The Expendables 2 opened to $28.5m  this weekend, according to final numbers.  While that’s a good opening, it’s weaker than the original film…most attribute that to the novelty wore out as well as a very crowded slate of flicks.  That said, the Cinemascore’s for the sequel are much higher than they were for the original, and word-of-mouth as well as critics …

Reviews of Hit and Run, The Bourne Legacy and The Campaign; discussing upcoming releases including The Apparition and Premium Rush; new trailers for Trouble With the Curve and Red Dawn; our From the Outsider In topic this week: what characters from other film series’ would we like to spun off into their own film. As always, we also bring you …

Here are the trailers we will be talking about on tomorrow’s new episode of The HO. Trouble With the Curve   Red Dawn

Jeremy Renner’s assuming the lead in The Bourne Legacy from franchise stablemate Matt Damon, seems to have started off strong…with an estimated $38.1 million   opening this weekend.  Industry experts predicted a much higher opening, but this film is a reboot and a spin-off, it has more in common with Casino Royale than it does a Bourne sequel.  We’ll have our review …

Our apologies for having this up on the Facebook page, but not the website.  Sometimes one is simply easier than the other.  That said – WOLVERINES!!! For those that don’t remember, Red Dawn was a Patrick Swayze classic about teens defending America against a huge invasion.  Well, this remake is hitting the same notes but was filmed 3 years ago, when …

Spoiler-free review of Total Recall and the new to home video: ATM; discussing upcoming releases including The Expendables 2 and Sparkle; new trailers for Zero Dark Thirty and Silent Hill Revelation 3D; our From the Outsider In topic this week: a listener suggested topic on video game films. As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news …

Here are the trailers we’ll be talking about for this week’s Brian’s Trailer Park…   Silent Hill Revelation 3D Zero Dark Thirty

The Dark Knight Rises held the #1 slot for the 3rd week in a row.  Christopher Nolan’s conclusion to his epic Dark Knight trilogy is holding strong and will have no problem breezing past $400 million domestic, and has already cleared $730 million worldwide.  The film has done well enough that you can rest assured someone, somewhere, is writing a new …

We’re reviewing The Watch and Moonrise Kingdom; discussing upcoming releases including The Bourne Legacy and The Campaign; new trailers for Paranormal Activity 4, Skyfall and Cloud Atlas; our From the Outsider In topic this week: a listener suggested topic on the recent run of remakes and reboots. As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news …

Here are the trailers we’ll be talking about on Episode 53 of The HO.   Paranormal Activity 4 Cloud Atlas – Extended Trailer Skyfall #2