TV Without Commercials Review: Game of Thrones 2.1
The long awaited return of HBO's Game of Thrones has finally come. The second season picks up right where it left off, as it should and the war between kingdoms continues to draw nearer and nearer. Incase you forgot about the first season, it ended with the newly appointed King Joffrey decapitating Ned Stark, who was Joffrey's father's "Hand" during →
TV Without Commercials Review: On Freddie Roach 5
Last week in On Freddie Roach we saw Freddie beginning his training with his most talented, and by far most popular fighter, Manny Pacquiao. This time, however, Freddie is not in Manny's native Philippines. Instead Manny is in Hollywood at Freddie's Wild Card Gym, and is only a few days away from his third fight with Juan Manuel Marquez. It →
HST Discusses: Safe House
Lauren: Maybe it's just me, but Safe House is possibly the worst title for this film. We're talking Alanis Morissette levels of irony; at least upon first glance, anyway. After all, before long it is easy to lose track of the meaning of "safe as houses" as Denzel Washington brings down a heap of pain on Ryan Reynolds and the →
TV Without Commercials Review: On Freddie Roach 3
This weeks episode of On Freddie Roach gave us an opportunity to see yet another side of the remarkable Freddie Roach. For the upcoming 2012 Summer Olympics Freddie has taken it upon himself to work with each one of the U.S. hopefuls. One thing that HBO didn't really go into much detail on about this is that Freddie decided to →
Review: Haywire
Steven Soderbergh’s latest, Haywire, is a sleek and brutal action film that’s light on story, but isn’t really hurt by that in the slightest. Haywire is another new genre for Soderbergh, spy/espionage/action, and he feels just at home here as he does in every film he puts out. Soderbergh is one of my favorite directors and he doesn’t disappoint his fans →
HST Discusses: Haywire
Hello Boys and girls! Here at HST we are always thinking of you, and as you may have noticed we have been slowly introducing co-reviews between some of the writers here. That’s right, we are saving you time from your obligation to read three Haywire reviews this week by only providing two on the site (and this is more of →
Audio Book Review: How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper (Read by Amanda Ronconi)
It is beyond me why people with annoying voices decide that it is their calling to narrate audio books. Enter Amanda Ronconi, narrator of Molly Harper’s book. She manages to make an already poorly written book even more horrible, especially every time she did her “man” voice. Her rendition of all male characters sounded like a 100 year old crotchety →
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 →
Community: My Favorite Episodes (So Far…)
In all honesty, I am not a big television watcher, mainly because I can never follow a series to its completion (mostly dramas). For years, I've bounced around different networks trying to find a show that, not only I can get into, but I can also relate to. Luckily for me (and what turns out to be millions →
54th Annual Grammys: Nominees and Predictions 2011
The 54th Annual Grammy nominations have now been released, and I decided to put my own opinions and predictions for the February 12th telecast. Record of the Year: "Rolling In The Deep" by Adele "Holocene" by Bon Iver "Grenade" by Bruno Mars "The Cave" by Mumford and Sons "Firework" by Katy Perry - -Even though Bruno, Mumford, and Katy have all had big years (and I →
TV Review: The Walking Dead 2.4: Cherokee Rose
The Walking Dead is really solid again this week, even with little zombie drama and the plot continuing to go nowhere. The fact the show is able to stay so entertaining this season while moving the plot almost no where is a testament to the huge step forward the show has taken from its season one downward spiral. The show had →
TV Review: The New Girl 1.4: Naked
The New Girl is back from MLB playoff hiatus (AKA StL Cardinals kicking ass) and the show picks up right where it left off in terms of quality; really good. Story wise the show continues to keep things light. Naked roommates, rebound awkwardness, and being culturally out of touch are all common themes here this week and two of them produce →
The Dim And Departed: Part Two
Hey everyone! I hope you enjoyed the first entry of The Dim and Departed over on Zombie Coffee Press last week (if you haven't yet read it, you can right here). Now, Part Two is up, and I hope you all take some time out of your busy Mondays to head over to Zombie Coffee Press to read →
HST Highlights…fun.
- - - - - - - - - - - - Every Friday, I will be writing a feature about a new/up-and-coming band or artist that the public should be aware of. The first entry is still one that I am kicking myself for not getting into sooner. This entire past year, I've heard word of mouth of fun., but never took the time to actually listen to them. →
Review of Polar Bear Club’s “Crash Battle Guilt Pride”
The alternative punk rock genre has been thriving for years now, with such acts like Fucked Up and Against Me! becoming fore-front players in that scene. However, bands in the genre happen to have very high moments, but do not seem to get over with everyone. Take Against Me!, for example. Their latest release, White Crosses, went →
