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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‘Pretty Lethal’ Blends Badass Ballet with Brain-Dead Action
Don’t mess with ballet dancers. They suffer for their art, endure grueling regimens and punish their bodies to create works…
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‘Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Delivers Bare Minimum Delights
Video games may pose an existential threat to film’s cultural dominance. But if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em. The…
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Bury ‘Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice’ in Time Capsule
Time travel films can be exhausting. The logical threads are often tough to untangle, and the gimmick gives screenwriters too…
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’15 Days’ Will Makes You Furious at Teachers Unions
“15 Days” opens with a political grenade thrown by Jane Fonda. “COVID-19 is God’s gift to the Left,” the Oscar…
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‘A Scanner Darkly’ Predicted Our Paranoid Age
Richard Linklater’s “A Scanner Darkly” (2006) begins, “Seven years from now, Anaheim, CA.” A rotoscoped animated film based on the…
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‘Ready or Not 2: Here I Come’ Should Stay Hidden
Some movies don’t deserve a sequel, but the box office potential screams otherwise. It’s hard to stare at a surprise…
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Original ‘Highlander’ Is Still a Glorious Mess
Russell Mulcahy’s “Highlander” (1986) begins with an awesome opening crane shot. The camera spins around a packed Madison Square Garden…
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‘Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives’ Makes Murder Fun
You have to have a sense of humor to see a film called “Friday the 13th Part VI – Jason…
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‘Reminders of Him’ Has Perfect Secret Weapon
Mainstream movie romances have set requirements. Predictability. Comfort. No character’s edge can be too unforgiving, even if it seems like…
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‘Project Hail Mary’ Takes Aim at A.I. Slop, Sequelitis
Sequels. Prequels. Reboots. Re-imaginings. Spinoffs. Shared universes. And, of course, the rise of A.I. slop. We’ve grown numb to films…
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