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  • Blogs

    June 29, 2011

    Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore Spout Bogus Stats About Underage Sex Trafficking

    "Real Men Get Their Facts Straight"​If ever there were a cause that every single right-thinking person on the planet would line up to rally around, it'd be underage sex trafficking. So it's no big surprise that Hollywood celebs would get in on the action. With their nonprofit, the DNA Foundat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2011

    Five Things Madonna Ruined

    Proof of No. 3 on this list​Madonna means many things to pop culture, and many of them are awesome. The problem: Some are life-sucking voids of horror. The list below documents the parts of her legacy -- strange, fleshy and unfathomable -- that involve ruining things with such subtle ferocity ... More >>

  • Film

    June 9, 2011

    What Terrence Malick has to offer in Tree of Life is worth working for

    Proof of No. 3 on this list​Madonna means many things to pop culture, and many of them are awesome. The problem: Some are life-sucking voids of horror. The list below documents the parts of her legacy -- strange, fleshy and unfathomable -- that involve ruining things with such subtle ferocity ... More >>

  • Film

    December 23, 2010

    2010 is old news. Here are Ten to watch out for in 2011

    Proof of No. 3 on this list​Madonna means many things to pop culture, and many of them are awesome. The problem: Some are life-sucking voids of horror. The list below documents the parts of her legacy -- strange, fleshy and unfathomable -- that involve ruining things with such subtle ferocity ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 23, 2010

    One Critic's Take on "The Locavore's Dilemma"

    Image viaWhy bother?​On Monday, St. Louis Magazine restaurant critic Dave Lowry posted "The Locavore's Dilemma: One Critic's Take" on the magazine's food blog, Relish. The piece is a merciless and often quite funny critique of the locavore movement. The preoccupation with "local" foods is, at bes ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 18, 2010

    Gay Comic Jason Stuart Can Play a Straight Guy, Too.

    Stand-up comic Jason Stuart. See a YouTube clip of his act below.​The world of stand-up comedy in 2010, is by many accounts, more welcoming to out-of-the-closet gay comics than it was when Jason Stuart came to St. Louis in the '90s. But even in those pioneering days of out comics, Stuart praises t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2010

    SLSO Violinist Lisa Chong Talks About Performing Steve Reich's "Violin Phase" Tonight

    When Nick Jonas put RFT music editor Annie Zaleski on the spot after his Pageant performance to ask her for an in-person critique, he crossed the standardized boundary between music journalist and music maker. I recently had a similar experience with St. Louis Symphony Orchestra violinist Lisa Chon ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 12, 2009

    Disabled Actors Can't Get Cast as Disabled Characters

    Jennifer SilverbergAna Jennings with DP director Joan Lipkin.​"If I was able to break into entertainment, I'd change people's attitudes," says Ana Jennings, an actress in the DisAbility Project, the subject of this week's RFT feature story. "I'm a pretty good singer. I do comedy pretty well. I've ... More >>

  • News

    September 2, 2009

    Big Funny: Founder Bill Chott and his fellow improv tricksters aim to bring back the glory days of St. Louis sketch comedy

    Jennifer SilverbergAna Jennings with DP director Joan Lipkin.​"If I was able to break into entertainment, I'd change people's attitudes," says Ana Jennings, an actress in the DisAbility Project, the subject of this week's RFT feature story. "I'm a pretty good singer. I do comedy pretty well. I've ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 29, 2009

    What Are You People, On Dope?

    Jennifer SilverbergAna Jennings with DP director Joan Lipkin.​"If I was able to break into entertainment, I'd change people's attitudes," says Ana Jennings, an actress in the DisAbility Project, the subject of this week's RFT feature story. "I'm a pretty good singer. I do comedy pretty well. I've ... More >>

  • News

    December 24, 2008

    Critical Mass: The best movies of 2008

    Jennifer SilverbergAna Jennings with DP director Joan Lipkin.​"If I was able to break into entertainment, I'd change people's attitudes," says Ana Jennings, an actress in the DisAbility Project, the subject of this week's RFT feature story. "I'm a pretty good singer. I do comedy pretty well. I've ... More >>

  • News

    December 24, 2008

    Mickey Rourke climbs back in the ring with The Wrestler

    Jennifer SilverbergAna Jennings with DP director Joan Lipkin.​"If I was able to break into entertainment, I'd change people's attitudes," says Ana Jennings, an actress in the DisAbility Project, the subject of this week's RFT feature story. "I'm a pretty good singer. I do comedy pretty well. I've ... More >>

  • Film

    November 26, 2008

    Proposition Hate: Gus Van Sant's Milk recaptures Californian intolerance at exactly the right time

    Jennifer SilverbergAna Jennings with DP director Joan Lipkin.​"If I was able to break into entertainment, I'd change people's attitudes," says Ana Jennings, an actress in the DisAbility Project, the subject of this week's RFT feature story. "I'm a pretty good singer. I do comedy pretty well. I've ... More >>

  • Film

    June 11, 2008

    Shots in the Dark: Reflecting its moment, Cannes 2008 takes a decidedly serious tone

    Jennifer SilverbergAna Jennings with DP director Joan Lipkin.​"If I was able to break into entertainment, I'd change people's attitudes," says Ana Jennings, an actress in the DisAbility Project, the subject of this week's RFT feature story. "I'm a pretty good singer. I do comedy pretty well. I've ... More >>

  • Film

    June 11, 2008

    Presenting the only Cannes awards that really matter: Ours.

    Jennifer SilverbergAna Jennings with DP director Joan Lipkin.​"If I was able to break into entertainment, I'd change people's attitudes," says Ana Jennings, an actress in the DisAbility Project, the subject of this week's RFT feature story. "I'm a pretty good singer. I do comedy pretty well. I've ... More >>

  • Film

    June 11, 2008

    Cannes Class of 2008: A jury divided unites around Laurent Cantet's schoolhouse drama

    Jennifer SilverbergAna Jennings with DP director Joan Lipkin.​"If I was able to break into entertainment, I'd change people's attitudes," says Ana Jennings, an actress in the DisAbility Project, the subject of this week's RFT feature story. "I'm a pretty good singer. I do comedy pretty well. I've ... More >>

  • Film

    May 21, 2008

    Shots in the Dark: Reflecting its moment, Cannes 2008 takes a decidedly serious tone

    Jennifer SilverbergAna Jennings with DP director Joan Lipkin.​"If I was able to break into entertainment, I'd change people's attitudes," says Ana Jennings, an actress in the DisAbility Project, the subject of this week's RFT feature story. "I'm a pretty good singer. I do comedy pretty well. I've ... More >>

  • Home Entertainment

    March 5, 2008

    Oscar-Starved

    Into the Wild released on DVD

  • Film

    November 7, 2007

    Show Time in St. Louis

    SLIFF celebrates its sweet sixteenth with a two-week party.

  • Film

    April 11, 2007

    With Hitchcock in its rear window, a bland voyeur thriller does its best not to perturb(ia).

    Disturbia

  • Home Entertainment

    September 13, 2006

    Turning Tricks

    I Am a Sex Addict

  • News

    December 21, 2005

    Holiday Feast

    Our critics chew on the film trends of '05

  • Home Entertainment

    October 5, 2005

    Another Look at a Legend

    New releases for the week of October 4, 2005

  • Film

    September 14, 2005

    My Louisiana Sky (2001)

    Who knew Juliette Lewis had a club called dignity in her bag?

  • Film

    June 1, 2005

    Skate Bored

    The Z-Boys roll into Dogtown again, and truth is cooler than fiction

  • Film

    April 20, 2005

    Film Openings

    Week of April 20, 2005

  • Film

    April 20, 2005

    Lost in Translation

    All talk and little action, The Interpreter doesn't even make sense

  • Film

    December 22, 2004

    Phantom Menace

    Joel Schumacher's version of a theater classic gets a tragic ending of its own

  • Film

    September 15, 2004

    Series/Festivals

    Week of September 15, 2004

  • Music

    September 8, 2004

    Finding Your Religion

    Pick your personal Jesus, plus three questions for a pop princess and the poetry of heavy metal

  • Film

    July 28, 2004

    Scars and Bars

    Bukowski gets his in a touching, terrifying documentary

  • News

    May 26, 2004

    Summer Film Previews

    Our critics enter the summer-movie fray

  • Music

    May 5, 2004

    High Score

    Sometimes the worst movies have the best soundtracks

  • Film

    January 28, 2004

    Film Openings

    Week of January 28, 2004

  • Film

    December 31, 2003

    The Sorrow and the Pity

    In a year of big-screen sadness, our critics comfort those who triumphed

  • Film

    December 24, 2003

    Film Openings

    Week of December 24, 2003

  • Film

    October 22, 2003

    Film Openings

    Week of October 22, 2003

  • Film

    October 8, 2003

    Film Openings

    Week of October 8, 2003

  • Dining

    January 29, 2003

    Big Apple

    Dining at Bryan Carr's polished new establishment is a sweet experience

  • Film

    January 8, 2003

    Grand Dames

    The big-screen gals of cinema 2003 will keep you watching

  • Film

    December 18, 2002

    Sand Through an Hourglass

    Over time, George Sand seems less radical and even a little old-fashioned

  • Film

    October 30, 2002

    Dead Weight

    Kathryn Bigelow gets Water-logged with too many plots

  • Film

    May 29, 2002

    Auto Iconography

    Bad-boy skaters perpetuate their own myth in Dogtown and Z-Boys

  • Film

    January 23, 2002

    Sam I Slam

    Sean Penn plays retarded for Oscar, and audiences aren't rewarded

  • Film

    January 2, 2002

    Shut Up and Watch!

    If you didn't like this year's movies, you didn't look hard enough. The RFT's film critics weigh in on their faves of the year.

  • Film

    January 17, 2001

    Penn Is Mightier

    Nicholson makes a Pledge to find a killer, if there is one

  • Film

    October 11, 2000

    The Contender

    Written and directed by Rod Lurie

  • Culture

    August 23, 2000

    The Bit Player

    Vincent D'Onofrio may be the best actor of his generation, but who would notice?

  • Film

    January 19, 2000

    SWEET AND LOWDOWN

    Written and directed by Woody Allen

  • Film

    January 13, 1999

    The Art of War

    Written and directed by Woody Allen

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