Posts by Hiko Mitsuzuka

Hiko Mitsuzuka

About The Author

A self-proclaimed pop culture connoisseur who resides in Los Angeles, Hiko has worked in television and commercial production ever since he packed his bags and left his native New York in 2002. He has worked at the world-renowned Anonymous Content in L.A. and freelances as a treatment writer for several of the country’s top commercial directors and as a contributing writer for Instinct and Campus Circle. Hiko is also the entertainment editor for Bello Mag (available in the App Newsstand on iTunes) and the executive editor of HotterInHollywood.com. In 2009, Hiko took on the role of producer, having worked on the short film, Bitch, several non-profit PSAs for a2im.org and CurrenTV, and viral promos for 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. Hiko's obsessions include Downton Abbey, quoting dialogue from Happy Endings, and playing with Instagram. His weaknesses include chocolate chip cookies and movie theater popcorn.
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Review: ‘The Great Gatsby’ Is All That Glitters

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Hiko Mitsuzuka takes on 'The Great Gatsby,' Baz Luhrmann's glittery adaptation that gets it mostly right.

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Interview: Joseph Kosinski Teams Up With M83 For ‘Oblivion’

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Hiko Mitsuzuka chats with the director of the Tom Cruise sci-fi adventure 'Oblivion.'

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Attack Of The Movie Clones: 10 Cinematic Showdowns

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Similar movies in the same year? Hiko Mitsuzuka cracks the case...

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One Day At WonderCon: ‘Pacific Rim,’ ‘Evil Dead,’ ‘City of Bones’ & More

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Pop culture junkie Hiko Mitsuzuka reflects on his Saturday at the annual geekfest in Anaheim, CA.

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Review: ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’ Lowers The Franchise Bar

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Hiko Mitsuzuka finds little to redeem the brain-numbing and soulless sequel that is 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation.'

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10 TV Shows That Could Use A Kickstarter Campaign

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Hiko Mitsuzuka comes up with a dream list of TV shows that could bounce back on the big screen, thanks to the recent Kickstarter success behind the new Veronica Mars movie.

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Review: ‘Jack the Giant Slayer’

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Hiko Mitsuzuka finds that Bryan Singer's rollicking take on a fairy tale classic isn't as horrible as he had feared.

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Why I Quit Time Warner Cable: Confession of a TV Junkie

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Hiko Mitsuzuka explains why he broke up with his cable provider and joined a growing number of streaming customers.

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Road to the Oscars 2013: Best Supporting Actress

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Hiko Mitsuzuka takes a look at the women nominated for Best Supporting Actress in our Road to the Oscars series.

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Review: ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ is the Hardest…To Sit Through

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Hiko Mitsuzuka explains why he thinks this fifth installment of the iconic franchise is the weakest of the bunch.

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Review: ‘Identity Thief’ Steals Some Jokes From Past Comedies

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Hiko Mitsuzuka reviews the Jason Bateman-Melissa McCarthy comedy that seems to recycle comedies of the past.

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Review: ‘Side Effects’ May Include Depression and Plot Twists

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Hiko Mitsuzuka finds Steven Soderbergh's latest to be an old-fashioned murder mystery disguised as a paranoid commentary on pharmaceutical monopolies.

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Review: ‘Warm Bodies’ May Give You The Warm Fuzzies

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Resident genre lover Hiko Mitsuzuka reviews the zom-rom-com about young, dead love.

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10 Witch Movies That Cast A Spell On Us

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With Beautiful Creatures and Hansel and Gretel hitting theaters, Hiko Mitsuzuka looks back at some of Hollywood's most spellbinding spellcasters.

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The Best of 2012: Top 10 TV Picks

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Hiko Mitsuzuka shares his favorites that sucked him in and heated up his DVR this past year.

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