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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‘Quiet Place Part II’ – Shallow, Scary Sequel More Than Good Enough
Actor turned auteur John Krasinski does “A Quiet Place Part II” a terrible disserve right out of the gate. The…
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‘Return of the Jedi’ – The Ultimate Movie Review
“Return of the Jedi” isn’t known for being perfect, and it’s easily the hardest film of the original trilogy to…
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‘L.A. Story’ Gave Us the Complete Steve Martin Experience
The strongest element of the Steve Martin-penned and Mick Jackson-directed “L.A. Story” isn’t just how funny the jokes are but…
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John Carpenter and Kurt Russell’s Great ‘Escapes’
The one time I ever went to the World Trade Center was in 1993 at the insistence of my father,…
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‘Woman in the Window’ Lives Down to All That Bad Buzz
Joe Wright’s “The Woman in the Window” was a “problem” movie long before it got dumped on Netflix this week.…
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‘The Wraith’ – B-Movie Fans, Start Your Engines!
I first discovered Mike Marvin’s “The Wraith” (1986) during college, when a local Denver TV station would air anything it…
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Anemic ‘Spiral’ Should Kill ‘Saw’ Franchise Once and for All
Franchise reboots should come in, guns a-blazing, reminding us why we cared about the product in the first place. The…
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‘Riders of Justice’ Injects New Life, and Laughs, into Vigilante Genre
“Riders of Justice” casts Mads Mikkelsen as a veteran soldier seeking revenge on the bikers who killed his wife. Simple.…
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‘Color of Money’ Let Scorsese Go Hollywood … On His Terms
Martin Scorsese’s “The Color of Money” (1986) is, to date, the only sequel he’s ever made. This Richard Price-scripted follow-up…
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‘Wrath of Man’ Delivers Action, Frustration
Could Jason Statham play a character who barely passes a gun target test? In a Guy Ritchie film, no less?…
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