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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‘Revenge of the Sith’ Showed Lucas at His Creative Peak
The architecture of George Lucas’ imagination merges in his third “Star Wars” prequel, “Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the…
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‘It Feeds’ Knows What We Crave from Horror
The beast at the core of “It Feeds” will look familiar to horror fans. Inky. Skeletal. Long, talon-like fingers. It…
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‘Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling’ Set Biopic Bar Sky High
Richard Pryor’s “Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling” (1986) is a harsh, strange and wildly entertaining drama by producer/co-writer/director/star…
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‘Sinners’ Offers Colossal Upgrade to Vampire Genre
Calling “Sinners” a vampire movie is both accurate and misleading. Yes, the main characters fend off an army of the…
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Why ‘Mission to Mars’ Failed to Launch
Brian De Palma’s “Mission to Mars” was the first of three high-profile, sci-fi event films about the red planet in…
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Road Trip Comedy ‘Sacramento’ Runs Out of Gas
Michael Angarano’s “Sacramento” is a comedy/drama that initially comes across like a filmed play until it turns into a self-indulgent…
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‘Drop’ Is Either Best – or Worst – First-Date Movie
Who hasn’t had an epically awful first date? It can’t be worse than what our heroine endures in “Drop.” The…
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Here’s How ‘The Amateur’ Upends the Spy Thriller
The spy thriller needs a facelift. Yes, modern films flex the latest technology, turning a simple drone strike into an…
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‘A Minecraft Movie’ Misses the Whole Point
“Minecraft” isn’t like most video games of the modern era. The pace is leisurely and the graphics are purposefully crude.…
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‘September 5’ Draws Powerful Distinction Between Good and Evil
In a year when the Oscars’ Best Documentary award went to “No Other Land” — an equivocating Palestinian drama of…
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