One of the biggest complaints about the state of modern war movies is that instead of having a cast of thousands and using practical effects (including models), much of the "action" is created via CGI ...

Maybe you didn’t want your kid to play with toy guns or toy soldiers, so you gave him some wholesome, creative Lego bricks. Which works until he uses the interlocking plastic pieces to make a tank.

Dan Siskind rummaged through bins full of assorted Lego pieces, searching for just the right one. At last he spotted it: a thin red brick he snapped snugly into place. Then it was back to the endless ...