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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Elba’s ‘Beast’ Is Lean and Mean (With One Cringe Sequence)
CGI magic can only take a film like “Beast” so far. The thriller follows a family under siege from an…
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‘Day Shift’ Desperately Seeks New Vampire Franchise
World building isn’t as easy as the MCU made it look. Marvel used 2008’s “Iron Man” as the starting point…
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‘Emily the Criminal’ Plays Victimhood Violin
“Emily the Criminal” works best as time capsule fodder. Aubrey Plaza plays a down-on-her-luck soul saddled with college debt and…
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Rafelson’s ‘Black Widow’ – An ’80s Thriller for Grown-Ups
Bob Rafelson’s “Black Widow” (1987) is modern film noir and an undervalued gem about being a tourist in one’s own…
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Louis C.K.’s ‘Fourth of July’ Delivers First-Rate Dysfunction
You’d drink, too, if you had to spend time with the brood in “Fourth of July.” Director Louis C.K.’s film…
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‘They/Them’ – Scare-Free Horror Triples Down on Woke
There’s an exciting horror film trapped beneath “They/Them,” but everyone involved refused to let it out. Horror remains the best…
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‘Easter Sunday’ Breaks Ground, Falls Back on Sitcom-Style Yuks
Jo Koy is ready for his close up, and it’s about time the same can be said for Filipino-Americans. Koy’s…
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Woke ‘Prey’ Still Packs Genre Thrills
At last, a “Predator” spin-off that doesn’t make you re-watch the 1987 original to get the bad taste out of…
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‘Bullet Train’ – A Bugs Bunny Cartoon… With Less Realism
There’s something seriously funny about Brad Pitt’s recent Oscar win. The A-lister richly deserved the statuette for his work in…
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‘Wayne’s World’ at 30: Even More Excellent!
There is genius within Penelope Spheeris’ “Wayne’s World” (1992). If remembered as the best “Saturday Night Live” movie adaptation (which…
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