Hostel: Part II: Horror. Starring Lauren German, Roger Bart, Heather Matarazzo and Bijou Phillips. Directed by Eli Roth. (R. 93 minutes. At Bay Area theaters. See complete movie listings and show ...

Gorehound Eli Roth reasserts his position as leader of the "splat pack," an unofficial fraternity of directors dedicated to topping one another's stomach-churning antics, with "Hostel: Part II." His ...

PRAGUE — Eli Roth, who just wrapped “Hostel II’s” Prague and Iceland shoots, ventured into more than a new threshold for gore on the project. The energetic, prankish helmer returned to the Czech ...

To say that “Hostel: Part II,” as with its predecessor, isn’t everybody’s flagon of grog is understating matters in the extreme. Those who would rather eat day-old garbage than watch even the most ...

As the man responsible for Hostel, Hostel II: Part Two and Cabin Fever, Eli Roth’s name has become synonymous with horror films — but according to the director, there’s one scene that made even him ...

Eli Roth’s Hostel is a film that I have grown to like less with the passing of time. The central trio of friends featured in the first installment come across as obnoxious and grating. The first time ...

With “Hostel: Part II,” the sequel to his successful 2006 gorefest, Eli Roth has made even more of a grindhouse flick than his buddy and mentor, Quentin Tarantino. A woman is suspended upside-down, ...

“Meet the Robinsons”A boy genius embarks on a time-traveling adventure to save the world in this sturdy animated hit. With a voice cast that includes Angela Bassett, Tom Selleck and Laurie Metcalf, ...

April: "It used irony perfectly. In Hostel we see something you don't stereotypically see in horror/gore movies; perfect saturated irony." True horror movies are odd beasts. The best ones produce a ...

Eli Roth is obviously a poseur, but on the evidence of Hostel: Part II, he’s also kind of a pussy. Anyone can string a naked woman up by the ankles and slit her throat, and while I admit it takes a ...

Eli Roth’s “Hostel: Part II” will leave most viewers — including hard-core horror fans — feeling dirty. This sequel to the super-violent splatter film gives a more gruesome and more fetish-filled spin ...