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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‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’ Overdoses on Originality
Sam Rockwell can do almost anything on screen, even make us believe he’s a man from the future wearing a…
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‘Untitled Home Invasion Romance’ Is ‘Fargo’ Lite
Sometimes flowers and candy just won’t cut it. Jason Biggs’ character in “Untitled Home Invasion Romance” decides to revive his…
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‘Send Help’ Is the Very Best of Sam Raimi
Sam Raimi refuses to grow up. Let’s hope he never does. The director behind the OG “Evil Dead” saga is…
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This Wasn’t Your Typical Take on ‘Hamlet’
Concept Shakespeare, in which plays by William Shakespeare are made contemporary or presented in stylized, potentially more accessible ways, are…
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‘We Bury the Dead’ Is Not Your Average Zombie Flick
“We Bury the Dead” is an atmospheric slow burn of a zombie movie, which some will accept with relief, while…
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‘H Is for Hawk’ Will Catch Everyone Off Guard
Phillippa Lowthorpe’s “H is for Hawk” is an early 2026 sleeper, a nice surprise in a season typically full of…
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Pratt’s ‘Mercy’ Will Make You Think (and Howl)
The A.I. revolution is upon us, and filmmakers have taken the baton from James Cameron. Someone had to. “Mercy,” an…
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‘Labyrinth’ Made the ’80s SO Much Better
Jim Henson’s “Labyrinth” (1986) is more than deserving of the cult following it continues to build worldwide. Back in theaters…
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Agatha Christie Would Love ‘A Private Life’
Rebecca Zlotowski’s “A Private Life” stars Jodie Foster as Dr. Lillian Steiner, an American psychiatrist living in France with a…
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Ethan Hawke Makes ‘Blue Moon’ Magical
Few American actors were better at playing idealistic young dreamers than Ethan Hawke, and his characters have matured gracefully along…
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