Movies
Today’s audiences don’t just watch movies at the local cineplex. They screen them on their laptops, tablets and smart phones as well. The genres may be different, but Hollywood in Toto looks at entertainment value first and foremost when helping you pick the best movie for your favorite media player.
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‘M3GAN 2.0’ Does Not Compute
Arnold Schwarzenegger became a star between “Terminator” (1984) and “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” (1991). So director James Cameron shrewdly turned…
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‘Sovereign’ – ‘Parks & Rec’s’ Ron Swanson Gone Wild
Nick Offerman’s Ron Swanson character on “Parks & Recreation” mattered on two levels. His Libertarian screeds countered Leslie Knope’s wide-eyed…
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‘Wake Up’ (Literally) Skewers Antifa-like Radicals
Horror movies slice and dice a good portion of their casts. Audiences expect nothing less. Some victims are so annoying,…
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Why ’28 Years Later’ Is Unlike Most Sequels
It’s hard to believe zombies were all but dead before Danny Boyle shocked them back to life. The director’s “28…
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‘Found Footage’ Takes Affectionate Look at Micro-Indie Filmmaking
It’s hard to believe “The Blair Witch Project” stormed Hollywood 26 years ago. The indie film rode the early Internet…
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Pitt’s ‘F1®’ Goes the Full ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
You’d think Hollywood studios would have rushed to clone “Top Gun: Maverick” after it crushed the competition in 2022. Wrong.…
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‘King Lear’ – The Shakespeare Adaptation Unlike Any Other
Jean-Luc Godard’s “King Lear” (1987) has been rescued by The Criterion Collection. The home video distribution company cleaned up the…
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‘Materialists’ Gets to Ugly Heart of Romance
There’s always room for rom-coms that don’t insult our intelligence. “Materialists” leans on the dramatic side, but there are enough…
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Raunchy ‘Tires’ Finds the Funny in Season 2
“Seinfeld” wasn’t “Seinfeld” out of the gate. The iconic sitcom, which began as “The Seinfeld Chronicles,” needed a few episodes…
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Is ‘Amusement Park’ George A. Romero’s Creepiest Film?
George A. Romero’s “The Amusement Park” (1974) is the real deal, the kind of horror film that hits hard and…
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