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Abridged reviews in a quick, easy-to-read format.

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Blood and Oil: The Middle East in World War I (DVD Review)

November 26, 2006

The film methodically recounts the fall of the Ottoman Empire, which stretched from Turkey to the Persian Gulf, as a result of the war.

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Sueño (DVD Review)

March 19, 2006

Good English-language Latino films are hard to find, but Sony Pictures Home Entertainment hit home for this Mexican-Americana with Sueño.

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Playing for Change (DVD Review)

March 19, 2006

The documentary is perfect for anyone who's stopped to throw a dollar into a hat and wondered about these artists who fight to be heard over the sounds of the city.

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Free Enterprise: Five-Year Mission Extended Edition (DVD Review)

March 09, 2006

Young movie-industry wannabes deal with life's little problems while expressing themselves in quotes from classic sci-fi movies and living out every geek's fantasy of finding a hot girlfriend in a comic-book store.

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Derailed (DVD Review)

March 09, 2006

How would you react when pushed to the extreme?

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Network (DVD Review)

March 09, 2006

At its core, 'Network' is a biting and hilarious satire.

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Big Question

March 01, 2006

The interesting doc is also beautiful -- Italian sunsets beat a scholar's study any day.

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Serenity (DVD Review)

March 01, 2006

Anyone who was even remotely touched by 'Star Wars' will find something to love in 'Serenity' as well.

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