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Black Woman Risingnew

Tyler Perry, a star of the black gospel theater circuit, plays three roles in this tale of a woman's liberation from a vicious, no-good, two-timing rascal of a husband.

INDY Week | David Fellerath | 02-25-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Tyler Perry, Darren Grant, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Kimberly Elise, Mad Black Woman

Sea Inside Champions Right to Dienew

Although the director succumbs at times to TV-movie clichés, the film never loses sight of the emotional repercussions of the euthanasia issue as it builds to a conclusion in which tragedy cannot be separated from triumph.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Curt Holman | 02-25-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Alejandro Amenábar, The Sea Inside

Mad Black Woman Tries to Appeal to Everyonenew

Like an all-you-can-eat buffet, there is an overwhelming abundance to sample here. You can have a little bit of everything in Diary of a Mad Black Woman but still feel unsatisfied by the time you leave

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Felicia Feaster | 02-25-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Darren Grant, Diary of a Mad Black Woman

Nobody Knows Is a Heartbreaking Look at Child Abandonmentnew

Nobody Knows ends far from happily or neatly, and even when moments at the conclusion brush with sentiment, the film never strays from the emotional truth of its story about the plight of homeless children.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Curt Holman | 02-25-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Hirokazu Kore-eda, Nobody Knows

Author Explains Why 'Down Low' Gets the Blamenew

With all the ways in which lovers cheat on one another, all the paths by which HIV can be spread, and with such a dearth of actual evidence -- anecdotal, clinical, statistical or otherwise -- why did "the DL" get the blame?

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Thomas Bell | 02-25-2005 | Nonfiction

Tags: Beyond the Down Low: Sex, Lies, and Denial in Black America, Keith Boykin

Congress' Class of '94 Turns on the Spending Spigotnew

Like an out of control consumer who cuts up his credit cards, pays off his debt, and immediately digs a new, deeper hole, the federal government is back in the red - big time. We're spending on everything from B-2 bombers to Viagra for Medicare recipients to indoor rainforests in Iowa.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Bob Barr | 02-25-2005 | Commentary

Sonny Perdue's Appointments Surprisenew

Sonny Perdue appointed Michael Lee Baugh to Georgia's Juvenile Justice board. Baugh's qualifications for the job, according to the governor's press release, are that he's a sales representative and Internet manager for Roy Campbell Chevrolet in Thomasville.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Michael Wall | 02-25-2005 | Politics

Report Blasts Treatment of Asylum Applicantsnew

To all but the lucky few, America's doors are shut fast. Sure, sneaking through our porous borders might be easy for terrorists. But for those looking to live here legally, our message is clear: Go home.

Creative Loafing (Atlanta) | Steve Fennessy | 02-25-2005 | Immigration

Tags: illegal, immigrants

The Pizza Man Always Rings Twicenew

Six veterans of the pie-delivery trade tell true tales of debauchery, rage and revenge.

City Pages (Twin Cities) | Mike Mosedale | 02-24-2005 | Business & Labor

Tags: business & labor

Answer in Baton Rouge?new

Potter looks at positive alternatives to juvenile detention centers.

Jackson Free Press | Brett Potter | 02-24-2005 | Crime & Justice

Tags: crime & justice

Taking Bollywood Out of Indianew

Dancing transvestites? Check. Elephants? Gospel choir? Check and check. This movie has a little bit of everything for stateside viewers hesitant to dip a toe into the mighty waters of Bollywood cinema.

Austin Chronicle | Marrit Ingman | 02-24-2005 | Reviews

Tags: Bride & Prejudice, Gurinder Chadha