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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‘No One Will Save You’ Crumbles at Worst Possible Time
Writer/director Brian Duffield paints himself into a corner in “No One Will Save You.” And, like too many genre storytellers,…
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‘A Million Miles Away’ is the Marriage Mash Note We Needed
It’s impossible to hate a movie about immigrants embracing the American dream. Even “Flamin’ Hot,” which turned the “inspired by…
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Branagh’s ‘Haunting in Venice’ Offers a Spooky Good Time
Hercule Poirot has an almost supernatural knack for solving murders. That makes “A Haunting in Venice” a natural extension of…
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‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3’ Offers Less of the Same
We didn’t need a third helping of the “Big Fat Greek Wedding” franchise. Series star and creative force Nia Vardalos…
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Why ‘Good Boy’ Does What Few Films Can
When was the last time a movie shocked you? We’re not talking about a torrent of blood and guts, or…
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Why ‘The Good Son’ Was a Misfire Then … and Now
Joseph Ruben’s “The Good Son” (1993) gives us mixed feelings right from the start. The opening credits’ font and Elmer…
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‘Nefarious’: DVD Unmasks Battle Between Good and Evil
Warning: The review below may challenge the beliefs of nonbelievers who dismiss faith and deny the possibility of possession. Picture…
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Why ‘Robots’ Does Not Compute
One reason the great screwball comedies of the ’30s and ’40s succeeded was that no matter how much aggravation the…
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‘Blade Runner’ – The Self Under Siege in a Neoliberal Dystopia
Few films encapsulate profound philosophical inquiries within their narrative folds quite like Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner.” Derived from Philip K.…
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‘Gods and Monsters’ Shows Pain Behind Monster Movie Maker
Bill Condon’s “Gods and Monsters” (1998) is a love story about an unlikely bond between a former film director and…
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