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 – ‘Housebound’ (2014)
Horror and comedy make strange bedfellows. The combination makes little sense on paper – death, blood, gore … and chuckles?…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Eden Lake’ (2008)
Buckle in. Really. This critic has absorbed some of the most intenses and gruesome horror films of the past 20+…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘The Battery’ (2012)
The zombie genre should be played out by now. Director George A. Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” gave way…
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Why ‘Child’s Play’ Remains the Creepiest Chucky Close-up
Tom Holland’s “Child’s Play” (1988) starts like a genuinely bad movie, the kind of cop movie you’ve seen dozens of…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Train to Busan’ (2016)
South Korean director Yeon Sang-ho gave us both the best zombie movie of the past 20 years and the most…
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‘Muzzle’ Gives K9 Cops Their Due
We don’t deserve dogs. The main character in “Muzzle” knows that better than anyone. Aaron Eckhart’s broken cop will do…
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‘Skinamarink’ – 2023’s Answer to ‘The Blair Witch Project’
Kyle Edward Ball’s “Skinamarink” is the biggest horror movie Rorschach test since “The Blair Witch Project” (1999), another movie that…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Rogue’ (2007)
Director Greg Mclean may never escape the shadow of Mick Taylor. He’s the Aussie killing machine at the heart of…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Splinter’ (2008)
NOTE: Hollywood in Toto is celebrating Halloween this year by honoring 31 horror films you may have missed the first…
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How ‘Deliver Us’ Puts Fresh Spin on Film’s Demonic Baby Boom
Sister Yulia’s belly isn’t the first cinematic womb to hold demonic potential. The key character in “Deliver Us” offers a…
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