With Spy, Melissa McCarthy has delivered possibly her finest performance to date in a film that is a fantastic send up of the spy genre while also being a pretty good straight up spy movie.

Film Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel

Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel finds him operating at the peak of his powers and as confident as he’s ever been.

Film Review: Side Effects

Soderbergh delivers another excellent film, with great turns by Rooney Mara and Jude Law, in what might be his last feature film in some time.

Looking Ahead to 2013: 1st Quarter (January – March)

Now that we’re done looking behind us here at HST, it’s time to ring in the new year by filling our calendars with the upcoming releases (movies, music, TV, and video games) we’re looking forward to most. Big names, big sequels, big comebacks, big excitement.

Film Review: Rise of the Guardians

Rise of the Guardians is a lackluster and forced attempt to turn established characters in our cultural lexicon into a franchise that lacks imagination and never gets off the ground.

HST…Film Review: Anna Karenina

Lauren: With this theatre inspired adaptation of Tolstoy’s classic novel, Anna Karenina, Joe Wright and Keira Knightley manage to produce a film worthy of following up their other work together, Pride & Prejudice and Atonement.

Film Review: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is a solid sequel, but doesn’t really advance the story or bring much new to the series.

Middle of the Row

Jude Law

Middle of the Row – The Podcast: 076 – Captain Marvel Stands Up

Middle of the Row – The Podcast: 067 – We Take In The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus

Film Review: Vox Lux

Film Review: Spy