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She's Out of My League (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Jun 22, 2010
Kirk (Jay Baruches) is a dorky underachiever who through a stroke of fate winds up dating the beautiful and successful Molly (Alice Eve). Now that he's got the girl he has to contend with his own insecurities as his friends and family barrage him negative feedback about his love life.

What a major disappointment and missed opportunity by screenwriters Sean Anders and John Morris. The two leads have genuine chemistry and are so likeable although the supporting roles are so sophomoric and crude any connection to the love story is thrown out the window with a constant barrage of F-bombs. Kirk's friends are a group of losers who don't deserve his friendship and even worse, Molly's best friend Patty (Kristen Ritter) is so crude she could make a sailor blush.

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Riverworld (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Jun 22, 2010
After being killed by a suicide bomber in an overseas nightclub, Matt (Tahmoh Penikett) awakes on a mysterious planet populated by other resurrected Earthlings from across history. Determined to find the woman he loves (Laura Vandervoort), he joins forces with a 13th century female warrior (Jeananne Goossen) and riverboat captain Mark Twain (Mark Deklin) as they travel the mysterious waterways of the planet in search of lost love and some answers about the peculiar planet.

Based on a series of novels written by Phillip Jose Farmer, Riverworld had the potential to be a very entertaining sci-fi show. Sadly the excellent first act is wasted with a meandering story that drags through its nearly three-hour runtime. By the final hour I was bored with the characters and couldn't wait for the predictable ending to finally arrive.

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Green Zone (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Jun 22, 2010
Roy Miller (Matt Damon) is a U.S. Army officer deployed in Iraq in the early stages of the war who's searching for WMD (weapons of mass destruction). When every search turns-up empty, he begins to questions the veracity of the "solid" intelligence provided by his superiors and goes off the reservation with the help of a CIA operative.

Damon reteams with director Paul Greengrass in this disappointing retelling of the Iraq war. The film is well shot, acted, and edited, but the screenplay is so heavy-handed in its political message it was hard to take seriously.

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Undisputed III: Redemption—New Line Cinema (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 20, 2010  |  First Published: Jun 21, 2010
Movie: 3
Picture/Sound: 4/3.5
Extras: 1.5
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Showgirls—MGM (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 20, 2010  |  First Published: Jun 21, 2010
Movie: 1.5
Picture/Sound: 3.5/4
Extras: 2.5
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She’s Out of My League—Paramount Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 20, 2010  |  First Published: Jun 21, 2010
Movie: 2
Picture/Sound: 4/4
Extras: 2.5
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The Illusionist—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 20, 2010  |  First Published: Jun 21, 2010
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 4/4
Extras: 2.5
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Life—BBC Earth (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 20, 2010  |  First Published: Jun 21, 2010
Movie: 5
Picture/Sound: 4.5/4
Extras: 3
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The White Ribbon—Sony Pictures Classics (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 20, 2010  |  First Published: Jun 21, 2010
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 4/4
Extras: 3
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Unthinkable—Sony Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jun 20, 2010  |  First Published: Jun 21, 2010
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 4.25/4
Extras: 2
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Darkman (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Jun 15, 2010

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/darkman.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>While working one night to perfect his invention of artificial skin, scientist Peyton Westlake (Liam Neeson) is horribly disfigured when an explosion engulfs his lab. Barely alive, he takes some experimental medication leaving him with super-strong strength and immunity to pain, although he's prone to fits of uncontrollable rage. He proceeds to rebuild his lab in an underground hideout and seek revenge against the men responsible for his disfigurement.

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When in Rome (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Jun 15, 2010

When in Rome (Blu-ray)

Your typical presentation of a romantic comedy.

By David Vaughn

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/whenrome.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Beth (Kristen Bell) takes a whirlwind trip to Italy for her sister's wedding and finds herself pursued by the most unlikely group of men who have fallen madly in love with her. When she returns the love with one of them she questions whether it's real or if he's under the same mystical spell that has infected the others.

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Shutter Island (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Jun 10, 2010

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/shutter.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>When two U.S. marshals (Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo) investigate a mysterious disappearance of an inmate from a hospital for the criminally insane, the pair uncover an intricate web of deception where nothing may be as it seems. As the mystery unravels, Teddy (DiCaprio) uncovers some shocking truths about the island that will change his life forever.

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The Book of Eli (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Jun 10, 2010

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/eli.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>Eli (Denzel Washington) walks alone in post-apocalyptic America. He heads west on a mission he doesn't fully understand but knows he must complete. In his backpack is the last copy of a book that could become the wellspring of a revived society or in the wrong hands, the hammer of a despot.

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The Man With No Name Trilogy (Blu-ray)
David Vaughn  |  Jun 08, 2010

<IMG SRC="/images/archivesart/noname.jpg" WIDTH=200 BORDER=0 ALIGN=RIGHT>In <i>A Fistful of Dollars</i>, Clint Eastwood stars as a drifter who manipulates two rival gangs with the ultimate goal of destroying both. In the second installment, our hero takes on El Indio (Gian Maria Volonte), the territory's most ruthless bandit. The best film of the three concludes the series with Eastwood partnering with two gunslingers in order to obtain a fortune in gold. He discovers that teamwork isn't one of their better personality traits and staying alive isn't guaranteed.

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