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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‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Is Nothing Like We Expect
Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” is unlike any film the director has ever made before, though you could…
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‘Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers’ Revived Sleeping Saga
Dwight H. Little’s “Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers” gives us the title card of “October 30th, 1988” before…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead’
The list of sequels that lapped the originals teems with prime examples. “The Godfather: Part II” “The Empire Strikes Back”…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Tucker & Dale vs. Evil’
Rural America takes its lumps from Hollywood, Inc. Comedians roast this slab of the country ruthlessly. Films and TV shows…
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Why ‘Pumpkinhead’ Perfectly Nails Generational Evil
“Pumpkinhead” (1988) is the directorial debut of Stan Winston, a giant in the special effects field. Anyone who grew up…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘The Human Centipede’
“The Human Centipede” trilogy gets a bad rap, and it’s partially earned. The second installment lost its creative spark in…
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Why ‘Waikiki’ Is Unlike Any Cinematic Trip to Hawaii
When we meet Kea (Danielle Zalopany) in “Waikiki,” she’s working as a singer in a karaoke bar, living in her…
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‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Suffers Extreme Identity Crisis
Hollywood finally cracked the code on video game adaptations. Gone are the days when John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins embarrassed…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Trilogy of Terror’
Horror anthologies are all the rage, from the “V/H/S” series to the classic “Creepshow” template. In 1975, actress Karen Black…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’ (1973)
TV-based horror evokes images from “Dark Shadows” and its cartoonishly bad effects. The medium struggled to scare us for generations,…
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