Film Review: Love & Friendship

Love & Friendship is a Jane Austen adaptation by the way of Whit Stillman and the results are as witty as one might hope, even if the premise gets stretched pretty thin.

HST…Best Movies 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.

HST Reviews…Total Recall (2012)

Lauren: For a summer jam packed with action films, Total Recall might be going for the title of actioniest. Yeah, that’s a word. Don’t look it up.

Looking Ahead to 2012: 3rd Quarter (July – September)

For those of you not keeping track we are about to enter the second half of the year, full of just as many exciting things as the first half. So far some entries have disappointed, some have surprised, and some have lived up to and surpassed expectations so far, so lets keep our fingers crossed […]

HST… Film Review: Contraband

Zac: So Lauren, you and I both saw Contraband this week, the new film staring Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster and Giovanni Ribisi about a bunch of smugglers trying to iron out a family debt; what did you think?

A Delayed Response – Ninja Assassin; Whiteout

In addition to some newer rental releases, I also sat down to watch some older films, including Ninja Assassin and Whiteout. Ninja Assassin A few minutes into the film a group soon to be massacred is presented with an envelope filled with black sand (whatever that means). It may be subtler than a tornado, but […]

Review: Everybody’s Fine

Everybody’s Fine is an interesting look at family life for a widower but lacks any real plot or enlightening meaning to really make us admire it beyond its performances. Kirk Jones’ film is a remake of an Italian film of the same name and stars Robert De Niro as said widower, Frank, who decides to […]

Suggestion Box

Dear perusers, Though I am having a swell time spilling my thoughts to you about most of the stuff I fill my time with, I have decided to add a new post topic to my usual. The “Suggestion Box” is my way of letting you know about the things I am excited for coming out […]

The Decade’s Best – The Aviator (2004)

Martin Scorsese’s – The Aviator (2004) Martin Scorsese’s biopic of the entrepreneur and aviator Howard Hughes is a marvelous, entertaining, and interesting look into the life of one of the most unique, oddest, and accomplished individuals ever to capture and live in the public eye; all grounded by an extraordinary performance by Leonardo DiCaprio. Howard […]

Review: Snow Angels

A sad and tragic story doesn’t take away from this expertly crafted and wonderfully acted film, though doesn’t leave you all warm and fuzzy in the end; which is ok. Annie (Kate Beckinsale) is a single mom working as a waitress at the local Chinese restaurant, Glenn (Sam Rockwell) is Annie’s separated husband who is […]