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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Louis C.K.’s ‘Fourth of July’ Delivers First-Rate Dysfunction
You’d drink, too, if you had to spend time with the brood in “Fourth of July.” Director Louis C.K.’s film…
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‘They/Them’ – Scare-Free Horror Triples Down on Woke
There’s an exciting horror film trapped beneath “They/Them,” but everyone involved refused to let it out. Horror remains the best…
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‘Easter Sunday’ Breaks Ground, Falls Back on Sitcom-Style Yuks
Jo Koy is ready for his close up, and it’s about time the same can be said for Filipino-Americans. Koy’s…
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Woke ‘Prey’ Still Packs Genre Thrills
At last, a “Predator” spin-off that doesn’t make you re-watch the 1987 original to get the bad taste out of…
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‘Bullet Train’ – A Bugs Bunny Cartoon… With Less Realism
There’s something seriously funny about Brad Pitt’s recent Oscar win. The A-lister richly deserved the statuette for his work in…
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‘Wayne’s World’ at 30: Even More Excellent!
There is genius within Penelope Spheeris’ “Wayne’s World” (1992). If remembered as the best “Saturday Night Live” movie adaptation (which…
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Yes, Tobe Hooper Directed ‘Poltergeist’ … End of Story
Tobe Hooper’s “Poltergeist” begins with a sound all too familiar to anyone in the Baby Boomer/ Gen-X age bracket: “The…
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How ‘Sum of All Fears’ Got Caught in 9/11’s Cultural Fallout
In Phil Alden Robinson’s “The Sum of All Fears” (2002), Ben Affleck’s Jack Ryan is at the CIA in Langley,…
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‘Resurrection’ Is Way Too Desperate to Shock Us
In writer/ director Andrew Semans’ “Resurrection” (2022), Rebecca Hall stars as Margaret, a single mother with a successful corporate job.…
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‘Thirteen Lives’ Could Use Some Hollywood Razzle Dazzle
Hollywood treats real stories like taffy to be pulled in any direction the screenwriter pleases. The best recent example? The…
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