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‘Instant Family’ Connects with Foster Care World

Foster care professionals proved the essential critics for director Sean Anders’ “Instant Family.” Anders’ new film stars Mark Wahlberg and…

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How ‘Tourist Trap’ Got Even Creepier Over Time

If you love horror classics that strike a balance between familiar formulas and fresh scares, then “Tourist Trap” deserves a…

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‘Hood 2’ Ties Trumpian Figure to Emmitt Till

The villainous pol at the heart of “Tales from the Hood 2” looks nothing like President Donald Trump. His white…

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How Silence Helps Air Supply Pen Love Songs

Graham Russell was an Australian singer trying to break into music in 1975 when he joined the Sydney-based chorus of…

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Roseanne Banned, Nasty Tom Arnold Thrives

Roseanne Barr and Tom Arnold made a curious couple back in the 1980s.  She rocketed to fame with her self-titled…

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Kanye West Taught ‘SNL,’ Hollywood a Huge Lesson

Kanye West took over “Saturday Night Live” in more ways than one. The celebrated rapper performed three songs during the…

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Austin’s Fantastic Fest Cannot Be Contained

For 13 years Fantastic Fest has been bringing chaos and insane cinema to Austin as the largest genre film festival…

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HiT Episode No. 78 – Joe Bob Briggs (‘Last Drive-In’)

Joe Bob Briggs understood the beauty of binge watching long before Netflix made the term hip. The long, tall Texan…

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