The Hollywood Outsider

Reviews of Red Dawn and Life of Pi; discussing upcoming films Deadfall and Playing For Keeps; Brian’s Trailer Park looks at Dark Skies and Snitch; and our From the Outside In topic this week: What Christmas Movies, TV Specials or Traditions Do We Just Not Understand - A lot of fun this week on a brand new HO! As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news (X-Men First Class 2 gets some...

Reviews of Hitchcock, Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 and Lincoln; discussing upcoming films The Collection and Killing Me Softly; trailer talk on The Heat, Now You See Me and the listener suggested Warm Bodies; and our From the Outside In topic this week: What are some of the most ridiculous plot twists in action movies? - All this and more on this week’s HO! As always, we also bring you the lates...

On this special episode of The HO Podcast, we are solely discussing Skyfall, James Bond’s newest film, the directions it takes and how it stacks up to the rest of Bond. Also, in celebration of Bond’s 50 years on the big screen, we share some of our picks for best gadget, girl, villain, movie AND Best Bond of all! There will be spoilers aplenty, so if you have not yet seen Skyfall, we recommend you...

Our spoiler-free review of Skyfall; discussing upcoming films Life of PI, Rise of the Guardians and Red Dawn; trailer talk on The Host and World War Z; and our From the Outside In topic this week: What Hollywood Has-Been Deserves Another Shot? - All this and more on this week’s HO! As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news (George Clooney and sci-fi?; Michael Bay is messing with t...

This week, upcoming films Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2 and Silver Linings Playbook are on the table; we review Wreck-It Ralph and Man with the Iron Fists; new trailers for Side Effects and Despicable Me 2; and our From the Outside In topic this week: What franchises we would like to see continue as well as our Top 3 picks for this holiday’s releases. As always, we also bring you the latest in mov...

We’re talking about the upcoming Bond flick Skyfall and Lincoln; a spoiler-free review of Cloud Atlas; new trailers for Safe Haven and Quartet; and our From the Outside In topic this week: What we think the Disney purchase of Lucas films really means. As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news (Spider-Man, Captain America and X-Men news; George Clooney organizes another gang; Kurt...

On this special episode of The HO Podcast, we are solely discussing the Paranormal Activity series. From the beginnings in Part 1 all the way to the most recent events of Part 4, we’re looking at where the series is, what works as well as what doesn’t…and where it looks like it’s going. As well as what we think about the Spanish PA Spin-off and some story elements that just don’t…scare. There will...

We’re talking about upcoming films Flight, Man With the Iron Fists and Wreck It Ralph; reviewing Paranormal Activity 4; new trailers for Iron Man 3, Evil Dead and Holy Motors; and our From the Outside In topic this week: A listener suggested topic on favorite horror film scare moments. As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news (Johnny Depp and Christopher Nolan pair up; Paranormal...

We’re discussing upcoming films Cloud Atlas, Fun Size, Chasing Mavericks and Silent Hill Revelation 3D; reviewing Ben Affleck’s Argo and Ethan Hawke in Sinister; new trailers for Carrie and Zero Dark Thirty; and our From the Outsider In topic this week: The HYPE Factor! As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news (Ice Cube and Kevin Hart team up; SHIELD’s agent; Robocop news; Need F...

We’re talking about upcoming films Paranormal Activity 4 and Alex Cross; reviewing Liam Neeson’s Taken 2; new trailers for Hitchcock, A Good Day to Die Hard and Broken city; and our From the Outsider In topic this week: What Movies Would Make A Better TV Series? As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news (Christian Bale and Anne Hathaway are moving on from Dark Knight Rises; RZA wa...

This week, we’ve got reviews of Looper, Pitch Perfect and Hotel Transylvania as well as some of the seasons new TV premiere’s including Last Resort, Elementary and 666 Park Avenue; talking about the upcoming films Argo, Sinister, Seven Psychopaths and Here Comes the Boom; new trailers including The Lone Ranger and Identity Thief; and our From the Outsider In topic this week: What Villains Should H...

Another great episode of The HO as we look at upcoming releases Taken 2, Frankenweenie and Pitch Perfect; reviews of House at the End of the Street and Dredd 3D; new trailers Promised Land and Stand Up Guys; and our From the Outside In topic this week: What can Hollywood do to start scaring us again? As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news (What movie has the Vatican all in a bu...

It’s Ep 60 and this show is packed! Reviews of Resident Evil: Retribution, Finding Nemo 3D and The Tall Man. Also, talking about the upcoming releases Looper, Won’t Back Down and Hotel Transylvania as well as trailers for Lincoln and Texas Chainsaw 3D. Our From the Outsider In topic this week: a listener suggested topic on seasonal or annual films we HAVE to watch. As always, we also bring you the...

This week on the HO, we’re looking at upcoming releases Dredd, Trouble With the Curve, End of Watch and House At the End of the Street; new trailers The Bay and Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2; and on an extended From the Outside In topic this week: Feminism in Films Today. As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news (Daniel Craig reups as Bond; Safe House 2?; what are Vin Diesel and...

On this special edition of The HO Podcast, Aaron sits down to interview the creators of the web series ‘Written By A Kid’, Josh Flaum and Will Bowles. Every week, Will and Josh sit down and let a child tell a story, which a director then brings to life. Part of the ever expanding GeekandSundry.com network, Written By A Kid is an original new internet series that aims to inspire children and parent...

It’s our Summer Wrap-Up episode where we declare our favorite and least favorite things about this summers theatrical releases. We’ve also got spoiler-Free reviews of The Possession and 2016 Obama’s America; discussing upcoming releases including Finding Nemo 3D and Resident Evil: Retribution. As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news (What are the Planet Thieves?; Hobbit finally...

An early review of V/H/S and also Premium Rush; look at upcoming releases The Words and The Cold Light of Day; trailers for HOw To Make Money Selling Drugs and Butter; and on our From the Outside In topic this week: we are talking about what makes a great surprise ending. As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news (what is Dragonology?; Robocop isn’t going smooth; The Marvel series...

On The HO this week: We review The Expendables 2; look at upcoming releases including Lawless and The Possession; review a couple of listener requested items (yep, including Honey Boo Boo); and on our extended From the Outside In topic this week: we talk about some of our most anticipated shows of the new Fall TV season. As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news (a female Expendab...

Reviews of Hit and Run, The Bourne Legacy and The Campaign; discussing upcoming releases including The Apparition and Premium Rush; new trailers for Trouble With the Curve and Red Dawn; our From the Outsider In topic this week: what characters from other film series’ would we like to spun off into their own film. As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news (is Daredevil going back t...

Spoiler-free review of Total Recall and the new to home video: ATM; discussing upcoming releases including The Expendables 2 and Sparkle; new trailers for Zero Dark Thirty and Silent Hill Revelation 3D; our From the Outsider In topic this week: a listener suggested topic on video game films. As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news (Whedon is confirmed for Avengers 2, but who is...

We’re reviewing The Watch and Moonrise Kingdom; discussing upcoming releases including The Bourne Legacy and The Campaign; new trailers for Paranormal Activity 4, Skyfall and Cloud Atlas; our From the Outsider In topic this week: a listener suggested topic on the recent run of remakes and reboots. As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news (confirmation on The Hobbit trilogy; Gangs...

Our spoiler-free review of The Dark Knight Rises; discussing upcoming releases Total Recall and Diary of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days; a new trailer for Man of Steel; our From the Outsider In topic this week: Our Top Films We Wish We Could Watch New Again. As always, we also bring you the latest in movie & TV news (The Equalizer makes the transition to the big screen; The Hobbit 3?; Jack Ryan has his vil...

On this special episode of The HO Podcast, we are solely discussing The Dark Knight Trilogy. Batman Begins, The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises all come into play for this episode. The Trilogy’s ending, which films were our favorite, Ledger’s Joker, the two Rachels, Bale vs. Keaton vs. Clooney, Nolan vs. Burton, our favorite moments from the series, what was up with Bane’s voice and more…it’...

We’re looking at upcoming releases The Watch and Step Up: Revolution; a new fan film from Punisher’s Thomas Jane, new trailers for Oz and The Day; and Our From the Outside In topic this week: with Dark Knight Rises taking the country by storm, we discuss our favorite superheroes brought to life on screen (big and small) and why we love them. As always, we review the latest movie and TV news (Danie...

We’re reviewing Savages and Ted this week; Dark Knight Rises is coming up so we discuss the impending juggernaut release; new trailers for Silver Linings Playbook and Compliance; and Our From the Outside In topic this week: Film Ratings - How The HO’s WOuld Fix It We also discuss the latest movie and TV news (50 Shades of Grey on the way; What is Michael Fassbender doing next; more Eli Roth and Ru...