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The Notebook
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The Notebook Review

Gary Smith

The Notebook is the story of Noah (James Garner, Ryan Gosling) and Allie (Gena Rowlands, Rachel McAdams), and their love as told by old Noah to old Allie. The story of the two begins in the summer of the early 1940’s, when the blue collared Noah goes out of his way to get the wealthy Allie to go on a date with him. Over the course of that summer, the two fall in love, but are torn apart when Allie and her family return home from their summer vacation. After writing Allie for 365 straight days…

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Stargate Continuum
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Stargate Continuum Review

Gary Smith

Day 42 of the QDR brings us the very last adventure (on camera anyway) of SG-1; the second and sadly last direct-to-DVD movie Stargate Continuum. This film has everything and almost everyone Stargate fans love.

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Arsenic and Old Lace
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Arsenic and Old Lace Review

Gary Smith1 Comment

For the second Wednesday this month, Classic Cinema Wednesday is merged with the Quick Daily Review (day 30). This weeks film is the classic Cary Grant comedy/mystery, Arsenic and Old Lace. Is it any good? Click to read the review.

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Spartacus Vengeance
Entertainment

Spartacus Vengeance Review

Gary Smith

We prepare for tonight's Spartacus: War of the Damned premiere by reviewing the action-packed second season, Vengeance, in the 25th Quick Daily Review. Is Vengeance as good as Blood and Sand? Click to find out.

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Samson and Delilah
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Samson and Delilah Review

Gary Smith1 Comment

After a horrible film last week, Classic Cinema Wednesday gets back on track with another great classic film: Cecil B. DeMille's 1949 Biblical epic, Samson and Delilah. Click here to read the review.

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Django Unchained
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Django Unchained Review

William McPherson1 Comment

Quentin Tarintino is back with a new film and a star-studded cast, but is "Django Unchained" any good? Click here to read Jules' review to find out.

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Bad News Baseball Review
Game Reviews

Bad News Baseball Review

Gary Smith2 Comments

Bad News Baseball was worth the $65 I spent to play it again. Mostly. Chalk full of childhood memories, and surprisingly, or maybe unsurprisingly, the game still holds up today. A true baseball classic from when games were trying to be fun, not complicated simulations.

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Confidence
Entertainment

Confidence Review

Gary Smith

James Foley churned out a brilliant film led by a terrific cast with Confidence. If you like crime/thriller movies and films that deal with the art of conning, then you must see this film, again if you already have. You’ll be hard pressed to find a better, similar film. Edward Burns stars as master conman, Jake Vig. Once Jake and his crew, Gordo (Paul Giamatti), Miles (Brian Van Holt), Big Al (Louis Lombardi), and corrupted LAPD officers Whitworth (Donald Logue) and Manzano (Luis Guzman) con…

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Journey
Game Reviews

Journey Review

Gary Smith1 Comment

Journey was released on March 13, 2012 as a PSN exclusive and was met with very high review scores; most people seem to love it. So it was no surprise when the game was released in retail stores along with other thatgamecompany games “Flower” and “Flow” as “the Journey Collector’s Edition.” The game is so well liked that it was the “Game of the Year” for many outlets/people; even Amazon named it the 2012 Game of the Year (well the Collector’s Edition, but same thing). It’s a game that I had…

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Assassin's Creed Aquilus
Book Reviews

Assassin’s Creed – 2 Aquilus Review

Gary Smith

If you read my review yesterday of the first volume, then you know this is really where this series of graphic novels begin a serious departure from the storyline we play in the Assassin’s Creed games. Yes, the characters we met in the first game (Desmond and Lucy) and the second game on (Rebecca and Shaun) are all present but things are way out of synch between the games and this series. And you can’t even say “well the game just didn’t show this happening.” The game doesn’t show some of the…

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Entertainment

(500) Days of Summer Review

Gary Smith

This is not a love story, or so the tagline goes. It’s also not a chick flick, which in this instance works for the films benefit. (500) Days of Summer is a romantic-comedy that is completely different from every other film in the genre, and that fact makes the movie worth watching and much more realistic. It’s the story of Tom Hansen (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and his relationship with Summer Finn (Zooey Deschanel) over the course of 500 days. Tom, a greeting card writer, is smitten with Summer…

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WWE '13
Game Reviews

WWE ’13 Review

Gary Smith1 Comment

Yuke's and THQ could a big step forward with the WWE license last year when they scrapped the RAW vs. Smackdown name and gutted the engine to give the series its first true overhaul in years. WWE '12 ended up being the best playing wrestling game of the generation thanks to the all the big improvements made. This year, Yuke's is back with WWE '13 and it's largely the same gameplay wise. That's not a bad thing. Annual titles get a lot of hate if they don't reinvent the wheel every year, but WWE…

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Assassin's Creed 3
Game Reviews

Assassin’s Creed III Review

Gary Smith2 Comments

I've not attempted to hide the fact that Assassin's Creed has been my favorite franchise of the current generation, or that Assassin's Creed III has been my most anticipated title of the year. I had incredibly high expectations going into this game, and truth be told maybe I had that bar set a little too high. Since the game's release, I've pumped into a little over 20 hours into the single player and I'm about 45% on the completion scale. I have a ton of stuff left to do, although I finished…

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Dead Man Wins Election
Book Reviews

Dead Man Wins Election Review

Gary Smith

With Election Day just a few hours away, it's the perfect time to sit down and read a book that does a great job of showing just how useless politicians are and how corrupt many of these people are. This book is packed with tales of stupid public servants, corrupt elections, the idiocy of voters, and any other "wacky and unbelievable" thing you can think of. If, for whatever reason, you haven't already lost all faith in government and the idea of elections, then this book will probably help push…

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XCOM Enemy Unknown
Game Reviews

XCOM: Enemy Unknown Review

Gary Smith5 Comments

I never experienced the original 1994 turn based strategy game XCOM: UFO Defense (also known as UFO: Enemy Unknown) because I didn’t have a PC in 1994 and by the time I finally did get one in 1998 or so the game certainly wasn’t on my radar. So I’ve come into XCOM: Enemy Unknown like a lot of gamers will: having no nostalgia for the original and no clear understanding of game’s tactics and how to best play. I’d seen the trailers and the lengthy gameplay demos that 2K Games had posted, so I knew…

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NBA 2K13
Game Reviews

NBA 2K13 Review

Gary Smith6 Comments

I feel it only fair to preface this review with the statement that I am not a basketball fan. I’ve seen games before, but it isn’t something I typically watch or follow at all. I like playing the game (not with so many rules though), and don’t mind basketball video games. On that note though, I haven’t played the previous versions of the NBA 2K series, so I can’t speak as to what’s changed and how it’s improved (or what’s gotten worse). In fact, the last NBA sim that I owned and played a ton…

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Borderlands 2
Game Reviews

Borderlands 2 Review

Gary Smith4 Comments

Good news minions, if you enjoyed Borderlands then you will absolutely love Borderlands 2. The sequel to the surprise (to me) hit doesn’t change with the formula that made the first so successful. It’s more of the same, and that’s not bad thing as Borderlands 2 is bigger and better than the original. It’s everything you’d hope a sequel to be. There is a ton to do in Borderlands 2; the main story is lengthy and it is supplemented by a lot of side quests that will keep you busy for some time. Yes…

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Borderlands 2
Game Reviews

Borderlands 2 (PC) Review

Eric W.8 Comments

For the Borderlands fan in a hurry: Yes, it's everything you hoped it would be and then some. Everything you loved about part 1 taken to the next level. Buy it immediately. Thanks for reading! There. That would be enough for me personally and I knew this was going to be the case in the months leading up to release but I had to come up for air and share the good news. Now for anyone else who wants to take a few more moments on this subject before determining a purchase let's set up the basic…

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Zen Pinball 2
Game Reviews

Zen Pinball 2 + Plants vs. Zombies Table Review

Gary Smith

Zen Pinball 2 isn’t really a game, it’s a pinball platform. As such, it’s free to download. Zen Pinball 2 is actually an upgrade for Zen Pinball and Marvel Pinball. If you own either of those two pinball games on PS3, you’ll be able to import your tables to Zen Pinball 2. The benefit of doing this is that all of the tables have been enhanced with better graphics and better physics for Zen Pinball 2. It combines Zen Pinball and Marvel Pinball into one suite of pinball goodness, finally catching…

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