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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Exhume ‘Corpse Bride’ for Forgotten Tim Burton Treat
“Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride” (2005) isn’t as celebrated as the stop-motion films Burton produced and/or directed before and since (more…
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‘A House of Dynamite’ Never Ignites
Kathryn Bigelow’s “A House of Dynamite” is so intense that I was compelled to keep watching, but it’s also a…
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Stephen King’s ‘Graveyard Shift’ Saved by Genre Fave
Ralph S. Singleton’s “Graveyard Shift” (1990) is the odd duck Stephen King film that was released in a banner year…
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Buckle In for ‘Bugonia,’ The Year’s Wildest Ride
It’s bad enough being stuck in a conversation with a conspiracy theorist. What if one kidnapped you and forced you…
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‘Stitch Head’ Is Less than the Sum of Its Parts
Steve Hudson’s “Stitch Head” is a stop-motion animation comedy taking place in a world where monsters are created but instructed…
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Don’t Let a Man-Eating Tree Scare You from ‘The Guardian’
William Friedkin’s surreal, nasty 1990 horror film, “The Guardian” is not the 2006 movie starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher…
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‘Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh’ Made the Monster Matter
Bill Condon’s “Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh” (1995) succeeds in a different way from its predecessor, specifically how it is…
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Is ‘Anniversary’ Anti-Trump … or Just Confused?
“Anniversary” is an MSNBC (MS NOW?) screed that leaves out the bogeyman, presumably on purpose. The dystopian drama imagines a…
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How ‘Motel Hell’ Outdueled ‘Texas Chainsaw 2’
Both Roger Ebert and Joe Bob Briggs raved about Kevin Conner’s “Motel Hotel” (1980), which is why it went on…
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‘This Too Shall Pass’ Is Unlike Most Teen Comedies
“This Too Shall Pass” is a name better suited for a snooty drama than a throwback teen comedy. It’s your…
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