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Werewolf By Night Preview and Breakdown

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    Welcome back to HLS Entertainment! Today we are going to be breaking down Marvel Studios first holiday special Werewolf by Night! This movie is going to be paying homage to the classic Universal Horror films so if you want a list of movies to get you in the Spooky season mood click  here!     This special is directed by the incredibly talent Michael Giacchino, who is one of the best living composers in the world. You will know his musical scores from many Marvel movies including the MCU Spider-Man and Doctor Strange films, but he also did The Batman, Rogue One and a few of the new Planet of the Apes films. He also did scores for many Disney and Pixar movies like Ratatouille, Coco, Up, Inside Out, Zootopia and others. Oh, and the new Star Trek films. Point is he is wildly successful, and I adore his work. I think more people should just go check out his scores they are excellent, and I enjoy working to them. Currently writing this to the ever ominous The Batman score he did.      Re
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What Mexican/Southwestern Restaurant is Each CFB Conference?

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     As college football fans across the nation, we all love our football and our food. Food is the connecting force to so many tailgates and watch parties every Saturday in the fall. Grilling up burgers and hotdogs, catering from our local favorites, your friend's homemade Rotel dip, buffalo chicken dip or cold chicken tenders in the grove, food connects us all. It is communal. I am going to do a series detailing what CFB conference would be what food group throughout the summer. Today we are going through what CFB conference is what Mexican/Southwestern restaurant. Let me know what restaurant you think represents your conference on Twitter  @HaroldLStokes  ! Pac 12 - Taco Bell     Pac 12 After Dark is just that perfect drunk meal that you line up to end the night. You know it's not the best but you'll put the Crunchwrap Supreme (USC) up there with a lot of entrees and your love for the Chessy Gordita Crunch (Oregon) hits more than most restaurants could dream. Sure, there
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HLS Movie Awards: Best Picture Nominees

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Welcome back to the 4th annual HLS Movie Awards, in this piece we are going to be discussing the 15 nominees for best picture of 2022. To be eligible to be considered the film must have been released to the public IN 2022, not at some film festival. I love doing these rankings and I hope you use them to help decide what to watch for your next movie night.     Real quick,  like always with every movie I am going to be putting what I personally think is the safest grading scale there is, the IMDB user rating score. Here is a simple breakdown of what their 0.0-10 grading scale means: 0.1-5.0  = Horrible waste of time 5.1-6.4  = Risky might be good might be garbage (lot of horror falls here) 6.5-7.4  = Good solid movie 7.5+      = Movie that is widely adored / enjoyed Now this is not a gold standard obviously but is a good gauge as to how audiences who watched a movie felt about it. Here are my best picture nominees! Films in alphabetical order Babylon IMDb Score: 7.3 This movie is just an
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HLS Movie Awards Top 160 Movies of 2022 Part 3! 50-16

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     Welcome back to the HLS Movie Awards! This piece is part three of the series breaking down the top 160 movies of 2022. Specifically, this blog will cover numbers 50 through 16, spoiler alert the top 15 is my best picture nominees. As a reminder, I only considered films that were released to the public IN 2022 not at a film festival.      Real quick,  like always with every movie I am going to be putting what I personally think is the safest grading scale there is, the IMDB user rating score. Here is a simple breakdown of what their 0.0-10 grading scale means: 0.1-5.0  = Horrible waste of time 5.1-6.4  = Risky might be good might be garbage (lot of horror falls here) 6.5-7.4  = Good solid movie 7.5+      = Movie that is widely adored / enjoyed Now this is not a gold standard but is a good starting point, on to the movies. On to the movies! 50. Violent Night IMDb Score: 6.7 49. Bullet Train IMDb Score: 7.3 48. Thor: Love and Thunder IMDb Score: 6.3 47. The Gray Man (Netflix) IMDb Sc
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