Archive for the ‘reviews’ Tag

Episode 94 – HO’s Trek Into Darkness  

            Spoiler-free review of Star Trek Into Darkness; discussing upcoming releases After Earth and Now You See Me; trailers for Europa Report and V/H/S 2; Our From the Outside In topic this week – What are our favorite War movies?  And immediately following the regular show, we have a Star [...]

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Episode 93 – The Great HOsby  

              Reviews of The Great Gatsby and Mud; we’re talk about upcoming releases Fast and Furious 6, Hangover 3 and Epic; trailers for Riddick, Stalingrad and Captain Phillips; Our From the Outside In topic this week – Reboots: Which we like, which we didn’t and what needs to get [...]

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Weekend Box Office – Gatsby Pretty Good  

          Leonardo DiCaprio proved once again that he is unsinkable in a period piece as his latest, ‘The Great Gatsby’, surprised everyone by raking in $51.1 million over Mother’s Day weekend, according to studio estimates.  Despite very mixed reviews, Baz Luhrman’s lyrical adaptation came close to stealing away the #1 spot from [...]

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The Great Gatsby – A HO Film Review  

            Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan Directed by: Baz Luhrman F. Scott Fitzgerald’s literary novel “The Great Gatsby”, one of the most well-known American literary works, has had several iterations on the stage and on the screen. Baz Luhrman’s most-recent film adaptation (to its credit) may not have [...]

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Episode 92 – Iron HO’s  

          Iron Man 3 gets the HO spoiler-free treatment this week; we’re also going to talk about upcoming releases Star Trek Into Darkness and Black Rock; trailers for Ender’s Game and The World’s End; Our From the Outside In topic this week: What are the best and worst summer movies / [...]

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Episode 92 Trailers  

Here are the trailers we are talking about for the next, all-new HO – Ender’s Game – An adaptation of the famous book about one boy entrusted to save the universe.  And The World’s End – Simon Pegg reunites with Edgar Wright for another twisted take on genre flicks. Ender’s Game The World’s End

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Weekend Box Office – Iron Man’s Global Domination  

            Who cares about the rest of the box office when 80% of this past weekend was dominated by one film – Iron Man 3.  Tony Stark and friends opened this weekend to $174.1 million, the 2nd biggest opening weekend EVER!  And since The Avengers held the largest opening with [...]

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Iron Man 3 – A HO Film Review  

              Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, Don Cheadle Directed by Shane Black   Iron Man 3 begins shortly after the events of The Avengers, with Stark holing himself up in his workshop all the while attempting to hold off his increasing insomnia.  This incessant [...]

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Weekend Box Office – It’s Painful  

                Michael Bay conquered the box office yet again with his bodybuilders turned kidnapping entrepreneurs flick Pain and Gain, as the film launched with $20 million according to studio estimates.  Bay is no stranger to #1, as only The Island hasn’t hit it for him, and the combination [...]

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Pain and Gain (2013) – A HO Film Review  

          Starring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson, Tony Shalhoub, Ed Harris Directed by Michael Bay There are two kinds of filmgoers in the world – Those that like Michael Bay and those that laugh manically at his very mention.  At least I am convinced that is what Michael Bay and all of [...]

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