Movies

          Well, it’s decided – People love Melissa McCarthy more than Channing Tatum.  Or Sandra Bullock more than Jamie Foxx.  Or foul-mouthed cops more than the President.  One of those, because The Heat just roasted White House Down at the Box Office.  According to studio estimates, The Heat shot up $40 million this past weekend for …

World War Z and The Way Way Back get reviewed this week; we discuss upcoming releases The Lone Ranger and Despicable Me 2; we take a look at the Under the Dome premiere; and Our From the Outside In topic this week: ZOMBIES!! Favorite zombie films, kills and what we want to see next.

Here are the trailers we’re talking about on this week’s all-new HO!  First up, a new look at romantic comedies with Olivia Wilde and Anna Kendrick both part of different couples that want the others mate.  Hmmm.  Also up is Ashton Kutcher tries real acting as Apple icon Steve Jobs.  Can he pull it off, or does it end up …

            Monsters and Brad Pitt dominated the Top 2 slots at the Box Office this weekend, and defeated Superman in the process.  First up,  Monsters University silenced all of the ‘Pixar shouldn’t do sequels!’ critics this weekend, when it took #1 with an estimated $82 million for the company’s all-time #2 opening (2nd only to Toy Story 3’s $110m).  …

            Contrary to all the people proclaiming Superman KIA in theaters, the Kryptonian immigrant managed to swoop back into theaters with a vengeance this weekend to the tune of $116 million and $128m since its Thursday opening, according to studio estimates.  Man of Steel is officially the largest June opening ever (slightly ahead of Toy …

Reviewing The Purge and our topic this week: Actors That Should Have Been Bigger.

Here are the trailers we’re talking about on this week’s all-new HO!  Runner Runner is essentially a Rounders style film with Justin Timberlake trying to make funny off of online poker.  While our other film is the 2nd in the Hobbit trilogy: The Desolation of Smaug.

          Shocking audience members as well as every Box Office analyst yuppie across America was The Purge, which stole #1 with a whopping $36 million, according to studio estimates, this past weekend, doubling even the boldest predictions.  People apparently love the idea of getting to torture for 12 hours straight.  Maybe we’ll see a new Amendment soon. Slowing …

Reviews of Now You See Me & After Earth and our topic this week: What makes a great summer sequel?