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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‘Supernova’ Lets Firth, Tucci Shine Anew
Writer/director Harry Mcqueen’s tremendously moving “Supernova” begins with a completely black screen. White dots appear, one by one, until we’re…
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How ‘Little Things’ Squanders Its Oscar-Winning Cast
John Lee Hancock’s “The Little Things” begins at night, where a motorist on a road trip is singing along to…
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‘MLK/FBI’ Doesn’t Avoid the Icon’s Flaws
Sam Pollard’s captivating “MLK/FBI” addresses how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a deeply secret side which the head of…
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Why the First ‘Mission: Impossible’ Movie Matters Even More Today
The term “elegant” isn’t one often used to describe summer movies, but it’s the word that comes to mind the…
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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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