Ratings based on four-star system.
‘Alpha and Omega’
Rated PG
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In this animated kiddie movie, sometimes the wolves look like wolves and sometimes they look like humans. It’s the story of the emerging love between Humphrey (voiced by …

By Linda Shaw
McClatchy-Tribune
Near the end of “Waiting for Superman,” a provocative new documentary about America’s public schools, a father and daughter attend the lottery that will determine who will get into a high-performing Los …

By Rick Bentley
McClatchy Newspapers

‘Spartacus: Blood and Sand: Complete First Season’
The Starz Network series features Andy Whitfield as the gladiator warrior hero Spartacus. It’s a TV series that basks in the violence of the arena and …

By the writers of Last Word Features
Robert Plant: ‘Band of Joy’ (Rounder)
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It’s too bad Robert Plant got six Grammys for “Raising Sand.” That will make it harder for this even-better follow-up to earn similar …