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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Buckle In for ‘Bugonia,’ The Year’s Wildest Ride
It’s bad enough being stuck in a conversation with a conspiracy theorist. What if one kidnapped you and forced you…
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‘Stitch Head’ Is Less than the Sum of Its Parts
Steve Hudson’s “Stitch Head” is a stop-motion animation comedy taking place in a world where monsters are created but instructed…
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Don’t Let a Man-Eating Tree Scare You from ‘The Guardian’
William Friedkin’s surreal, nasty 1990 horror film, “The Guardian” is not the 2006 movie starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher…
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‘Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh’ Made the Monster Matter
Bill Condon’s “Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh” (1995) succeeds in a different way from its predecessor, specifically how it is…
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Is ‘Anniversary’ Anti-Trump … or Just Confused?
“Anniversary” is an MSNBC (MS NOW?) screed that leaves out the bogeyman, presumably on purpose. The dystopian drama imagines a…
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How ‘Motel Hell’ Outdueled ‘Texas Chainsaw 2’
Both Roger Ebert and Joe Bob Briggs raved about Kevin Conner’s “Motel Hotel” (1980), which is why it went on…
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‘This Too Shall Pass’ Is Unlike Most Teen Comedies
“This Too Shall Pass” is a name better suited for a snooty drama than a throwback teen comedy. It’s your…
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‘Last Days’ Offers Dense Portrait of Possible Christian Martyr
Director Justin Lin fled the “Fast & Furious” franchise in the nick of time. The blockbuster auteur never had to…
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Few Movies Love Horror More than ‘Popcorn’
I once attended a retrospective screening of the original “Friday the 13th” where the audience was sprayed with “blood.” The…
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‘In the Mouth of Madness’ Is John Carpenter’s ‘Misery’
John Carpenter’s “In the Mouth of Madness” (1995) was immediately dismissed in theaters, as its brief theatrical run was met…
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