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 Boy Who Could Fly’ Got a Raw Deal in the ’80s
Nick Castle’s “The Boy Who Could Fly” is one of those 1980s fantasies that’s well remembered by those who grew…
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‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Crushes Broadway Show’s Spirit
Stephen Chbosky’s “Dear Evan Hansen” is a movie adaptation of a Broadway musical that opened in 2016, clearly worked on…
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‘The Fisher King’ – Terry Gilliams’ Timeless Plea for Compassion
Terry Gilliam’s “The Fisher King” is about a man who makes a living being a cruel voice on the radio…
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Here’s Everything You Missed About ‘John Carpenter’s Ghosts of Mars’
“John Carpenter’s Ghosts of Mars” is nutty from the very start. Only a few seconds into the movie and we’re…
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Why ‘The Starling’ Is an Epic Misfire
Can we do a mass intervention on behalf of Melissa McCarthy’s career? Yes, you can’t blame her for pulling on…
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Why Even Clint Eastwood Fanatics Will Be Let Down by ‘Cry Macho’
I love Clint Eastwood’s films, which is why it gives me no joy to tell you the latest directorial and…
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Before ‘Belfast,’ Branagh Scared Us Silly with ‘Dead Again’
There was a brief period of my life where I thought Kenneth Branagh and Emma Thompson were Americans, and that…
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Nothing Can Prepare You for ‘Malignant’ (That’s Not a Compliment)
The name James Wan appears all over “Malignant,” but it defies logic and reason that he actually directed this debacle.…
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‘Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11’ Ignores the Woke Elephant in the Room
It’s surreal that a documentary defending the art of comedy would grace Vice TV. Woke platforms like Vice suggest we…
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‘Candyman’ – BLM and Horror Make Uneasy Alliance
“Candyman” feels like it was written hours after that awful video of George Floyd went viral. Social commentary is part…
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