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Now Playing: Zero Dark Thirty, Django, Les Mis, The Hobbit

ZERO DARK THIRTY Grade: A- Rating and length: R, 157 min. See if you liked: "Argo" “Zero Dark Thirty,” Kathryn Bigelow’s quasi–revenge thriller about the decade–long hunt for Osama bin Laden, transcends mere historical reenactment and instead becomes a grimly effective meditation on obsession.


Review: Peter Hess - His Voice

When Pete’s voice hits a certain tone, your knees get weak, your stomach gets filled with butterflies and your ears ring with the sound of angels.




Lana Del Rey - "Paradise"

While her debut album, “Born to Die,” polarized audiences and her SNL flop did little to help, Lana del Rey’s follow up, “Paradise,” could win over some of her detractors.





Review: Soundgarden - "King Animal"

Chris Cornell and Soundgarden are back after 16 years without a studio record with the upcoming release of "King Animal." Listening to the album, it’s pretty hard to believe that the grunge gods are in their forties.



Review: Crystal Castles "(III)"

Experimental/electronic duo Crystal Castles is not typically remembered for its lyrics, so the focus put on them on their third album, “(III),” is a startling — but not unwelcome —change.






Viral Video: "It’s Thanksgiving"

If you enjoyed learning the days of the week in Rebecca Black’s “Friday,” you’re going to love this month’s autotuned tween sensation, Nicole Westbrook’s “It’s Thanksgiving.” This poised-to-go-viral, club-ready single has an accompanying video, which mostly takes places in what looks like Westbrook’s house, presumably because she’s nowhere near old enough to drive.




Review: Cee Lo Green - "Magic Moment"

While Cee Lo Green is certainly not the first jolly, portly man most people associate with Christmas, his sparkly new Christmas album “Magic Moment” certainly brings the holiday cheer.