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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‘Emelie’ – A Parent’s Worst Nightmare
The horror yarn opens with an abduction so startling we barely have time to register shock. That’s only the appetizer.…
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‘Killed’ Pens Bloody Love Letter to Westerns
Torch carriers like Quentin Tarantino find themselves beating the drum for a genre that gave us silent heroes, open American…
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HiT Rewind: ‘The World According to Garp’ (1982)
It’s so full of life – and larger than life scenarios – that any movie adaptation seemed doomed. So why did the…
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‘Gods’ Belongs in Guilty Pleasure Hall of Fame
Remember that swords and sandals romp? It never took itself seriously, and it lacked a single dull frame. Sure, it was…
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‘Triple 9’ Doubles Down on Grit, Not Character
“Triple 9” threatens to send a message as well. The star-studded drama shows what happens when dirty cops can’t get…
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‘Country’ Hates Drunk Dads, Small-Town USA
Not “A Country Called Home.” Imogen Poots stars as a city girl going home for her father’s funeral. “Home” means…
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‘Eagle’ Gives Perfect Excuse for Following Formula
So what? It’s endlessly charming, much like the real Eddie himself. It’s inspired by a story too wacky not to…
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‘Frankenstein’ Lives … to Pass Judgment on Us
What he should have said was, “what kind of life is it, really, for the poor and under-privileged?” Director Bernard…
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Pot Doc Blows Smoke at Marijuana Legalization
“Rolling Papers” follows The Cannabist, a Denver Post product chronicling legal marijuana in Colorado. The story is about more than journalism.…
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‘Risen’ Turns Resurrection into Taut Procedural
They could support micro-budgeted films like “Fireproof” knowing the craftsmanship might be rough around the edges. Or, they could pony up…
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