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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King’s ‘Children of the Corn’ Still Searching for Credible Big-Screen Version
Creepy kids are all the rage in 21st-century horror, which means a new “Children of the Corn” adaptation was inevitable.…
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Liam Neeson Drops the Action, Misses the Mark in ‘Marlowe’
Neil Jordan’s “Marlowe” stars Liam Neeson as Raymond Chandler’s iconic detective, whose latest case is a missing persons assignment in…
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Can’t-Miss Gimmick in ‘Unseen’ (Mostly) Hits the Mark
Smartphones make horror films so much harder to write. Being chased by a faceless monster? Call for help and wait…
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‘Creed III’ Proves There’s Life After Rocky
The “Creed” franchise survived its Rocky-ectomy. The saga, now three pictures deep, originally spun from the Rocky Balboa franchise with…
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‘Cocaine Bear’ Misses Cult Status by a Country Mile
“Cocaine Bear” has a “Snakes on a Plane” problem that never goes away. That 2006 romp rocked the zeitgeist for…
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‘Jesus Revolution’ Shows Spiritual Side of Flower Power Era
The Erwin brothers make a living telling stories that Hollywood would rather avoid. Think faith-friendly stories like “October Baby” and…
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‘Devil’s Peak’ Serves Up Billy Bob Thornton, Unleashed
Billy Bob Thornton shouldn’t scare a fly. The “Sling Blade” star is 67 and as slight as a supermodel. Don’t…
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‘Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ – Large(r) and In Charge
The beauty of the “Ant Man” saga, beyond Paul Rudd’s chipper presence, is how small it is compared to other…
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‘Your Place or Mine’ – RomCom Via ChatGPT
What if you lined up all the core rom-com elements but forgot the most important ingredient? Heart. You might have…
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‘Somebody I Used to Know’ Delivers Uneven Love Triangle
Love triangles are both a rom-com staple and brutal to deploy with precision. Make one of the parties too villainous,…
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