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HiT’s Five Worst Movies of 2014
Not even close. The five worst movies of 2014 represent a range of subjects and approaches, but they all fail…
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Daily Beast Calls ‘Saving Christmas’ Worst Without Seeing It
What critic doesn’t flash a Grinch-like grin savaging movies that made us squirm in the dark? Only Stern includes a film on…
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HiT’s Top Five Movies of 2014
“Gone Girl?” One sterling performance lost in a melodramatic swamp. “Foxcatcher?” Brilliant acting at the service of an impossibly cold…
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HiT Blu-ray Review: ‘Tusk’
The “Clerks” director’s latest lacks Silent Bob, chronic underachievers or sexually ambiguous leads. The film, available on Blu-ray Dec. 30, finds…
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HiT Rewind: ‘Southern Comfort’ (1981)
The 1981 film similarly pit modern man versus uber-hillbillies in a battle to the death. But while “Deliverance” proved alternately…
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‘American Sniper’ Co-Star Ben Reed: Hunting Instills ‘Traditional Values’
The future sniper hunted with his father, played by Reed in the film, a generational baton passing which shapes Chris’…
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Son: ‘Unbroken’ Subject’s Faith in Angelina Jolie Rewarded
How did they find food and water? What happened when an enemy plane rained bullets down on their raft? Only…
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HiT Rewind: ‘Batman Forever’ (1995)
It’s easy to absorb the awfulness of 1997’s “Batman and Robin” and know why a reboot had to happen. The…
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HiT Rewind: ‘Pineapple Express’ (2008)
Confused? Join the crowd. “Pineapple Express,” from the Judd Apatow assembly line, seriously misjudges its star’s lumpy appeal and the…
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7 Reasons 2014 Was a Lousy Year for Free Speech
Yes, everyone is talking about Sony’s decision to pull “The Interview” after hackers threatened theaters showing the Seth Rogen comedy. The…
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