WHAT’S HOT ON HOTCHKA RIGHT NOW

You probably don't know the name Touko Laaksonen, but you've probably seen his artwork, what was once very underground that is now pretty mainstream. But when Laaksonen began drawing his highly erotic, hyper-real depictions of strong, handsome, gay men he ...
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This was the second of two indie dramas I saw this last week, and this one took a very different approach to stand out. But how well it worked is another matter, because the actual plot isn’t that interesting by ...
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I am on record as saying that the perfect rom-com has already been done, and it’s the parody They Came Together. The perfect “dream girl” movie has also already been done, which was last year’s The Big Sick. And everyone ...
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So glad to see we’re back to the full cast this week! But I’ve got to pause for two seconds and wrack my brain — is Thatcher Grey dead? We all know Ellis died way back in season … 2? ...
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There was a lot of drama on this week's episode of Dynasty and quite a few cliffhangers that will be left dangling for a month (!) before the show returns ... on Fridays! Ugh. And we still have yet to ...
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This week's episode of Riverdale, "The Tell-Tale Heart", has been made into a movie or three but it is, of course, best known as a piece of literature by Edgar Allan Poe. The story concerns a man who has committed ...
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I love a good disaster movie, growing up in the 1970s when Disaster was king, and the era of photo-realistic CGI has made modern disaster movies even bigger and more spectacular from the 70s throwback Daylight to current offerings like ...
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It's the penultimate episode of the first season of Star Trek: Discovery and now that everyone is back from the Mirrorverse -- including one person who shouldn't be -- nine month ahead of where they should be, it's time for ...
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Controversy for movies is weird for me; I usually find that it doesn’t connect with my opinions, but sometimes it strikes a chord. I think sometimes filmmakers do court controversy, but other times people just read into things or find ...
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I’m not entirely sure that I like these “one person” episodes. Yes, we saw Maggie, Webber, and Ben in this episode in addition to Bailey, but it was an all-Bailey episode. (With bonus flashback footage of George, Callie, and McDreamy! ...
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It’s often said that Daniel Day Lewis is one of the best actors alive, someone who's gone “method” and immerses himself in various roles. The wide disparity between the character types certainly demonstrates an actor with utter mastery of his ...
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“Strike up the music, the band has begun, The Pennsylvania Polka. Pick out your partner and join in the fun, The Pennsylvania Polka.”Well, it's Groundhog Day ... again ... and you know what that means. It’s time to dust off your copy of ...
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