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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31 Days of Horror – ‘X’
Slasher films once obsessed over sex. The genre’s young, attractive victims had plenty of it, or they shed their clothes…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Girl on the Third Floor’
Creaky floors. Flickering lights. Objects that move on their own. Haunted house movies are a staple of the Halloween season,…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘VFW’
You can call “VFW” the spiritual cousin of “The Expendables” series. The 2019 shocker features a cast of genre favorites,…
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Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Stalls at Worst Possible Time
You can’t say Hollywood legend Martin Scorsese has bad instincts. The “Taxi Driver” auteur knew on a gut level that…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Haunt’ (2019)
Some of the best recent horror movies served up killer gimmicks to go with the scares. Think “Get Out,” “M3GAN”…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Psycho II’ (1983)
The shot-for-shot “Psycho” remake remains one of the more foolhardy efforts in Hollywood lore. Making a sequel to Alfred Hitchcock’s…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Cargo’ (2017)
Some of the better zombie stories pay little attention to the undead. “The Battery” focuses far more on a struggling…
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‘The Keep’ Remains Michael Mann’s Fascinating Misfire
Michael Mann’s “The Keep” (1983) is a deep cut in his body of work, a severely compromised studio film that…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Tourist Trap’ (1979)
Horror movies, by and large, are much better today than in the past. At least on paper. Better acting. Superior…
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‘Friday the 13th Part VII – The New Blood’ Delivers When It Counts
John Carl Buechler’s “Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood” (1988) has a title with the nerve to suggest…
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