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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Why the Atrocious ‘Shout’ Couldn’t Derail Travolta’s Career
For die hard movie fans, the list of bad movies that fished us in with great trailers is tall and…
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Why ‘Deadly Friend’ Missed Classic Status, Settled for Camp
Wes Craven’s “Deadly Friend” (1986) was the filmmaker’s major studio attempt to recapture lightening in a bottle. The movie came…
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Why ‘House’ Took More Risks than Most ’80s Horror Films
In Steve Miner’s “House” (1986), William Katt stars as Roger Cobb, a successful horror novelist whose marriage has ended after…
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‘God’s Not Dead: We the People’ Is the Movie We Need, Flaws and All
The “God’s Not Dead” franchise caught up to the zeitgeist, and then some. The 2014 original did more than snag…
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‘Skills Like This’ – The Indie Darling Time (and Audiences) Forgot
Monty Miranda’s Colorado-set “Skills Like This” isn’t interested in formula and constantly swims upstream from mainstream movie expectations. That’s one…
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How a Serial Killer’s Capture Unfairly Stained ‘Body Parts’
When we meet Bill Chrushank, played by Jeff Fahey, he’s living the American dream. Bill is a successful criminal psychologist…
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‘Black as Night’ – Toothless Social Justice Vampires
Sometimes a fresh setting can do wonders for a horror movie. “Black as Night” takes place in a hardscrabble section…
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Why ‘Many Saints of Newark’ Is for ‘Sopranos’ Fans Only
“The Phantom Menace” introduced us to the young Darth Vader, except it was just a punk with a knack for…
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(Mostly) Woke-Free Bond Sparks Solid ‘No Time to Die’
“No Time to Die,” the 25th installment of the James Bond series, does the impossible in the film’s first 20…
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Why ‘Ghost World’ Is One of the Best Comic Book Movies … Ever
Terry Zwigoff’s “Ghost World” is about a turning point during a summer after two teenage girls graduate high school. Most…
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