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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‘Surrogates’ Has Never Been More Relevant
You’d be hard-pressed to find someone today talking up 2009’s “Surrogates,” but the science fiction gem has never been more…
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‘Twin Peaks’ at 30: The Essential Guide to Watching Lynch’s Vision
This year marks the 30th anniversary of “Twin Peaks,” David Lynch’s game-changing series that expanded the possibilities of network television.…
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‘Nightmares’ Is Creepy, Campy ’80s Fun
Horror films aren’t often cited as nostalgia generators, period pieces or movies that bottle up a specific time and place.…
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Yes, Both ‘Chinatown’ and ‘The Two Jakes’ Are Screen Classics
Some cinema textbooks list two unlikely works representing the post-Watergate/post-Flower Power Generation at its most cynical: “The Texas Chainsaw Massacre”…
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How Brian De Palma’s ‘The Fury’ Overcomes Its Sizable Flaws
Brian De Palma’s “The Fury” was a transitional film for the famed director, both in terms of his career trajectory…
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‘A Good Woman Is Hard to Find’ Fights the Patriarchy … and Loses
How many ‘oh, come ON!’ moments can you stomach in one film? If it’s a “Fast and Furious” sequel, you’re…
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‘Arkansas’ Offers a Fresh Way to Say, ‘Crime Doesn’t Pay’
Movie drug dealers crave that bling. It often ends badly for them, but for a while they live like kings.…
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The Refugee Fix Is in with ‘The Flood’
“The Flood” announces its intentions long before star Lena Headey utters her first line. The drama flashes statistics about people pushed…
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‘Capital in the 21st Century’ Dumbs Down Complex Fiscal Woes
French economist Thomas Piketty is no communist, but he’s no rock-ribbed capitalist, either. He’s a redistributionist, concerned with the concentration…
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The Undeniable Reason ‘Clue’ Became a Cult Classic
The board game “Clue” goes all the way back to the 1940s when it was branded “Cluedo” oversees and presented…
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