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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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ – The Year’s Funniest Comedy
Abbott and Costello. Laurel and Hardy. Wilder and Pryor. Reynolds and Jackman? The stars of “Deadpool & Wolverine” have done…
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‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ Blu-ray Teases What’s Next
Remakes are hardly new, but Hollywood is increasingly impatient about cinematic do-overs. The recent “Mean Girls” updated the 2004 comedy,…
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‘Twisters’- A Blockbuster for Heartland USA
Glen Powell wears a cowboy hat in “Twisters,” the spiritual sequel to the 1996 hit. How unnecessary. His swagger and…
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‘2010: The Year We Make Contact’ Isn’t Kubrick, But It’s Close Enough
Peter Hyams’ “2010: The Year We Make Contact” (1984) was the first time a director dared to make a sequel…
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Why ‘Longlegs’ Isn’t the Next ‘Silence of the Lambs’
Some movies define their genre in ways time can’t touch. Go ahead and make a killer shark movie. You won’t…
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‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Delivers a Seriously Silly Rom-Com
“Fly Me to the Moon” hijacks the mother of all conspiracy theories for our rom-com age. The ’60s-era film follows…
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‘Sorry / Not Sorry’ is the Louis C.K. Documentary We Need. Mostly
Louis C.K. went from comedic genius to social pariah, and he had no one but himself to blame. The comic’s…
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‘Adventures of Baron Munchausen’ Debunks Oldest Hollywood Saw
Terry Gilliam’s “The Adventures of Baron Munchausen” (1989) became one of those legendary movies that was noted more for its…
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‘Sound of Hope’ – Bring a Kleenex Box (Maybe Two)
The best faith-based films have dirt under their fingernails. It’s one thing to praise Jesus and the power of God.…
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‘Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F’ Does the (Near) Impossible
Mark Molloy’s “Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F” is the long-rumored, decades-belated sequel to the film that put Eddie Murphy on…
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