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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‘Vast of Night’ Announces a Bold New Cinematic Voice
The introductory scenes of Andrew Patterson’s “The Vast of Night” establishes what’s so special about this much touted about film…
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‘Screened Out’ Is the Warning Our Digital Age Demands
Director Jon Hyatt’s “Screened Out” sprung from the realization he’d been staring too much at his phone and not enough…
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‘Military Wives’ Honors More Than Just the Troops
Few directors are better suited to material like “Military Wives” than Peter Cattaneo The man who gave us “The Full…
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‘Inheritance’ Slams the Rich Along with Common Sense
You have to admire a film that dispenses with any pretense of plausibility. “Inheritance” starts in sober fashion, but before…
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How ‘The Wrong Missy’ Bungles the Rom-Com Template
There’s cast against type, and then there’s David Spade’s presence in “The Wrong Missy.“ Spade forged his comic identity as…
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‘Union Bridge’ Asks Too Much of Its Audience
Will Shipe looks lost through much of “Union Bridge.” He’s a grown man who still listens to his mamma and…
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‘Surrogates’ Has Never Been More Relevant
You’d be hard-pressed to find someone today talking up 2009’s “Surrogates,” but the science fiction gem has never been more…
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‘Twin Peaks’ at 30: The Essential Guide to Watching Lynch’s Vision
This year marks the 30th anniversary of “Twin Peaks,” David Lynch’s game-changing series that expanded the possibilities of network television.…
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‘Nightmares’ Is Creepy, Campy ’80s Fun
Horror films aren’t often cited as nostalgia generators, period pieces or movies that bottle up a specific time and place.…
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Yes, Both ‘Chinatown’ and ‘The Two Jakes’ Are Screen Classics
Some cinema textbooks list two unlikely works representing the post-Watergate/post-Flower Power Generation at its most cynical: “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”…
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