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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‘Influencer’ Captures Horror of Our Instagram Age
Horror movies love to torture influencers, and a tiny part of us grins along the way. No, we don’t want…
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‘The Boogeyman’ Lacks That Signature Stephen King Spark
Not every corner of Stephen King’s legendary mind is worth exploring. “The Boogeyman,” based on a King short story, plays…
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Blaze TV’s ‘Re-Opening’ Skewers Lockdowns to Hilarious Effect
Some movies capture a subject so perfectly you wonder why filmmakers bother telling a similar tale. Every shark film made…
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‘About My Father’ Packs Pro-Family Comedy with Laughs, Heart
George Carlin is considered one of the greatest comedians of all time, and rightly so. His movie resume, alas, never…
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‘When the Mob Came’ Is the Cancel Culture Takedown We Needed
“When the Mob Came” gives a brief, but vital history lesson mid-film. The Cultural Revolution, the 10-year period in which…
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‘Wrath of Becky’ Piles on Progressive Talking Points
There’s never a second in “The Wrath of Becky” when our anti-heroine appears to be in danger. That’s a problem…
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‘Little Mermaid’ Avoids Disney’s Live-Action Curse
Printing money comes too easily for Team Disney. The studio keeps cranking out live-action versions of its beloved films, and…
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‘Fast X’ Brings Out Best, Very Worst in Aging Franchise
Hollywood writers are on strike, partly, over fears A.I. might replace them. Even an ’80s-era Commodore 64 could write dialogue…
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‘Carmen’ Squanders Explosive U.S.-Mexico Border Clash
“Carmen” takes its “ripped from the headlines” concept seriously. The story, loosely tied to Prosper Mérimée’s novella of the same…
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‘Still’ Offers Haunting Look at Fame, Parkinson’s Disease
The most revealing question asked in “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” temporarily stumps its star. Fox has been publicly…
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