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Our review of Oblivion and our topic this week: Memorable Jump the Shark moments.
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Weekend Box Office – Obliterated
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 …
Read More »Oblivion (2013) – A HO Film Review
Starring Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Andrea Riseborough, Olga Kurylenko Directed by Joseph Kosinski Oblivion casts Tom Cruise as drone repairman Jack Harper in the year 2077. Jack is stationed on Earth with his co-worker / mate, Victoria (Andrea Riseborough), to supervise the final stages of Earth’s plan to suck up the remaining resources, pack up …
Read More »Episode 89 – The HO’s Beyond the Pines
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.
Read More »Episode 89 Trailers
Here are the trailers we’re talking about on this week’s all-new HO! First up is a more detailed look at the newest Man of Steel, and also – We now have a Hunger Games Catching Fire trailer…check them out: Man of Steel Catching Fire
Read More »42 | Film Review
Every year, in Major League Baseball, all players unite for one day to wear the number 42 on their uniforms. 42 is also the only number retired by all of baseball. But do you know why? Don’t feel bad, many of this generation do not know the story of one of the most important men not only in baseball, but …
Read More »The Hunger Games – Catching Fire Trailer
Here it is, the first of The Hunger Games – Catching Fire’s media explosion…enjoy!
Read More »Weekend Box Office – It’s A HOme Run!
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 …
Read More »The Place Beyond the Pines Film Review
Ryan Gosling, a.k.a. Captain Smolder, stars as Luke, a mysterious motorcycle circus rider who seems to gaze through life as though he has no purpose. When an old fling, Romina (Eva Mendes), shows up to inform Luke that the last time he came through Schenectady, NY he left a gift in the form of a …
Read More »New Releases – Spring Fever
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 …
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