Reviews
Today’s consumers have more entertainment options than ever before thanks to technology and the explosion of new media outlets. That’s why Hollywood in Toto will help readers suss out the very best content across media. We all lead busy lives. Let’s consume only the highest quality movies, television shows and music with our limited leisure time.
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‘Baltimorons’ – The Year’s Most Unexpected Rom-Com
“The Baltimorons” is what indie filmmaking is all about. Or, to be more accurate, what it should be all about.…
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‘Nouvelle Vague’ Keeps Film Legend Godard at Arm’s Length
Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague” is about the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s French New Wave classic, “Breathless” (1960). Netflix carries both…
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Shocking ‘Christy’ Goes the Distance Thanks to Sweeney
“The Smashing Machine” gave Dwayne Johnson the chance to prove he’s an actor of consequence. He passed the test, but…
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‘Die My Love’ Is More Endurance Test Than Movie
Lynn Ramsay’s “Die My Love” is the latest endurance test from the Scottish filmmaker who had me with her stunning…
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Powerful ‘Sarah’s Oil’ Shines Spotlight on Plucky Heroine
Hollywood remains obsessed with racism, witness DEI-style policies and absurd casting choices. Racism, particularly the toxic kind displayed during the…
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‘Predator: Badlands’ – Get to the Exits!
“A ‘Predator’ movie where the creature is the good guy who teams with a plucky lady robot…” – Don Draper,…
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‘Gun Man Jackson Swagger’ Would Make Peckinpah Proud
Films are in a strange place. It seems like every week we’re seeing another heavily-promoted star vehicle fall flat. Even…
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Exhume ‘Corpse Bride’ for Forgotten Tim Burton Treat
“Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride” (2005) isn’t as celebrated as the stop-motion films Burton produced and/or directed before and since (more…
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‘A House of Dynamite’ Never Ignites
Kathryn Bigelow’s “A House of Dynamite” is so intense that I was compelled to keep watching, but it’s also a…
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Stephen King’s ‘Graveyard Shift’ Saved by Genre Fave
Ralph S. Singleton’s “Graveyard Shift” (1990) is the odd duck Stephen King film that was released in a banner year…
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