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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‘Shape of Things’ Is Neil LaBute at His Most Confrontational
Neil LaBute’s “The Shape of Things” (2003) was viewed by some as a return to form for the playwright-turned filmmaker.…
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Is ‘Asteroid City’ a Sly Take on Pandemic Lockdowns?
Wes Anderson’s twee meter doesn’t have a red zone. The auteur’s films are as precious as they are divisive. You…
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‘Maximum Truth’ Shreds Politics of Personal Destruction
Ike Barinholtz isn’t shooting fish in a barrel with his new mockumentary. He’s blasting them with an AK-47. “Maximum Truth”…
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‘No Hard Feelings’ Squanders Its Raunchy, ’90s-era Premise
Judd Apatow would have crushed the gimmick behind “No Hard Feelings” … had he directed it in 2006. Back then,…
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Summer Lovin’ … Hollywood Style
It’s starting to get hot, which means our minds drift to the birds and bees Spring rolls into the lazy…
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‘Airport’ Franchise Deserved Leslie Nielsen’s Epic Takedown
The “Airport” films were a major staple of commercial 1970s cinema, a popcorn and cotton candy alternative to a decade…
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How ‘Cliffhanger’ Brought Stallone Back from the Comedy Brink
Renny Harlin’s “Cliffhanger” (1993) is bookended by a scene in which its stars are perched atop a summit so high,…
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‘Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines’ – No Cameron, No Problem
Jonathan Mostow’s “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” (2003) had the misfortune of being the first new film in the…
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‘Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny’ Raids the Lost Franchise
“Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” answers several burning questions right away. Is Harrison Ford, in his late 70s…
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‘The Blackening’ Offers Few Laughs, Zero Scares
Wanna mock horror movies? Been there, seen the “Scary Movie” franchise and the “Scream” saga. That’s a total of 11…
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