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Lifeguards in crisis in ‘The Lifeguard,’ ‘To Do List’

Do you ever have that dream where you’re back working your first job? The Kristen Bell movie “The Lifeguard,” now on DVD, explores that surreal idea in-depth.

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The top 10 episodes of ‘Veronica Mars’ Season 3 (2006-07)

Following the delicious Lilly Kane Mystery and the not-quite-as-great Bus Crash Mystery, “Veronica Mars” Season 3 (2006-07, The CW) takes a different tack: The first nine episodes

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The top 10 episodes of ‘Veronica Mars’ Season 2 (2005-06)

The second season of “Veronica Mars” (2005-06, UPN) isn’t as tight as the first, which had the gripping “Who killed Lilly Kane?” plot, but it’s nearly as

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The top 10 episodes of ‘Veronica Mars’ Season 1 (2004-05)

“Lost” was all the rage in the 2004-05 TV season (so was “Desperate Housewives” — remember that one?), but even at the time, I was

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A couple of quirky love stories: ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ and ‘Safety Not Guaranteed’ (Movie reviews)

Two stylized films recently released on DVD take unconventional approaches to love stories. In both cases, the ambition slightly outstrips the execution, but both “Safety Not

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Meta to the max: If it’s all been done before, then what’s left to say in ‘Scream 4?’ (Movie review)

Eleven years after “Scream 3,” the casting director of “Scream 4” had a lot of lost time to make up for. While the original film in 1996

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John’s favorite entertainers of the Aughts (Commentary)

First, my top 10 entertainers. These are the people (and one fictional robot) who put a smile on my face in every project they tackled.

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Where were you in ’98?: ‘Fanboys’ will make ‘Star Wars’ fans smile (Movie review)

At the beginning of “Fanboys,” two of the titular characters argue about Boba Fett’s degree of coolness, the Fett-hater noting that the Rocketeer also had a jet

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