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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‘Summerland’ Offers a Masterclass in Twee Storytelling
A movie should have only so many tinkly piano arrangements in its score. Overdose on these saccharine sounds, and you’re…
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‘Most Wanted’ Reminds Us Quality Journalism Matters
It’s surreal to see a film where a journalist focuses on the truth, not his preferred narrative. It helps that…
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Alan J. Pakula’s Paranoid ‘Parallax View’ Remains Perfection
Alan J. Pakula’s “The Parallax View” opens with a shot the Seattle space needle, an eclectic structure that towers over…
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‘Mr. Destiny’ Reveals the Perils of Nostalgia
There’s a real danger in revisiting a movie you remember loving in your youth, creating the possibility that time has…
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‘Dirt Music’ Croons a Somber, Meditative Love Song
There’s no way to mend the two sides sure to form around “Dirt Music.” Either you’ll savor its subdued storytelling…
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How ‘My Own Private Idaho’ Defied Hollywood Conventions
Gus Van Sant’s “My Own Private Idaho” opens with the Webster definition of narcolepsy. It’s the first and far from…
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Why ‘X-Men’ Shames Glitzy Successors
Bryan Singer’s “X-Men,” the first in the series, boldly begins in Poland, 1944. We see Eric Lehnsherr, later known as…
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Tom Hanks’ ‘Greyhound’ Can’t Meet Lofty Expectations
The review for “Greyhound” should write itself. Tom Hanks, Mr. “Saving Private Ryan,” plays a Navy Captain protecting U.S. troops…
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Why the Box Office Flop ‘Krull’ Refuses to Die
Peter Yates’ 1983 summer fantasy “Krull” is an odd one, a 10-ton box office flop that went on to become…
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‘Old Guard’ Teases Genre Flip But Can’t Make Good on Its Promise
In a way, previous action movies beat “The Old Guard” to its own punch. Everyone from Dominic Torreto to James…
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