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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How ‘To Die For’ Predicted the Rise of Social Media Influencers
In the opening scenes of Gus Van Sant’s “To Die For,” we discover that a small-town restaurant owner has been…
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‘Soul’ Offers Clumsy Blend of Childlike Awe and Grown Up Wonder
There’s two very different movies in “Soul” vying for our attention. The superior one follows a middle-aged music teacher longing…
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‘Shortcut’ Runs Out of Gas … Fast
Sometimes a horror film flashes its excellence in the first act, or even the opening scene. “Get Out” began with…
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ – Woke, Wobbly and the Year’s Most Shocking Dud
“Wonder Woman 1984” director Patty Jenkins sought inspiration from an unlikely source. “Superman III.” Yes, that scorned sequel leaned into…
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‘Turbulence’ Is the Over the Top Christmas Thriller to Stuff Our Stockings
The list of anti-holiday Christmas movies grows each year. Film buffs add a little “Die Hard” and “Gremlins” to their…
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‘Greenland’ Offers Older, Wiser Butler … So Where Are the Thrills?
Gerard Butler and Nicolas Cage have something in common. Both stars are so renowned for their cinematic tics we’ve come…
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‘Promising Young Woman’ Shows the Limits of Cinematic Rage
Anyone watching “Promising Young Woman” should get college credit toward their Gender Studies degree. Few films wear their activism on…
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‘I’m Your Woman’ Packs Thrills, Not Lectures
Rachel Brosnahan plays a woman whose loyalty and patience are tested to the breaking point in Julia Hart’s “I’m Your…
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‘News of the World’ Abandons Hanks at the Worst Possible Moment
“News of the World” reminds us how vital, and easily fumbled, third acts can be. Director Paul Greengrass reteams with…
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‘Sound of Metal’ Gets One Critical Elemental Exactly Right
At the start of Darius Marder’s “Sound of Metal,” Ruben (Riz Ahmed) is furiously pounding away at a drum set,…
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