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Capsule reviews of new DVD releases follow:
SUGAR (Sony Pictures, ’09) $28.96. 114 minutes. A 19-year-old pitcher from the Dominican Republic aspires to lift his family out of poverty by playing minor-league baseball in the United States. With Algenis Perez Soto, Andre Holland. R (profanity, some sexuality and brief drug use) (subtitled)
STATE OF PLAY (Universal Studios, ’09) $29.98. 127 minutes. The murder of a U.S. congressman’s mistress threatens to uncover buried secrets in the nation’s capitol. With Russell Crowe, Helen Mirren, Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams, Harry J. Lennix PG-13 (some violence, profanity including sexual references and brief drug content)
1/2
SIN NOMBRE (Universal Studios, ’09) $29.98. 96 minutes. Bound for a better life in the United States, a Honduran teen crossing through Mexico aboard freight trains is befriended by a Mexican gang member. With Paulina Gaitan, Marco Antonio Aguirre, Leonardo Alonso. R (violence, profanity and sexual content)
1/2