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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Why ‘On a String’ Will Win You Over
Isabel Hagen took the “write what you know” saw seriously. Hagen wrote, directs and stars in “On a String,” a…
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‘Runner’ Proves This Movie Genre Will Never Die
Alan Ritchson’s massive physique does the heavy lifting in “Runner.” The special ingredient that puts his performance over the top?…
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‘Franz’ – Kafka Biopic Gets Lost in Its Own Maze
Agnieszka Holland’s “Franz” is a frustrating experience, and not merely because it’s about the life of writer Franz Kafka, whose…
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‘Something Wild’ – Jonathan Demme’s Craziest Ride Still Thrills
Jonathan Demme’s “Something Wild” (1986), his awesomely unpredictable comedy, was a professional turning point. After his “Swing Shift” (1983) got…
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‘Samurai and the Prisoner’ Offers Smart Historical Whodunit
The first thing to know about writer/director Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “The Samurai and the Prisoner” is that the filmmaker is not…
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‘The Sun Never Sets’ – Strong Cast, Tepid Love Triangle
Writer/director Joe Swanberg’s “The Sun Never Sets” centers around a trio of old friends living in Alaska who have a…
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‘Mayday’ – Reagan’s America Gets Glorious Shout Out
It’s impossible to watch “Mayday” and not expect the “Sucker Punch.” This reporter credits Breitbart News’ John Nolte for the…
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Style Over Substance Sinks Conspiratorial ‘Onslaught’
B-movies can survive almost anything. Shoddy scripts Mediocre budgets Indifferent acting The genre’s kryptonite? Pretension. The latter drags down “Onslaught,”…
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‘It Ends’: A ‘Twilight Zone’-Style Thriller for Our ‘Backrooms’ Age
Writer/director Alexander Ullom’s “It Ends” begins with a carload of four people on a road trip to a gathering in…
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Why 1962’s ‘Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?’ Stil Haunts Us
Robert Aldrich’s “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” (1962) somehow remains in the zeitgeist, both as a reference to a certain…
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