WHAT’S HOT ON HOTCHKA RIGHT NOW

Jessica Chastain is only five foot four. And sure, when you see her standing next to Chris Hemsworth or Chris Pratt, she seems short. But when she’s in the center of the screen, wearing heels and looking down at you, ...
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There’s a category of movies I call “brutal,” which are movies that may vary in quality but are all difficult to watch. This isn’t saying you can’t have a great movie that’s brutal, but that doesn’t mean a movies is ...
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In 1983, a small holiday film was released to little fanfare and middling box office receipts, but just like The Wizard of Oz, television gave the movie a new life and a devoted fan base. The movie now airs on ...
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The CW superhero crossover event that sort of began with the Supergirl episode "Medusa" and continued with The Flash and Arrow, concludes with a "Heroes vs Aliens" smackdown on Legends of Tomorrow.When we last left our heroes, five had been ...
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  In their fifth fully animated feature-film collaboration, Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures present The Secret Life of Pets, a comedy about the lives our pets lead when we leave for work or school. Max, voiced by Louis C.K., is a ...
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The CW has made quite a bit of noise with their four night superhero crossover event, and so far the term "crossover" can be used very loosely. The event began with the Supergirl episode "Medusa", if you want to call ...
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Superheroes are all the rage right now and as a card carrying nerd, I am undoubtedly here for it. The most epic of comic book rivalries has always been the friendly competition between Marvel and DC – and I’ve been ...
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Where the Gilmore Girls lead, I will follow. I've been waiting for the Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Netflix revival series for so long that I knew it could not possibly meet all of my expectations. However, it ...
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Before we dive into Moana’s depths, a quick aside for the short film that precedes it. Inner Workings is that film and come on, by now if you’ve been watching these, you know Disney’s shorts are just fantastic. That being ...
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War Dogs has made its way onto Digital HD and is released on Blu-ray and DVD November 22nd. While we reviewed the film in depth upon its theatrical release, let’s take a second look as we give the home release ...
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I do hope this is the year of Amy Adams. Right now, I think her work in Arrival is award worthy, but you really never can tell.Nocturnal Animals comes from writer/director Tom Ford, based on the 1993 novel "Tony ...
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I’ve called myself a fan of director Paul Verhoeven, but I’ve only seen some of his movies. The triple sci-fi brilliance of Total Recall, RoboCop, and Starship Troopers is a great resume if he didn’t do anything else, but I ...
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