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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Reborn ‘Wrong Turn’ Franchise Should Have Stayed Dead
Near the end of the “Wrong Turn” reboot the main characters drop a boulder-sized Easter Egg. The aside, which won’t…
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Earnest ‘No Man’s Land’ Avoids Open Border Lectures
Most Hollywood fare tackling immigration follow the same playbook. Open borders good. Law and order bad. We’ve seen it in…
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How ‘Night of the Creeps’ Leans Into Its B-Movie Roots
Fred Dekker’s “Night of the Creeps” is both a full-fledged sci-fi/horror B-movie and a send-up of those types of movies.…
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‘One Night in Miami’ Captures Race Relations Then, but Not Now
The “inspired by true events” label on a film should give audiences pause. It usually means a heaping helping of…
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‘Shadow in the Cloud’ Marks New Low for Feminist Cinema
Imagine what film historians will say about the movies made during the Trump presidency. Titles like “Charlie’s Angels,” “Late Night”…
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Why We Didn’t Need a New Cut of ‘Godfather Part III’
Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather Part III” was the most anticipated film of 1990 and quickly became its most divisive.…
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How ‘To Die For’ Predicted the Rise of Social Media Influencers
In the opening scenes of Gus Van Sant’s “To Die For,” we discover that a small-town restaurant owner has been…
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‘Soul’ Offers Clumsy Blend of Childlike Awe and Grown Up Wonder
There’s two very different movies in “Soul” vying for our attention. The superior one follows a middle-aged music teacher longing…
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‘Shortcut’ Runs Out of Gas … Fast
Sometimes a horror film flashes its excellence in the first act, or even the opening scene. “Get Out” began with…
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ – Woke, Wobbly and the Year’s Most Shocking Dud
“Wonder Woman 1984” director Patty Jenkins sought inspiration from an unlikely source. “Superman III.” Yes, that scorned sequel leaned into…
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