The Best Films of 2011: A Year in Film
I thought 2011 was a quite a good year for film as there were a ton of great movies to see these past few months. From the art house to the big budget fare you could find a lot of options no matter what your interests as the line between the two seems to be blurring. Some would argue that →
The Academy Awards 2012: If I Had A Ballot
The Oscars are kind of silly but I love the all the same. As I run through a bunch of the categories, giving my predictions on who the winner will be I will be more using this space to list out who I would have put in these coveted slots and I think you will find that I disagreed quite →
HST Winter: Great Songs For The Holidays
When I was younger, my family and I would sit around our Christmas tree, open up presents, and listen to some of the most classic Christmas songs of yesteryear. Some Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Brenda Lee, and a little bit of Nat "King" Cole made my Christmas mornings incredibly memorable. However, as I grow older and my musical →
Am I A Zelda Fan?
I cannot wait for The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword to come out this weekend, but can I be a Zelda fan (which I self identify as) if I have only ever played through two of the series' games in their entirety? The two games in the series I have played through are Ocarina of Time and Twilight Princess and I →
An Article To Vent: Video Games & Internet Tough Guys
This past week, I've been playing the widely successful Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, the newest in the long list of CoD games. While I've been having a great time playing with some of my internet friends, I decided to stray away from them and to go level up on my own. After some good rounds of Free-For-All, I →
Open Thread – Games: A Scarier Format Than Film?
Lauren: With Halloween coming up just around the corner, now is the time to up your yearly dose of horror infused entertainment. Personally I love the genre, but films are one thing, while video games are something else. They are the killer sharpening his blade in my closet while he softly, albeit menacingly, whispers my name in a promise that →
MTV Awards: Teen’s Dreams, But Critic’s Nightmares
When I was younger, MTV was my saving grace. It had some great programs, good music, and an overall cool vibe. But the best part for me, were the award shows. That was the time where musicians, comedians, and actors were able to step out of their serious roles and just have fun. I remember watching it in 1997 when →
A Music Wishlist for 2011+
We are now halfway through the year, and I must say, it has been slow. There have been some great albums, but lots of weeks where there has been little to no new music to enjoy. But one like myself, can only wish of some new things to come. This is just a list of wishes, NOT promises, so enjoy. →
Suggestion Box (Oct. 11 – 17)
This week's Suggestion Box just has a few gaming videos, including Fable III's awesome launch trailer and two videos for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II. Maybe next week will have some exciting movie trailers again, but until then, enjoy these. Gaming: Fable III Launch Trailer - (360/PC) - Check out the launch trailer for Fable III which is all about the →
Suggestion Box (Oct. 4 – 10)
This week's Suggestion Box is short and sweet with only two trailers. With that said they are for two films that I am really looking forward to: 127 Hours and The Tempest. Movies: 127 Hours Full Length Trailer - Maybe there is a draft in my kitchen or it was the use of one of my favorite songs, but this trailer just →
Gaming Review – Halo: Reach
The scene opens on a shot with part of the void of space being filled by a planet. The composition of the frame brings a flash of a memory to mind, but joy quickly dissipates at the realization that the Battlestar Galactica and the ships it has kept safe is not coming in from the right of the screen. That →
Suggestion Box (Sept. 27 – Oct. 3)
This week's Suggestion Box has the trailer for Heartless, True Grit, Wild Target, and a second trailer for Paranormal Activity 2 and for Skyline. Also, we've got a trailer for the upcoming DLC for Read Dead Redemption (Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare). Clearly we are getting closer to Halloween with this selection. Movies: Heartless Trailer - Well this is pretty far →
Suggestion Box (Sept. 20 – 26)
Last week's Suggestion Box is coming a little late, so my bad. But there is some decent stuff none-the-less, so don't be upset! K thanks. For films we've got a new preview for the upcoming Harry Potter film, a few more new TV show recommendations (including Undercovers, Lone Star, The Event, and Hawaii Five-0), a new trailer for the upcoming →
Suggestion Box (Sept. 13 – 19)
This week for movie trailers we've got The Dilemma, a second trailer for Due Date, The Fighter, and Unstoppable, whereas for gaming we've got videos for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, The Last Guardian, and Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit. Movies: The Dilemma Trailer - A film about one of the →
Suggestion Box (Sept. 6 – 12)
This week's Suggestion Box contains trailers for the movies Hereafter and Priest, my brief writeup for some of the premiered shows this fall, and then videos for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, and Portal 2 in games. Movies: Hereafter Trailer - The newest film paring Clint Eastwood as director and Matt Damon has Damon cast as a genuine psychic →
Suggestion Box (Aug. 30 – Sept. 5)
Looks like it is another week full of awesome gaming videos and far too few movie trailers. We've got a trailer for The Freebie, and videos for the games Brink, Hydrophobia, the new Mass Effect 2 DLC, Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, Portal 2, and Vanquish. Movies: The Freebie Trailer - A film in which a couple (played by Dax Shepard and →
Suggestion Box (Aug 23 – 29)
In this week's Suggestion Box we've got the movie trailer for 127 hours, a trailer for the new AMC TV show The Walking Dead, and a whole heap of video game videos from Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Brink, Halo: Reach, James Bond 007: Blood Stone, and Portal 2. Movies: 127 Hours Trailer - Remember back in 2003 when news broke that a man →
Suggestion Box (Aug. 16 – 22)
This weeks we've got videos for films (Case 39 and The Next Three Days), video games (Brink, Epic Mickey, Dragon Age 2, and Halo: Reach), and a hilarious video from Funny or Die promoting Piranha 3D for the Oscars. Check them out below: Movies: Case 39 Trailer - A horror film in which a little girl is taken in by a social →
Suggestion Box (Aug. 9 – 15)
Hey guys, so I thought you would probably appreciate me being less lazy by posting the actual videos here through a strenuous copy/paste process (sarcasm applied) instead of just posting links to those sites. Hope this works better for you. Movies: How Do You Know Trailer – A love triangle between Reese Witherspoon, Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson. Decisions, decisions… Love and →
Suggestion Box (July 19 – Aug. 8)
With Comic-Con and a brief excursion to my old college town I have been taking my good ol’ time collecting stuff to pass on from the past few weeks. With that said the list isn’t actually too intense, so have no fear and get right to it! Movies: It’s Kind of a Funny Story Trailer – A comedy putting Zach Galifianakis →
Step Up 3D is the Savior of 3D in Cinema or: How to Stop Complaining About Post Coverted 3D And Realize The Potential In Native 3D Films
I never thought Step Up 3D would renew my interest in 3D at the cinema. While I was never a very negative detractor of the format, my patience has been tiring with this unfortunate run of mediocre post-conversions that we have been subjected to since Avatar. But short term memory deprived detractors rejoice, Step Up 3D is here to →
Comic-Con International 2010 – My Experience in Nerd Heaven
A couple of weeks ago I excitedly told my aunt that I was going to Comic Con in a week, with a big ol’ smile on my face. I didn’t really expect her to be jealous, but I was overly excited. Then she asked if it was a gathering of comics or something. As in comedians. I then proceeded to →
Suggestion Box (July 12 – 18)
Movies: Centurion Trailer – A film that reminds me of the last King Arthur film with the look of the opening battle in Gladiator, and a story that is probably not really like either. But ooo, Roman soldiers. Check it out here. Devil Trailer – Even after the butchering of The Last Airbender I still have some faith in the fact that →
Will It Fall? The Final Shot of Inception (Spoilers)
So obviously Lauren and I (Check out our reviews first; Lauren’s and Zac’s) think Inception is a pretty swell movie. Lauren has picked it as her best picture favorite and it seems to be a lock Top 5 for me as well. But we both agree that the final shot of the film is easily the biggest flaw of the film and →
