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Archive for 2012

‘War Horse’ brings little-told story to screen

Steven Spielberg’s new epic film “War Horse” is about a boy and his horse whose bond cannot be broken by World War I. In this film, a horse named Joey and his original owner, Albert, hope to be reunited despite the slim chance that either of them will survive. “War Horse” was originally a children’s […]


‘We Bought a Zoo’ inspires laughter, tears

“You know, sometimes all you need is 20 seconds of insane courage. Just literally 20 seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it.” Benjamin Mee lives by this saying in director Cameron Crowe’s “We Bought a Zoo,” based on Mee’s memoir. From the preview alone, I expected a […]


2011 in video games: the best of a decent year

2011 presented a dearth of great new video games, despite the many new editions of established franchises. Nonetheless, below are my top 10 favorites from last year. “Dragon Age II”: The second game in the highly successful “Dragon Age” franchise sold a million copies within two weeks of its launch. While the game is generally […]