By If you are old enough to remember the Iraq War, you’ll mostly recall how long it went. The military started recalling soldiers who thought they’d retired years before. Those already enlisted found themselves being cycled back into the warzone so they’d rarely saw their families. Many of the veterans would
Yours Faithfully Film Review
Star rating: 5/5 Directed: Kanhaiya Trivedi This 16 minute short film is made of two love letters to the best city in the world. With deep love, 2 international students describe their feelings for London and how it has shaped the people they are becoming. Both the spoken testimony and
Blu-ray Review: Ping Pong (Limited Edition)
During a summer in the mid-70s, my family came up to Boston for our summer vacation and got a big surprise. My cousin Bill’s parents converted their basement garage into a rumpus room. Along with a large picture window into the backyard and more cabinet space, they had a brand-new
How Unlockables Evolved Into Modern Game Rewards
Land 25 headshots in the Gears of War: E-Day multiplayer beta and there is a banner waiting. Reach level 20 and the reward is a character skin. Other challenges unlock weapon skins, emblems and titles, with some items carrying over when the full game arrives. The prizes themselves are nothing
DVD Review: The Year Before The War
Over the years people have gotten way too serious about how historically accurate a film is. There are podcasts dedicated to “setting the record straight” about movies that somehow have strayed from the biographies declared “truth.” Even movies that are based on historical novels get this fine-tooth treatment that is
