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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‘Unsung Hero’ Recalls Faith-Based Films of Yore
The Smallbone family has a story tailor-made for the big screen. Scratch that. It’s almost too remarkable to fit on…
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‘Infested’ Will Get Under Your Skin
Spiders are the new sharks. Genre directors can’t get enough of the creepy crawlers. Can you blame them? We’ve all…
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‘Beautiful Girls’ Couldn’t Be Made Today. Here’s Why
There’s a growing list of stories that Hollywood would never tell again. “Blazing Saddles” shoots to mind, but so do…
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‘Civil War’ – Raw, Original and Utterly Pointless
Alex Garland wasn’t kidding. The writer/director of “Civil War” said his dystopian thriller didn’t take political sides. The film bears…
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‘Abigail’ Is Too Bloody Dumb for Its Own Good
Horror and dumb go together like peas and cah-rots, to paraphrase Forrest Gump. Think: There’s a serial killer on the…
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‘Night Shift’ Offers Bates Motel-Brand Chills
The Coens. The Russos. The Farrellys. The Duplasses. The Safdies. The Chinas? No, Paul and Benjamin China aren’t in the…
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Why ‘Prey’ Makes the Least Out of Sniper Setup
Confession: This critic loves movies where innocents scramble in the woods while something or someone hunts them down. Think of…
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‘Blackout’ Offers Low-Rent Werewolf Shocks
Director Larry Fessenden pumped new life into Frankenstein’s monster with 2019’s “Depraved.” The genre veteran’s attempt to reimagine the werewolf…
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We Need More Horror Movies Like ‘Sting’
Every kid deserves a pet, but the young heroine in “Sting” gets more than she bargained for. The latest arachnid…
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Why ‘The First Omen’ Can’t Measure Up to the Original
No movie franchise is safe from revival. Now, it’s “The Omen’s” turn despite a weak 2006 attempt to give the…
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