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Contributor: Plugged In Staff

The Losers

It won’t surprise anyone that this film is based on comic book characters. What might surprise you is how much violence slides under the R-rated wire these days.

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They Came, They Saw, They Bought It All

I was born without a shopping gene. While my girlfriends drool over blouses in clothing stores, I get antsy and fight the urge to flee. Shopping is more of a search-and-destroy mission for me than a fun time spending hours looking for a perfect [fill i …

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Death at a Funeral

Chris Rock calls his latest comedy “a movie you can see with your whole family.” This we had to check out!

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Cat (Litter) Tales

Heard any of today’s “news of the weird” yet? Before I continue, I’ll let you get a cup of coffee. You might need it in order to ponder the following. (pause) Recently as I was thumbing through a magazine, I saw a picture of a cat’s litter box immediat …

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“Airplanes”

Paramore’s Hayley Williams joins rapper B.o.B to wistfully hope that “Airplanes” might take them back to simpler times. Will listeners relate to their longing, or should they have just taken the train?

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Jason Castro

Easygoing Jason Castro has taken his sweet time crafting his debut since finishing No. 3 on Season 7 of American Idol. The result? An equally sweet look at life and love.

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The International

Clive Owen stars as a dogged Interpol agent who sidesteps the law in his epic battle against a corrupt global bank.

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iWonder About the iPad

Apple sold about 300,000 iPads during its first day on the market in the U.S. alone, according to analysts. And Apple said it sold more than one million apps from its App Store and 250,000 e-books from its iBookstore on Saturday—again, the first day of …

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Madam, 4-Year-Olds and R-Rated Content Don’t Mix

It burns me up every time. Without fail there are young children at the R-rated film screenings I attend as a Plugged In reviewer. At Repo Men—a sci-fi/action flick that has so much blood, violence and sexual activity that no adult should see it either …

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Raymond v Raymond

The 31-year-old R&B maestro says his sixth album is about personal evolution and learning to take responsibility. But should we take him at his word?

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“Not Myself Tonight”

Christina Aguilera says her new track shows how zealous she is in supporting female empowerment and free sexual expression. You should take her word for it—at least the part about sex.

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Gagging Over Gaga

Last week Lady Gaga released a nine-minute-long mess. Sorry, but there’s no other way to say it. She fashioned the track “Telephone,” from her album The Fame Monster, into a Thriller-esque film that’s rife with lesbianism, sadomasochism, murder, bizarr …

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Our Family Wedding

For the Ramirez and Boyd families, planning a wedding is a group activity. Who cares what the bride-to-be and her man want! But crazy gets complicated when cultures and traditions clash over much more than bridal colors.

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He Said What on Facebook?

Have you ever been told something so personal that you wish you could remove the resulting awkwardness from your brain forever? A few months ago, someone on my Facebook friends list announced to a gazillion people that he was about to have a medical “a …

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Plastic Beach

They’ve performed “live” as holograms on stage with Madonna and enjoyed worldwide success as a “virtual band.” Now Gorillaz returns with an album full of stream-of-consciousness ruminations on environmental themes.

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