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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Condescending ‘Vice’ Trips on Its Own Propaganda
Don’t be fooled. “Vice” isn’t really about former Vice President Dick Cheney. Sure, Adam McKay’s film chronicles Cheney’s rise from…
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‘True Romance’ Is Fiendishly unPC (Then and Now)
Imagine being a young film buff, working in a video store and writing a screenplay that tapped into your every…
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Christmas DVD Autopsy: ‘Jingle All The Way’
The commercialization of the holidays is a common theme in movies. A less common theme? Inadvertently celebrating that commercialization. “Jingle…
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‘Aquaman’ Proves DC (Still) No Match for Marvel
Boy, movies like “Aquaman” make you appreciate the MCU all the more. No, the latest DC Comics saga isn’t “Suicide…
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Bullock Saves Gritty ‘Bird Box’ From Itself
What’s Sandra Bullock doing in a Netflix genre film? The Netflix part is easy. Everyone is lining up to work…
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‘Bumblebee’ Makes Transformers Great Again
The sixth time turned out to be the charm. The worst part of enduring “Transformers: The Last Knight,” the fifth…
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‘Mary Poppins Returns’ Pulls Off the Impossible
Let’s tally up all the reasons “Mary Poppins Returns” should be one catastrophic dud. The 1964 original doesn’t fit in…
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Critics Weaponize Whiteness Against McKay, ‘Vice’
“Vice” is one of the most nominated films of 2018. That hardly tells the whole story. Far-left director Adam McKay‘s…
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HiT’s Worst Movies of 2018 (Refund Time!)
This critic once declared “Transformers: The Last Knight” was more than just a terrible, awful movie. The sequel represented the…
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HiT’s Best Movies of 2018
Another year, another 12 months when TV stole film’s thunder. We didn’t get an original episode of “Game of Thrones”…
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