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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‘Garfield Movie’ Forgets What Makes the Feline Fun
Mark Dindal’s “The Garfield Movie” finds the title character on a journey of self-realization that includes meeting his deadbeat father…
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‘Handling the Undead’ Shreds Zombie Movie Playbook
“Sometimes dead is bett-ah” – Fred Gwynne, “Pet Sematary” That classic line haunts the most unconventional zombie film in years.…
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‘In a Violent Nature’ Turns Slasher Genre on Its Ear
“In a Violent Nature” delivers a Whitman’s sampler of horror tropes. Cabin the woods? Check. Attractive young woman in swimsuits?…
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‘War on Truth’ Should Shock Every American
Nick Searcy can’t let it go. The “Justified” alum has seen too many suppressed videos and interviewed too many people…
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‘Sight’ Delivers Safe but Satisfying Fact-Based Yarn
Screenwriters are finally addressing China’s “struggle sessions” of the 1960s. The country’s cultural revolution, where government-backed youth violently attempted to…
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Why ‘The Strangers: Chapter 1’ Isn’t the Comeback We Craved
Renny Harlin’s “The Strangers: Chapter 1” is a remake of the 2008 original and the first of three new films…
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Why ‘Furiosa’ Should End ‘Mad Max’ Franchise
There’s something surreal about a 70-something auteur like George Miller directing films like a Red Bull-addicted teen. Miller proved it…
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‘Irena’s Vow’ Speaks to Our Tragic Times
Why was it necessary to make “Irena’s Vow” in this day and age? Must we have yet another drama about…
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How ‘Day of the Locust’ Out-Babyloned ‘Babylon’
John Schlesinger’s “The Day of the Locust” (1975) is finally available after decades of being out of print. Following its…
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‘IF’ Is a Sweet, Well-Intentioned Debacle
“The Office” alum John Krasinski knows we’re starved for original stories. He may also sense the need for the family-friendly…
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