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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Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’ – A Feast for the Senses
Hollywood’s quest for inclusivity is both maddening and noble. Forced diversity and Oscar-themed box checking are anathema to the creative…
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‘Agua Donkeys’ Out-Dumbs ‘Napoleon Dynamite’
The best dumb comedies are smarter than they look. The 2004 cult hit “Napoleon Dynamite” proved it, although not as…
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‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’ Is the Anti-‘Godzilla Minus One’
Adam Wingard’s “Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” is silly, exciting and astonishing in its lack of originality. It cobbles…
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‘Perfect Days’ Offers Peak Wim Wenders Storytelling
Wim Wenders’ “Perfect Days” is the portrait of a life that might seem small and simple, but is full of…
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ Possesses Satirical Sting
Colin and Cameron Cairnes’ “Late Night with the Devil” presents itself as a documentary about a haunted episode of a…
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‘Land of Saints and Sinners’ Shows Two Sides of Neeson
Liam Neeson’s post-“Taken” career has been a blessing and a curse for the Oscar nominee. Yes, he works constantly as…
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‘Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire’ Slimes Us with Nostalgia
You could excuse “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” for wallowing in nostalgia. The reboot/sequel had to wash away the stain of the 2016…
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Why ‘Road House’ Can’t Measure Up to the Original
The 1989 film “Road House” isn’t a classic. It’s more like a “classic.” Patrick Swayze’s honky tonk romp is both…
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‘Bardejov’ (Sadly) Arrives at the Perfect Time
“The Zone of Interest” kept the camera away from the Nazi atrocities. We watched a “normal” German family literally living…
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‘Killing America’ Connects Shocking DEI Dots
“Killing America” opens with an uppercut. The mini-documentary shares examples of antisemitism from the California school system. Director Eli Steele’s…
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