Kris Deering

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Knight and Day—20th Century Fox (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 03, 2010
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 3.5/5
Tom Cruise is a covert agent sent on a mission he was never meant to complete, and Cameron Diaz is a woman caught between the agent and those he claims set him up. As their globetrotting adventure erupts into a maze of double-crosses, close escapes and false identities, they come to realize all they can count on is each other.
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Knocked Up—Universal (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 28, 2008
Video: 3.5/5
Audio: 4.25/5
Extras: 4.25/5
They say that opposites attract. Well, for slacker Ben and career girl Alison, that's certainly the case - at least for one intoxicated evening. Two months and several pregnancy tests later, Ben and Alison go through a hysterically funny, anxious and heartwarming journey.
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Knowing—Summit (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Jul 05, 2009
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 4.5/5
Extras: 2.5/5
In 1958, as part of the dedication ceremony for a new elementary school, a group of students is asked to draw pictures to be stored in a time capsule. But one mysterious girl fills her sheet of paper with rows of apparently random numbers instead. Fifty years later, a new generation of students examines the capsule's contents and the girl's cryptic message ends up in the hands of young Caleb Koestler. But it's Caleb's father, professor John Koestler, who makes the startling discovery that the encoded message predicts with pinpoint accuracy the dates, death tolls and coordinates of every major disaster of the past 50 years. As John further unravels the document's chilling secrets, he realizes the document foretells three additional events - the last of which hints at destruction on a global scale and seems to somehow involve John and his son.
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Kramer Vs. Kramer—Columbia Pictures (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Mar 22, 2009
Video: 4/5
Audio: 3.25/5
Extras: 2/5
Young husband and father, Ted Kramer, loves his family - and his job, which is where he spends most of his time. When he returns home late one evening from work, his wife, Joanna, confronts him and then leaves him, forcing Ted to become the sole caregiver to their six-year-old son. Now, Ted must learn to be a father while balancing the demands of his high-pressure career. But just as Ted adapts to his new role and begins to feel like a fulfilled parent, Joanna returns. And now she wants her son back.
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Kung Fu Panda—Dreamworks Animation (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Nov 09, 2008  |  Published: Nov 10, 2008
Video: 5/5
Audio: 5/5
Extras: 3.75/5
Whether it's an ogre trying to regain what is rightfully his or a group of displaced zoo animals finding their way back home, audiences of all ages love to root for the underdog. Anyone who has ever struggled against the odds empathizes with the heroes in these entertaining and morally resonant tales. So how about a panda who dreams of becoming a kung fu master? That's right, a plump, drowsy, huggable black-and-white bear who has one, and only one, aspiration in life - to become an expert in a martial art that relies on agility, mental prowess and lightning-fast reflexes. It's a formidable, some would say foolhardy, quest. But isn't that what heroism is all about.
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L.A. Confidential—Warner Bros. (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Sep 28, 2008
Video: 3.75/5
Audio: 4/5
Extras: 4/5
Three cops, a call girl, a mysterious millionaire, a tabloid journalist fuel a labyrinthine plot rife with mystery, ambition, romance and humor.
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La Femme Nikita—Gaumont (Blu-ray)
Kris Deering  |  Dec 07, 2008
Video: 4.5/5
Audio: 3.5/5
Extras: 0/5
Rescued from death row by a top-secret agency, Nikita is slowly transformed from a cop-killing junkie into a cold-blooded bombshell with a license to kill. But when she begins the deadliest mission of her career only to fall for a man who knows nothing of her true identity, Nikita discovers that in the dark and ruthless world of espionage, the greatest casualty of all...is true love.
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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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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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