Film Reviews
The Pursuit of Happyness favors myth over reality
The Coens create an inhospitable region in No Country for Old Men
Letters From Iwo Jima finds Clint Eastwood -- and the audience-- on the enemy's side
Be Kind Rewind is Michel Gondry's latest foray into untamed whims
Crime-thriller City of Men is an honest examination of Brazil's favelas
With an even hand that nonetheless damns, Taxi to the Dark Side lays to rest the torture question.
The goofy Morgan Spurlock asks Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden?
Violent, impolite and damn funny, In Bruges is a masterful black comedy
Review of the film Hell Ride
Clint Eastwood aims at the ugly side of the American character in
Gran Torino, but chickens out
The fog of war is surrealistically and brilliantly rendered in Waltz with Bashir
Music Criticism
Wine, cheese, and Erykah Badu: Tastier with age.
Wu-Tang’s ayatollah once again drops his sword for some digital bullets.
Wu-Tang great GZA takes Liquid Swords back on the road
So there’s no need for a breather.
The line can be narrowly drawn between Saul Williams and Brother Ali.
Following Ice Cube’s recent Seattle concert, a letter was found in his dressing room revealing deep insight into his relationship with his cousin Del tha Funky Homosapien.
Profiles
A chance encounter in a public park would erase, Lionel Pries, one of America’s great architects from history. Jeffrey Karl Ochner’s new book hopes to bring the legacy of Lionel Pries back to life.
An Everett MC claims his hometown is his Achilles’ heel. But Seattle’s hip-hop elite aren’t opposed to giving him a little northern exposure.
In an era dominated by well-produced bad rappers, Onry Ozzborn and his five personalities try the opposite.
(Not quite the) same as the old goths.
So he stopped taking himself seriously and got serious about hip-hop.
On his debut album, an artist toggles between youth and maturity.
Seattle bio-rappers tell it like it is.