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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‘Blade Runner’ – The Self Under Siege in a Neoliberal Dystopia
Few films encapsulate profound philosophical inquiries within their narrative folds quite like Ridley Scott’s “Blade Runner.” Derived from Philip K.…
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‘Gods and Monsters’ Shows Pain Behind Monster Movie Maker
Bill Condon’s “Gods and Monsters” (1998) is a love story about an unlikely bond between a former film director and…
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‘Gran Turismo’ Expertly Blends Gamer Culture, Sports Film Glory
Just because you’re a whiz at “Call of Duty” doesn’t mean you could mow down enemy soldiers on the battlefield.…
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Is This the Very Best Part of ‘Oppenheimer?’
While the world grapples with ever-changing social dynamics and the “woke” movement, a remarkable cinematic gem defies our perpetual adolescence…
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I Was Dead Wrong about William Friedkin’s ‘The Hunted’
The death of William Friedkin made me immediately want to revisit his work and reflect on the power of his…
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Why ‘Twilight Zone: The Movie’ Is Less than the Sum of Its Parts
The legacy of “Twilight Zone: The Movie” (1983) is a peculiar and haunted one. Here is a prototypical ’80s summer…
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‘Blue Beetle’ Blends Heroics with Victimhood 101
One of the laziest things a critic can say in 2023 is that a film feels like it was cranked…
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‘The X-Files: Fight the Future’ Captured Epic Series to Perfection
Rob Bowman’s “The X-Files” was everything I wanted from a cinematic extension of Chris Carter’s already film-worthy, wild and frightening…
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‘Dark Windows’ Craves More Than Mindless Thrills
Regrets, the teens at the heart of “Dark Windows” have a few. A tragedy sends three friends to a neglected…
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Why ‘Dazed and Confused’ Is So Much More Than a Stoner Classic
Richard Linklater’s “Dazed and Confused” (1993) is set on May 28th, 1976, “the last day of school,” but never feels…
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