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Hittin' the Entrails

Though the most dogged of gorehounds may find the film's uncynical conclusion hard to stomach, it suggests the film has some purpose besides being the most sickening morning-after movie ever -- perhaps even a timely one.

Washington City Paper | Brent Burton | 01-06-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Eli Roth, Gore, horror, hostel

Solid Wood

This is the first good Woody Allen movie since the neurotic New Yorker realized that a significant shake-up was in order if he were to once again be regarded as, well, significant.

Washington City Paper | Tricia Olszewski | 01-06-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Woody Allen, Match Point, Scarlett Johansson

Yogi Unbearable

Viewers who know something about India or religion will be able to salvage a few moments from Naked in Ashes, despite the filmmakers' failure to provide anything more than the flimsiest of contexts.

Washington City Paper | Mark Jenkins | 01-06-2006 | Reviews

Tags: India, Naked in Ashes, Paula Fouce, self-mortification, yogi

'Burb Your Enthusiasm

This is the second movie in two months from the Weinstein Company to pack the same essential message: There comes a time when the innocent suburbanite must learn how to kill.

Washington City Paper | Mark Jenkins | 01-06-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Richard Shepard, The Matador, Greg Kinnear, James Bond, Pierce Brosnan

Gays and the GOPnew

A small group of Republicans who support gay rights are forming in Maine, and are hoping to attract a handful of others -- they want to number at least 10 by the end of 2006.

Portland Phoenix | Sara Donnelly | 01-06-2006 | LGBT

Tags: gay & lesbian issues

Heath in Heatnew

For a period farce, you could do worse than this sweet, silly, and intelligent romantic comedy.

Cleveland Scene | Melissa Levine | 01-06-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Lasse Hallstrom, Casanova

Beautiful Dreamernew

An adopted transvestite searches for her mom but runs into everything else in this new drama.

Cleveland Scene | Bill Gallo | 01-06-2006 | Reviews

Tags: Neil Jordan, Breakfast on Pluto

Pew and Crynew

Aidan Quinn stars in The Book of Daniel, a new network drama about desperate Episcopalians.

The Village Voice | Joy Press | 01-06-2006 | TV

Tags: religion, Hollywood, NBC, Passion of the Christ

Fully Fundednew

Whether you'd like to give some cash to teach El Salvadorian children magic or to help "Dave the White Asian" pay his traffic tickets, Fundable is the Web site for you.

The Village Voice | Julian Dibbell | 01-06-2006 | Culture

Tags: Internet, web sites

Don't Inhalenew

A non-smoker wanders into a gathering of cigar enthusiasts to see what the fuss is all about.

Reno News & Review | Kris Vagner | 01-06-2006 | Recreation

Tags: smoking, cigars, clubs, health

I Spy ...new

Activists in Reno say domestic spying isn't merely about catching Al Qaeda.

Reno News & Review | Deidre Pike | 01-06-2006 | Civil Liberties

Tags: War on terror, CIA, spying, Bush, domesticspying, national security administration, NSA, antiwar monitoring, civil liberties

Playing for Keepsnew

A group of physicians beat the HMO that tried to stick them with a $2.1 million bill; together, the two sides spent nearly $2 million in legal fees -- money that could have treated a few sick people.

Illinois Times | Bruce Rushton | 01-06-2006 | Business & Labor

Tags: doctors, Glennon Paul, health alliance, health insurance, lawsuits, uninsured