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Review: Hot Fuzz
Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg, and Nick Frost have re-teamed for a send of buddy action films and they do a marvelous job for the most part, but still fall … (more...)
Latest HST… Movie Reviews…
Dissecting Man of Steel: Does Superman Sink or Soar?
Lauren: If there’s one thing that overwhelmed my thought process while watching Man of Steel, it was this: “Batman couldn’t do … (more)
Film Review: Before Midnight
Before Midnight is another masterpiece in the Before Trilogy, only this time we really get to see these characters get into something real. There … (more)
Film Review: This Is the End
This Is the End is one of the few comedies to come out this summer and it does not disappoint. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg have been a sneaky team … (more)
Film Review: The Purge
When I am not feeling all that well I like to call my bathroom time “The Purge.” This film gave me no desire to change that. The Purge has a … (more)
Film Review: The Internship
The Internship is a safe and stereotypical comedy that's best moments are when it actually breaks away from that formula; not that it really … (more)
Film Review: Stories We Tell
Sarah Polley's Stories We Tell is a riveting documentary both through its story and by dissecting how we tell them. The story is tough to talk … (more)
Film Review: Frances Ha
Noah Baumbach's latest, Frances Ha, keeps him in the running for one of the best working directors while getting another stellar performance out of … (more)
Latest HST… Music Reviews
Music Review: 3OH!3′s ‘Omens’
It's been a while since we heard from the bros of Boulder came out with an album. But in the time since their latest effort came out, music has since … (more)
Music Review: Sigur Ros’ ‘Kveikur’
Hopefully by now, you would have some sort of opinion on post rock Icelandic band Sigur Ros. But with their latest release, the band is throwing fans … (more)
Music Review: Vampire Weekend’s ‘Modern Vampires of the City’
Love them or hate them, Vampire Weekend’s latest album Modern Vampires of the City is a must listen of 2013. Since their debut album dropped in … (more)
Music Review: Allison Weiss’ ‘Say What You Mean’
Allison Weiss latest effort Say What You Mean brings a punky charm to a rather plastic singer/songwriter scene. To be honest, I never had heard … (more)
Music Review: Iron and Wine’s ‘Ghost on Ghost’
Iron and Wine continues his road down the glossy, highly produced road with Ghost on Ghost. This time around, however, he knocks this album out of … (more)
Latest HST… TV Reviews…
TV Rants and Ramblings: Teen Wolf 3.3 – “Fireflies”
As season 3 of Teen Wolf continues, it becomes clear that the werewolves are not the only dangerous creatures in town. Fireflies Can someone … (more)
TV Rants & Ramblings: Teen Wolf 3.2 – “Chaos Rising”
Did anyone else feel like they missed an episode between this week and the premiere? No matter, tonight we still have a great episode of Teen Wolf, … (more)
TV Without Commercials: Game of Thrones Season 3 Finale
I don't know how they do it, but Game of Thrones keeps getting better as the seasons move forward. Even though it wasn't quite as exciting as last … (more)
TV Rants & Ramblings: Teen Wolf Season 3 Premiere – “Tattoo”
MTV’s Teen Wolf comes back with a rather interesting start, definitely hitting the intrigue button for what the season has in store. Yet through … (more)
Latest HST… Books/Comics Reviews
Book Review: The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
The story of The Kitchen House begins at its end – with a young woman and terrified child happening upon a lifeless body swinging from a high tree … (more)
Book Review: Devil’s Knot – The True Story of the West Memphis Three by Mara Leveritt
Apparently, modern day witch hunts do exist. In case you haven’t heard the story of the West Memphis Three, now is your chance to read all about … (more)
Book Review: Man Up! Tales of My Delusional Self Confidence by Ross Matthews
Ross Matthews is right about one thing – any self-confidence he feels about his writing skills is without a doubt delusional. He’d have to be … (more)
Book Review: The Invisible Bridge by Julie Orringer
Yes, this might possibly be (i.e., definitely is) yet another World War II book review that you by now have probably come to expect from me; but … (more)
Latest HST… Game Reviews
Video Game Review: Bioshock Infinite
Ken Levine deserves some kind of medal. First, he introduced us to the world of Rapture, where we would kindly roam the halls of a forgotten city … (more)
HST…Best Video Games of 2012
Plagued by delays and shortcomings, 2012 was an up-and-down year for video games. We saw triumphant returns to form, fantastic new IP's, and some … (more)
Gaming Review: Far Cry 3
For future reference: when skydiving, be sure that your projected landing zone doesn’t happen to be an island full of evil pirates that are more … (more)