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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‘Spencer’ Is as Stiff as a Palace Guard
A really bad weekend in the life of Princess Diana, portrayed by Kristen Stewart, is the focal point of Pablo…
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‘Finch’ Cares More About Robots than a Double Oscar Winner
Tom Hanks brings a bit of Mr. Rogers to the bleak yet whimsical “Finch.” Hanks’ take on the kiddie superstar…
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‘Eternals’ Is More Woke than Wonderful
The best superhero movies downplay their ties to their ink and paper past. Christopher Nolan’s “Dark Knight” trilogy slathered the…
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Here’s the Undeniable Heart of the ‘Halloween’ Franchise
David Gordon Green’s “Halloween Kills” is the 12th film in the horror franchise, but it might as well be the…
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Wes Craven’s ‘Deadly Blessing’ Revealed a Filmmaker in Transition
Wes Craven’s “Deadly Blessing” (1981) abounds with imagery, themes and scare tactics that would be present in subsequent Craven works.…
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‘Antlers’ Delivers the Gore Between Muddled Messaging
It’s rare to see prominent directors embrace horror, sans apology. Sure, Francis Ford Coppola’s “Dracula” and Jonathan Demme’s “Silence of…
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How Wahlberg’s ‘Fear’ Captured a Parent’s Worst Nightmare
I took my friend Tiffany to my senior prom and recall vividly the look her parents gave me when I…
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‘United States of Insanity’ Doc Nails FBI Overreach (Sound Familiar?)
The legal battle at the core of “The United States of Insanity” began seven years ago, and yet it couldn’t…
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Why ‘Something Wicked This Way Comes’ Deserves a ‘Dune’-like Reboot
Ray Bradbury’s 1962 novel, “Something Wicked This Way Comes,” remains one of my favorite literary experiences, an old friend I’m…
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‘Mass’ Is Simple, Spare and Spellbinding
Writer/director Fran Kranz’ “Mass” is set on a quiet day in an Episcopalian church, where a church organizer is running…
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