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 With Rumsfeld Gone, Critics of War Look to Rice
…but in recent weeks, with Mr. Rumsfeld gone, Ms. Rice has faced increased, and somewhat unfamiliar, criticism. At a Senate hearing on Jan. 11, she confronted a wall of opposition from Republicans as well as Democrats. During hearings this week on Iraq, several of her predecessors were pointed in their disapproval of her job performance.
The first film based on Junji Ito’s manga, Tomie, makes its US Blu-ray debut from Arrow Video.
J-Horror Rising, a curated collection from the late ’90s and early 2000s, spotlights three lesser-known gems from the influential J-Horror movement. Phil Bailey reviews Carved: The Slit Mouthed Woman, St. John’s Wort, and Inugami.
Traveler (Wide Brim Music). Review by Randy Radic. Featured photo by @annaazarov.