Reviews
Today’s consumers have more entertainment options than ever before thanks to technology and the explosion of new media outlets. That’s why Hollywood in Toto will help readers suss out the very best content across media. We all lead busy lives. Let’s consume only the highest quality movies, television shows and music with our limited leisure time.
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‘MLK/FBI’ Doesn’t Avoid the Icon’s Flaws
Sam Pollard’s captivating “MLK/FBI” addresses how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. had a deeply secret side which the head of…
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Why the First ‘Mission: Impossible’ Movie Matters Even More Today
The term “elegant” isn’t one often used to describe summer movies, but it’s the word that comes to mind the…
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Reborn ‘Wrong Turn’ Franchise Should Have Stayed Dead
Near the end of the “Wrong Turn” reboot the main characters drop a boulder-sized Easter Egg. The aside, which won’t…
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Earnest ‘No Man’s Land’ Avoids Open Border Lectures
Most Hollywood fare tackling immigration follow the same playbook. Open borders good. Law and order bad. We’ve seen it in…
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How ‘Night of the Creeps’ Leans Into Its B-Movie Roots
Fred Dekker’s “Night of the Creeps” is both a full-fledged sci-fi/horror B-movie and a send-up of those types of movies.…
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‘One Night in Miami’ Captures Race Relations Then, but Not Now
The “inspired by true events” label on a film should give audiences pause. It usually means a heaping helping of…
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‘WandaVision’ Is a Wacky Work in Progress
Those teaser images from “WandaVision” weren’t lying. The Disney+ series is the classic sitcom we never saw, a loving ode…
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‘Shadow in the Cloud’ Marks New Low for Feminist Cinema
Imagine what film historians will say about the movies made during the Trump presidency. Titles like “Charlie’s Angels,” “Late Night”…
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Why We Didn’t Need a New Cut of ‘Godfather Part III’
Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather Part III” was the most anticipated film of 1990 and quickly became its most divisive.…
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How ‘To Die For’ Predicted the Rise of Social Media Influencers
In the opening scenes of Gus Van Sant’s “To Die For,” we discover that a small-town restaurant owner has been…
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