Christian Toto
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Reviews
Haunting ‘Shooting Heroin’ Goes Where Hollywood Won’t
Addiction dramas often zero in on a single patient or parents struggling with a drug-addled teen. That’s understandable. One person’s…
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Lists
7 Undeniable Life Lessons from ‘Tiger King’
Joe Exotic – docuseries superstar, tiger tamer … life coach? Sounds implausible, no? Exotic (not his real name) is the…
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Industry News
Social Justice Mob Won’t Claim Year’s Toughest Heroine
“The Hunt” sparked more culture war debates than any movie in recent memory. Yes, even “Joker.” The violent satire showed…
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Industry News
The Age of Truth-Telling Comedians Is Over
Comedians do more than make us laugh. They’re the truth tellers of our age, the funny souls who break down…
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Reviews
‘Resistance’ Shows Untold Heroism of Iconic French Mime
Every few years Hollywood introduces us to “another” Oskar Schindler. Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning “Schindler’s List” shared how the industrialist used…
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Reviews
‘Captive State’ Fumbles Its Ripe Premise
Twist endings have a kissing cousin that are just as tricky to deploy. “Captive State” offers a prime example. The…
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Reviews
‘Barry Sonnenfeld, Call Your Mother’ Is a Neurotic, Revelatory Treat
We didn’t need a memoir to tell us filmmaker Barry Sonnenfeld looks at life differently than most auteurs. Just peek…
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Interviews
Apolitical Klatman a Snug Fit for L.A.’s Comedy Scene
Comedian Kevin Klatman says Los Angeles offers everything a fledgling comic needs to make it big. Open mic nights aplenty…
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Industry News
‘Hunt’ Producer Jason Blum: ‘Hollywood Out of Touch with America’
Two things are certifiably true about producer Jason Blum. He’s as left of center as his Hollywood peers, witness his…
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Industry News
Fans Scorch Marvel’s Uber Woke ‘New Warriors’ on YouTube
It sounded like a parody at first. Conservatives have long accused Marvel Comics of going woke at the expense of…
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