by Kimberley Jones

Ley Line Soaks in the Healing Wash of We Saw Blue

Local quartet finds global rhythms in twining harmonies

Dec. 11, 2020 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Page Two: Brain Wash

Coming to terms with conspiracy theorists, with some help from Loudon Wainwright III

June 29, 2007 Column by Louis Black

Shark Tale

Animated Shark Tale lacks bite.

"...Michael Schultz’s bicentennial classic Car Wash (now a whale wash), and some of the most bizarre product placement ever..."

Oct. 8, 2004 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Level 16

Horror mystery used dread in a tale of the lies we tell young women

"...I guess things just aren’t bad enough, as there’s..."

March 22, 2019 Movie Review by Danielle White

Outside In

Jay Duplass and Edie Falco in a story of post-prison re-integration.

"...was Googling the gorgeous, wooded location – Snohomish County, Wash. – and wondering how fast I could get there...."

May 25, 2018 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Transformers: The Last Knight

Stick meet dead horse

"...Let’s recap: King Arthur, Yeager as “the chosen one,”..."

June 23, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mummy

Tom Cruise does the monster mash

"...But is it worth shelling out $12 to watch..."

June 9, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Lure

The Polish Mermaid musical you never knew you needed

"...A gloriously genre-defying mash-up of melodrama, romance, musical, and..."

April 21, 2017 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Hitman: Agent 47

A great old video game is back for a lackluster film reboot

"...just a cash grab, anyway. No choice but to wash, rinse, repeat: cha-ching...."

Aug. 21, 2015 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Monkey Kingdom

Disneynature doc profiles Sri Lanka's famed Temple Troop of toque macaques

"...Disneynature’s latest foray into the real-wild world puts the..."

April 24, 2015 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter

Who knew our beloved president also worked the graveyard shift? This capable rewrite of American history delivers its splatter with a straight face.

"...Just trust me on this one: Set aside any..."

June 22, 2012 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest

The actor Michael Rapaport turns director for this admiring portrait of the seminal Nineties hip-hop outfit.

"...Directed by: Michael Rapaport. Actor turned first-time documentarian Michael..."

July 29, 2011 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Vampires Suck

From the filmmaking team that gave us Disaster Movie and Meet the Spartans comes this inevitable spoof of teen vampire movies.

"...Proske plays Becca Crane, who, after moving to Sporks, Wash., finds herself torn between pale vamp Edward Sullen (Lanter)..."

Aug. 27, 2010 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

MacGruber

Here's an idea that hasn't been tried in a few years: Turn a Saturday Night Live skit into a feature film.

"...Directed by: Jorma Taccone. Starring: Will Forte, Kristen Wiig,..."

May 28, 2010 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Management

This romantic comedy about a saleswoman and her stalker strains credibility.

"...sends him packing, Mike again stalks her to Aberdeen, Wash., where she has reunited with her former boyfriend (Harrelson),..."

July 3, 2009 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Twilight

One is human and the other's vampire: What's a pair of young soulmates to do?

"...father (Burke) in the permanently overcast town of Forks, Wash., she gets more than just a change of scenery...."

Nov. 28, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

If you're looking for escape, then the fourth installment in the beloved cliff-hanging archaeological-adventure franchise should fit the bill.

"...Spielberg's tendency to overburnish his film with a CGI wash. It casts a particularly grating sheen over the first..."

May 23, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Undiscovered

A musician and an actress circle and sniff, and generally run through every cliché in the why-can’t-we-be-together playbook.

"...Directed by: Meiert Avis. Starring: Pell James, Steven Strait,..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Triplets of Belleville

Move over Disney and Pixar: Sylvain Chomet’s Oscar-nominated animated feature is the kind of work that could only be authored by a singular individual.

"...Directed by: Sylvain Chomet. Move over, Disney and Pixar...."

Feb. 13, 2004 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Man on the Train

"...Directed by: Patrice Leconte. Starring: Jean Rochefort and Johnny..."

May 23, 2003 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Hunted

"...Directed by: William Friedkin. Starring: Tommy Lee Jones, Benicio..."

March 21, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Friday After Next

"...direct ancestor (Michael Schultz's great 1976 hood masterpiece Car Wash) nor as clever as the original Friday, this is,..."

Nov. 22, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Moonlight Mile

"...over finding a new love. Moonlight Mile isn't a wash: In addition to the strong performances, the script is..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

Barbershop

"...classic of the genre (that honor goes to Car Wash), the low-key Barbershop nonetheless towers head and hairpiece above..."

Sept. 13, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Art of Dying

"...keeps The Art of Dying from being a total wash, it's still lacking the visceral, self-mocking punch of the..."

May 24, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Joe Dirt

"...Directed by: Dennie Gordon. Starring: David Spade, Joe Don..."

April 13, 2001 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

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