“Towelhead,” a drama about an Arab-American teenager’s sexual awakening during the buildup to the Gulf War, is among this week’s DVD releases. Star ratings are by Seattle Times movie reviewers, ...

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I recommend this film, not just because it’s uproariously funny, but because it’s the perfect collision of conservative values, over-sexualized popular culture, and raging teenage hormones. Wow, a ...

Not far into his feature directorial debut, “Towelhead,” Alan Ball offers us the sight of a thirteen-year-old girl having her first period in a bathroom stall; this is shot from a low angle, with the ...

If director Todd Solondz were to bring a Judy Blume book to the screen, "Towelhead" would be the result. With equal parts dark comedy and even darker drama, this coming-of-age tale takes an ...