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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‘Possum’ Burrows Under Your Skin, Won’t Leave
The indie thriller “Possum” won’t spark a new horror franchise. Nor will the movie, on home video Feb. 12, be…
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‘Lego Movie 2’ Revels in Meta Gags (Between Woke Nods)
No film franchise epitomizes our ADHD film culture better than the “Lego” series. Rapid fire jokes. Blazingly fast pop culture…
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‘America the Beautiful’ Drowns in Trump Hatred
“America the Beautiful” combines the most annoying tics from found footage films with full on Trump Derangement Syndrome. And it’s…
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DVD Autopsy: ‘Speed Kills’
John Travolta as a speed boat racer mixed up in the drug trade? You have my attention. Make it based…
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Why Ambitious ‘Miss Bala’ Comes Up So Short
“Miss Bala” is an action movie without much action, and a character study with a blank slate at its core.…
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‘Kid Who Would Be King’ Packs Conservative Punch
Today’s filmmakers routinely inject progressive messages into their product. Sometimes it’s as overt as “Vice,” a movie dedicated to destroying…
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‘Serenity’ Kicks of Worst of 2019 Race
If you’ve seen the trailer for “Serenity” you might think you know what to expect. Not even close. The term…
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Caine’s Sparkle Ignites Generic ‘King of Thieves’
What can be said about Michael Caine that hasn’t been said before? The man is a treasure. One of the…
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That Shocking ‘Glass’ Reveal Is a Big, Fat Nothing
M. Night Shyamalan hit a pop culture nerve with “Unbreakable.” Few filmmakers took comic book movies seriously back in 2000.…
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Is ‘Acceptable Loss’ More Cheney Obsessed than ‘Vice?’
Hollywood raged against both President George W. Bush and the Iraq War for years until studios realized no one wanted…
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