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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‘Muzzle: City of Wolves’ Will Make Audiences Sit and Stay
Did you know K9 officers can receive full dress funerals? It’s a minor detail in “Muzzle: City of Wolves,” but…
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‘Baltimorons’ – The Year’s Most Unexpected Rom-Com
“The Baltimorons” is what indie filmmaking is all about. Or, to be more accurate, what it should be all about.…
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‘Nouvelle Vague’ Keeps Film Legend Godard at Arm’s Length
Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague” is about the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s French New Wave classic, “Breathless” (1960). Netflix carries both…
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Shocking ‘Christy’ Goes the Distance Thanks to Sweeney
“The Smashing Machine” gave Dwayne Johnson the chance to prove he’s an actor of consequence. He passed the test, but…
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‘Die My Love’ Is More Endurance Test Than Movie
Lynn Ramsay’s “Die My Love” is the latest endurance test from the Scottish filmmaker who had me with her stunning…
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Powerful ‘Sarah’s Oil’ Shines Spotlight on Plucky Heroine
Hollywood remains obsessed with racism, witness DEI-style policies and absurd casting choices. Racism, particularly the toxic kind displayed during the…
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‘Predator: Badlands’ – Get to the Exits!
“A ‘Predator’ movie where the creature is the good guy who teams with a plucky lady robot…” – Don Draper,…
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Exhume ‘Corpse Bride’ for Forgotten Tim Burton Treat
“Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride” (2005) isn’t as celebrated as the stop-motion films Burton produced and/or directed before and since (more…
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‘A House of Dynamite’ Never Ignites
Kathryn Bigelow’s “A House of Dynamite” is so intense that I was compelled to keep watching, but it’s also a…
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Stephen King’s ‘Graveyard Shift’ Saved by Genre Fave
Ralph S. Singleton’s “Graveyard Shift” (1990) is the odd duck Stephen King film that was released in a banner year…
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