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Lakeview Terrace—Screen Gems (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 11, 2009
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3/5
In "Lakeview Terrace", a young couple has just moved into their California dream home when they become the target of their next-door neighbor, who disapproves of their interracial relationship. A stern, single father, this tightly wound LAPD officer has appointed himself the watchdog of the neighborhood. His nightly foot patrols and overly watchful eyes bring comfort to some, but he comes increasingly harassing to the newlyweds. These persistent intrusions into their lives ultimately turn tragic when the couple decides to fight back.
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Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
Aimee Giron  |  May 16, 2004

<I>Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Chris Barrie, Noah Taylor, Ciarn Hinds, Djimon Hounson. Directed by Jan de Bont. Aspect ratio: 16:9 (anamorphic). Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround (English, French). 117 minutes. 2003. Paramount 340724. PG-13. $29.99.</I>

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Law Abiding Citizen—Anchor Bay (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jan 31, 2010
Movie: 3.5
Picture/Sound: 4.5/4.5
Extras: 3
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Leatherheads—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 25, 2008
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 2.5/5
Dodge Connelly is a brash and handsome gridiron giant who is equally comfortable leading his team in a barroom brawl or charging for a touchdown in a packed stadium. But when Connelly's team loses their sponsor and the entire league appears set to collapse, the quick-thinking jock attempts a creative late-game comeback. If Connelly can convince former college football star and decorated war hero Carter Rutherford to join the team, there may be hope for the ill-fated team after all.
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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga’Hoole—Warner Bros. Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 16, 2010
Video: 5/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 4/5
Young owl Soren marvels at tales of the Guardians of Ga'Hoole, mythic winged warriors who battled to save all owl kind from the evil Pure Ones. When he and brother Kludd fall into the talons of the Pure Ones, it's up to Soren to make a daring escape with the help of other brave owls and seek out the Great Tree, home of the Guardians.
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Legion—Screen Gems (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  May 17, 2010
Movie: 3
Picture/Sound: 4/5
Extras: 4
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Let Me In—Hammer/Anchor Bay
Kris Deering  |  Jan 20, 2011
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3.5/5
In bleak New Mexico, a lonely, bullied boy, Owen, forms a unique bond with his mysterious new neighbor, Abby, who moves from town to town with the man who appears to be her father. Trapped in the mind and body of a child, however, Abby is forced to hide a horrific secret of bloodthirsty survival. But in a world of both tenderness and terror, how can you invite in the one friend who may unleash the ultimate nightmare?
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Let The Right One In—Magnet (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Mar 09, 2009
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 3/5
A fragile, anxious boy, 12-year-old Oskar is regularly bullied by his stronger classmates but never strikes back. The lonely boy's wish for a friend seems to come true when he meets Eli, also 12, who moves in next door to him with her father. A pale, serious young girl, she only comes out at night and doesn't seem affected by the freezing temperatures. Coinciding with Eli's arrival is a series of inexplicable disappearances and murders. Swedish filmmaker Tomas Alfredson weaves friendship, rejection and loyalty into a disturbing and darkly atmospheric, yet poetic and unexpectedly tender tableau of adolescence.
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Lethal Weapon—Warner Brothers (HD DVD)
John Higgins  |  Apr 24, 2007  |  First Published: Oct 24, 2006
Video: 4
Audio: 5
Extras: 2
Lethal Weapon has been the paradigm of cop movies ever since its release in 1987. This is mainly because the film is more about the relationship between Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover) and Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) than the plot. That’s not to say that the plot doesn’t hold up. Far from it. Lethal Weapon grabs you from the beginning and never lets go. With a supporting criminal cast of Gary Busey and character actor Mitchell Ryan, the performances all around are incredible.
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License to Kill—MGM (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  May 31, 2009
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 3.75/5
Extras: 3.75/5
When drug lord Franz Sanchez exacts his brutal vengeance on Bond's friend Felix Leiter, 007 resigns from the British Secret Service and begins a fierce vendetta against the master criminal. Bond won't be satisfied until Sanchez is defeated, and to accomplish this aim he allies himself with a beautiful pilot and Sanchez's sexy girlfriend. But Bond, relegated to outlaw status, must battle agents on both sides of the law as he discovers the horrifying extent of his prey's resources. In order to bring Sanchez down, Bond must survive a ferocious boat chase, a mid-air brawl over the controls of an out-of-control airplane, and an action-packed confrontation in the Mexico desert.
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Life As We Know It—Warner Bros.
Kris Deering  |  Jan 20, 2011
Video: 3/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Holly is an up-and-coming caterer and Messer is a promising network sports director. After a disastrous first date, all they have in common is their dislike for each other and their love for their goddaughter Sophie. But when they suddenly become all Sophie has in this world, Holly and Messer must set their differences aside. Juggling career ambitions and competing social calendars, they'll have to find common ground while living under the same roof.
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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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Lilo & Stitch
Thomas J. Norton  |  Jan 15, 2003

<I>Voices of Daveigh Chase, Tia Carrere, Ving Rhames, David Ogden Stiers, Jason Scott Lee, Zoe Caldwell, Kevin McDonald, Kevin Michael Richardson. Directed by Chris Sanders, Dean DeBlois. Aspect ratio: 1.66:1. Dolby Digital 5.1 (English), Dolby Surround 2.0 (French, Spanish). 85 minutes. 2002. Walt Disney Home Video 00596. PG. $29.99.</I>

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Little Fockers—Universal
Kris Deering  |  Apr 09, 2011
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 3/5
Extras: 3.5/5
It has taken 10 years, two little Fockers with wife Pam and countless hurdles for Greg to finally get "in" with his tightly wound father-in-law, Jack. After the cash-strapped dad takes a job moonlighting for a drug company, however, Jack's suspicions about his favorite male nurse come roaring back. When Greg and Pam's entire clan - including Pam's lovelorn ex, Kevin - descends for the twins' birthday party, Greg must prove to the skeptical Jack that he's fully capable as the man of the house. But with all the misunderstandings, spying and covert missions, will Greg pass Jack's final test and become the family's next patriarch... or will the circle of trust be broken for good.
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Little Miss Sunshine—Fox Searchlight (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Feb 17, 2009
Video: 4/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Father Richard is desperately trying to sell his motivational success program...with no success. Meanwhile, "pro-honesty" mom Sheryl lends support to her eccentric family, including her depressed brother, fresh out of the hospital after being jilted by his lover. Then there are the younger Hoovers - the seven-year-old, would-be beauty queen Olive and Dwayne, a Nietzsche-reading teen who has taken a vow of silence. Topping off the family is the foul-mouthed grandfather, whose outrageous behavior recently got him evicted from his retirement home. When Olive is invited to compete in the "Little Miss Sunshine" pageant in far-off California, the family piles into their rusted-out VW bus to rally behind her - with riotously funny results.
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