WHAT’S HOT ON HOTCHKA RIGHT NOW

Seems like all of the leads from the Ocean's 11 franchise are getting their own introspective space movies. George Clooney had Solaris, Matt Damon had The Martian and now Brad Pitt has Ad Astra which is sort of a blend ...
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For some reason, it seems like there have been a few foreign Guy Ritchie-style crime thrillers in the past year or so. Of course, a mildly comedic, super-brutal thriller that includes poker doesn’t necessarily mean it’s a ripoff or anything ...
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I have been chomping at the bit for the new season of American Horror Story to begin and now it's finally here and it's 1984 all over again. I'm old enough to have been ending my teenage years and heading ...
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On August 8, 1980, the world was blessed with a musical fantasy film that flopped at the box office but became a 'so bad it's good' cult film with a devoted following. The film wasn't helped by the leaden acting ...
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Poor Jesse Custer. Faced with a death or death situation, it seems he's fighting a losing battle with whoever is administering his torture in Hell, from ants up his ass to being stuffed into a tiny barrel with rats. He's ...
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The Sandie Shaw of this week's title of Pennyworth is another British singer who won the Eurovision contest and was known for singing on stage barefoot because of her oddly misshapen feet (for which she had surgery to correct them ...
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It's the third full week of the new TV season, and all of the latest shows are rolling out in full force. Since there are so many, we're going to try to refine the overview this week, giving just some ...
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I honestly cannot recall when I first saw the movie Fiddler on the Roof, which came out in 1971, a bit before my time. I do vaguely recall watching a lower school production of the show when I was in ...
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Hustlers has been winning raves from critics and audiences on the festival circuit, and I have to be honest in saying that I went back and forth for about a week before finally committing to seeing the movie. When it ...
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Welp, it looks like Jesse Custer really did not survive that fall from the sky, a point made clear as Tulip and Cassidy buried him in the Outback and flew away. Sadly, Herr Starr's private bits have not survived the ...
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We're back after Pennyworth took an unexpected break for the Labor Day holiday in the US. And boy howdy, did we get some juicy stuff this week. The episode had three main storylines but that last shot of the episode? ...
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It's September and time for the networks to start rolling out their new series. These days the season premieres usually come mid-Septmeber, generally after the Emmy Awards (which are late this year), but back in the day, the new season ...
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