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 ‘Child’s Play’ Franchise Trumps Freddy, Jason
Through sequels, reboots, re-imaginings and remakes, they simply refuse to go away. They are characters as everlasting as James Bond.…
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Why ‘Ashamed’ Doesn’t Just Preach to Christian Choir
You could argue “I’m Not Ashamed” is what a Christian movie oughtta be, too. “Ashamed” shares the final days of…
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Reviews: ‘Jack Reacher,’ ‘Keeping Up with the Joneses’
No, we don’t get any awkward girl power speeches. Nor is the male hero diminished simply to make his comely…
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5 Horror Remakes That Deserve a Second Chance
The name recognition helps secure a big opening weekend, and they’re churned out like product on an assembly line. That’s…
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Why ‘StalkHer’ Is a Lousy First-Date Movie
Alternately empowering and demeaning, the Aussie thriller lets a stalker victim turn the tables on her assailant. Or should we…
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HiT Reviews: ‘The Accountant,’ ‘Desierto’
Ben Affleck apparently couldn’t wait to star in his own Bat feature. Or, to be more generous, he got so…
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‘Mascots’ Shows Even Comic Legends Stumble
Netflix’s “Mascots” is the latest mockumentary from the genre’s founding father, Christopher Guest. What sounds like the proverbial slam dunk…
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Ho Hum ‘World’ Wastes Rocker’s Mid-Life Crisis
Billie Joe Armstrong might be Green Day’s snarling lead singer. He’s also a 44-year-old husband with two teen sons. “Ordinary…
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5 Great Horror Movies You’ve Never Seen (But Should)
“A Nightmare on Elm Street.” “The Exorcist.” “The Shining.” These great horror movies sell themselves. In a genre with low budgets…
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Why Carpenter’s ‘The Thing’ Hasn’t Aged a Minute
Following the instant cult item “Escape From New York,” “The Thing [Collector’s Edition] [Blu-ray]” provided Carpenter and former Disney child…
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