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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Romero’s ‘Creepshow’ Paved the Way for Our Comic-Con Cravings
George A. Romero’s “Creepshow” (1982) is never mentioned as a major, trailblazing comic book movie, but it is. Whereas many…
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‘Wes Craven Presents: They’ Works Best for One Kind of Horror Fan
Robert Harmon’s “They” (2002) is also known as “Wes Craven Presents ‘They’” on the poster and trailers, but only referenced…
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‘Banshees of Inisherin’ Offers Divine Comic Tragedy
Irish humor can be quick, cutting and oh, so dark. Filmmaker Martin McDonagh (“In Bruges,” “Seven Psychopaths”) delivers a master…
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Does ‘Visiting Hours’ Deserve Its ‘Nasty’ Reputation?
Deborah Ballin (Lee Grant) is the host of “America Today.” Her on-air views anger exactly the wrong fan, a deranged…
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‘The Lair’ Makes Blood, Guts and Gore a Bore
Director Neil Marshall delivered one of the best monster movies of the past 20 years with “The Descent.” Marshall’s career…
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The Original ‘Stepfather’ Should Be a Halloween Tradition
Joseph Ruben’s “The Stepfather” (1987) showcases a towering performance by Terry O’Quinn (Locke on “Lost”) and a screenplay by crime…
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‘Terrifier 2’ Channels Woke-Free ’80s Horror
You can’t keep a killer clown down. The soulless Art the Clown got an ultra-low budget closeup in 2016’s “Terrifier.” He’s…
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‘Devil’s Advocate’ Delivered Sleaze, Scenery-Chewing and Devilish Delights
Taylor Hackford’s “The Devil’s Advocate” (1997) fittingly begins in a lively, trashy manner. In a Florida courtroom, Heather Matarazzo is…
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Clooney, Roberts Punch Pleasing ‘Ticket to Paradise’
Movie stars no longer put fannies in the seats. Just ask the bean counters behind the star-studded “Amsterdam, the year’s…
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‘The Retaliators’ Upends the ‘Death Wish’ Tradition (For a While)
There’s nothing wrong with a good, old-fashioned B-movie, the bloodier the better. “The Retaliators” is just such a film, except…
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