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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Why ‘The Beastmaster’ Has a Huge, Shockingly Vocal Fan Base
What is it about Don Coscarelli’s “The Beastmaster” that makes it such a durable cult classic? How is it that…
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‘Unhinged’ Is the Perfect Movie for Our Disturbed Times
What’s an Oscar winner like Russell Crowe doing in a grindhouse affair like “Unhinged?” Classing up the joint, for starters.…
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‘Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula’ Is Unnecessary in Every Way
“Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula” is the “Caddyshack 2” of zombie movie sequels. Sound harsh? Perhaps, but that captures the…
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‘Boys State’ Shows Perils of Modern Democracy
Few films offer as much hope, and heartache, as “Boys State.” The documentary tracks a decades-old program where high school…
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‘Sputnik’ Finds Fresh Ways to Reinvent the ‘Alien’ Template
The original “Alien” featured a first-class creature and a corporate drone eager to do its dirty work. In “Sputnik” we’ve…
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Brando, Nicholson reshape American Westerns with ‘Missouri Breaks’
Since the beginning of cinema, the western has been among the most durable, in-demand and lucrative of genres. At one…
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‘Cut Throat City’ is Spike Lee Without the Substance
As a rapper, music producer and composer, The RZA of Wu-Tang Clan is a master craftsman. Anyone unfamiliar with his…
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‘Reel Redemption’ Pulls off the Near Impossible
Filmmaker Tyler Smith stares down two huge challenges with “Reel Redemption.” Capture film history from a faith-friendly perspective while keeping…
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Why the PG-rated ‘Tourist Trap’ Is as Creepy as Freddy, Michael Myers
David Schmoeller’s “Tourist Trap” (1979) is a vastly underappreciated horror cult classic. Arriving during the introductory period of teen slasher…
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HBO’s ‘The Swamp’ Sticks the Knife Slowly into 3 GOP stars
A trio of GOP congressmen suspected they were the stars of “The Swamp,” a new HBO documentary detailing attempts to…
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