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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Here’s How James Caan Stole ‘Honeymoon in Vegas’
The recent loss of James Caan at the age 82 inspired hundreds of articles recalling his work in “The Godfather”…
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‘Glorious’ Gets Lost at the Worst Possible Time
Getting trapped in a seedy restroom sounds like a horror story, full stop. What the protagonist in “Glorious” experiences is…
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‘In the Company of Men’ Still Shocks, but That’s Not the Whole Story
Neil LaBute’s “In the Company of Men” (1997) was easily the most controversial film of its movie year, which is…
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‘My Son Hunter’ Shows Flashes of What Hollywood Missed
Hunter Biden symbolizes everything that’s wrong with both Hollywood and the mainstream media. The former ignored the First Son’s potentially…
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‘Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul’ Delivers Toothless Megachurch Satire
Imagine a satire showing how slimy, unrepentant lawyers are both slimy AND unrepentant. That’s essentially what “Honk for Jesus. Save…
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Schwarzenegger’s ‘Running Man’ Delivered More than ’80s-Era Cheese
Paul Michael Glaser’s “The Running Man” (1987) felt like a top-tier Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle upon release. It was based on…
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‘Me Time’ Marks New Low for Modern Comedy
Some of our best comedy directors have either quit or fallen down on the job. Todd Phillips, sensing the woke…
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‘Orphan: First Kill’ Laps the Original (Faint Praise Alert!)
At the start of William Brent Bell’s “Orphan: First Kill,” the diabolical Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman) is living under close surveillance…
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‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ Is Nothing Like You Expect
George Miller’s “Three Thousand Years of Longing” stars Tilda Swinton as Dr. Alithea Binnie, a brilliant scholar and public speaker…
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Stallone’s ‘Samaritan’ Shows Limits to Icon’s Screen Presence
The superhero space has proven more pliable than expected after “Iron Man” changed Hollywood forever 14 years ago. We’ve seen…
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