DVDs

• Righteous Kill

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• This tired buddy-cop thriller doesn’t bother to hide its reliance on the dubious chemistry of its leads.

• The Wackness

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• Stoned hip-hop youth go gently into that Giuliani night in this frustratingly shallow my-summer-of-sex drama.

• The Alphabet Killer

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• Eliza Dushku strains to add more than tousled twitchiness to a Silence of the Lambs–like thriller.

• Bangkok Dangerous

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• Bangkok Dangerous has a high Asian body count that’s inversely proportional to its originality.

• Babylon A.D.

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• It’s no surprise the director is disowning this tedious, incoherent mess; there’s no future in it.

• Baghead

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• Baghead boasts an enviably well-calibrated plot and nervy, skintight ensemble acting.

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Video games

• Prince of Persia

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• The franchise reboot's constrictive hand-holding makes the player feel like a bit of a wuss.

• Tomb Raider: Underworld

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• Inelegant gunfights against dumb-as-rocks enemies render this latest entry boring and confusing.

• Left 4 Dead

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• L4D scores by crafting a genuinely scary experience, thanks to a complex “AI director” algorithm.

• Resistance 2

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• Soldier Nathan Hale returns to lead humanity’s last stand on American soil.

• BioShock

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• Finally, Sony fans get their chance to gush over this Ayn Rand–inspired adventure.

• Guitar Hero: World Tour

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• The Guitar Hero franchise answers Rock Band's challenge with its own multi-instrument bundle.