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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‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Saves Best for Last
Queen might be the most unlikely group in music history. Its sound veered from opera to gospel, rockabilly to flat…
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The Hanks-Aykroyd ‘Dragnet’ Deserved Better
“Dragnet” may not be the ultimate ’80s comedy, but it screams 1987 in ways that were unintended and quite intriguing.…
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HiT Reviews: ‘Mid90s,’ ‘Indivisible’
The best nostalgia fests reel us in with period references but offer something more substantial … and timeless. Take “Mid90s,”…
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‘Hunter Killer’ – Pro Military, Anti Brain Cells
When Gerard Butler sets his jaw it stays set, Mister. It happens the first time he addresses his crew in…
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‘Dragged Across Concrete’ Will Leave You Raw
Call it Cop Privilege. Arrest enough thugs, and society owes you much more than your cop salary. It’s what Mel Gibson’s…
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‘Big Kill’ – All Western Cliches, No Cattle
I want to go easy on writer/director Scott Martin’s “Big Kill.” It’s an earnest western that is clearly in love…
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Trump Derangement Crushes Fun from Comic ‘Oath’
Here’s one of the Trump era’s lamest bromides: [Insert Movie or TV Title] is what we need now more than…
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This ‘Halloween’ Makes Michael Myers Mortal
For five glorious minutes, the thinking behind a new “Halloween” saga makes perfect sense. That elation fades the moment Michael…
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Why ‘Beverly Luff Linn’ Just Isn’t Insane Enough
Confession time. This critic loathed “The Greasy Strangler” before he loved it. Director Jim Hosking’s 2016 oddity threw every awkward…
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How ‘City Slickers’ Did Right By American Males
Quick, name the last great comedy that made you laugh and cry. Not easy, is it? Billy Crystal’s 1991 comedy…
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