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                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 of

              Tom Cruise gunned his way to the top with Oblivion, his biggest opener since 2005 (outside of Mission Impossible films).  According to studio estimates, Oblivion swept up about $38 million this weekend and gave Cruise a much-needed megahit.  His star has taken a hit the last few years, starting with his crazy couch bouncing, but …

We're reviewing 42 and A Place Beyond the Pines; discussing upcoming releases Pain and Gain, Mud, and a listener asks us what crimes we would commit for the Purge and we discuss Bad Movies We Love.

              Jackie Robinson scores again, as the film based on his life story, ‘42‘, scored at the box office with a huge #1 opening of $27.2 million according to studio estimates, the largest opening for any baseball themed film.  Relative unknown Chadwick Boseman took the plate (I’ve got a million of ’em) to take on the almost immortal …

            Out this weekend are 4 new films, as we discussed in Episode 87 to more detail, here they are: 42 – Jackie Robinson was the baseball player who changed how races played sports…as well as America.  Truly a remarkable story and the film is getting generally positive reviews. And it has Harrison Ford being …

Upcoming releases 42, Scary Movie 5, Disconnect and To the Wonder; review of G.I. Joe: Retaliation; trailers for 2 Guns and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters; Our From the Outside In topic this week: Comic Book film cliches; and at the end of our show this week, we will be discussing the recent Walking Dead season finale as well as …

Here are the trailers we’re discussing on this week’s all-new episode of The HO! The Call 42