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 tragic farewells throughout the year, as well as some big games coming out of small developers. And as the window closes for the current gen consoles, we at HST celebrate the […]
Read more "HST…Best Video Games of 2012"Day three of the Best Of lists is upon us, bringing about our thoughts on the best and worst of what TV brought us this past year. Some shows returned stronger than ever, others stumbled slightly, all the while new shows fought the ratings to deserve respectable seasons. Through it all, the one thing that […]
Read more "HST…Best TV of 2012"2012 has been quite a year for music. Alternative darlings broke out in a big way, taking over most of the radio. Giant albums from returning artists gave us critics something to lavish over throughout the year. 2012 was also the year that Youtube became a major player, helping push viral artists like Carly Rae […]
Read more "HST…Best Music of 2012"With our feet firmly planted in 2013, it is time for the writers here at HST to look back on the past year and reminisce about the good, the meh, and the just plain ugly of the entertainment world, starting right her with film.
Read more "HST…Best Movies of 2012"Django Unchained is the latest from Quentin Tarantino and the results are what you expect with him; great performances, engrossing dialogue and a lot of stuff most people have never seen in a film before.
Read more "Film Review: Django Unchained"Lauren: Les Misérables is at the top of the list of stage productions I’ve been dying to see. As I wait for it to return to the St. Louis area, the release of the film adaptation is making a powerful attempt to remove me from my misery until that day finally comes. Zac: Eh…
Read more "HST… Film Review: Les Misérables"Zac: Eleven years after we were first whisked away to Middle Earth, Peter Jackson is taking us back with The Hobbit. While it might not match it’s LOTR predecessors, it is still a joy to be back in this world and on another adventure through new and familiar corners of Middle Earth. Lauren: …says Zac.
Read more "HST…Film Review: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey"Bruno Mars and myself have never really clicked before Unorthodox Jukebox. His freshman album Doo-Wops and Hooligans was full of pop friendly radio songs that would be suited more for Radio Disney than anything else. Add on to that his unyielding love songs, Hooligans was an eye-rolling affair I really just wanted to end. But […]
Read more "Music Review: Bruno Mars’ ‘Unorthodox Jukebox’"When someone dives into film headfirst their exposure to the so called “classics” will vary depending on their history. Keeping up with new releases can overwhelm and list of films you’ve missed list only gets longer. Cinematic Shortcomings is all about making that list shorter.
The inaugural entry is Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960).
Girl Walk // All Day is pure joy, one of the best films of the year and a coming out party for the amazing Anne Marsen.
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Middle of the Row 