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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‘Cats’ – Believe Every Ounce of the Awful Buzz
When I was 7 my father took me to see my first Broadway musical, which was “Cats.” It was 1985,…
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‘Rambo: Last Blood’ – Not Racist, Just Rushed and Raw
This hasn’t been a good year for iconic film franchises. Just ask the minds behind high-profile duds like “Charlie’s Angels,”…
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‘Killer Tomatoes’ Is Worse Than You Remember
Some of my favorite movie memories are of finding B-movie VHS treasures with my Dad, cackling over the box art…
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The Force Fails, Big Time, in ‘Rise of Skywalker’
“I got a bad feeling about this …” Yes, that fan service line reappears in “Star Wars: The Rise of…
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HiT DVD Autopsy: ‘Christmas with the Kranks’
If I had a bad-film choice on my Christmas wish list it’s a major effort with big names leading to…
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The Best Films of 2019: And a Joker Shall Lead Them
Martin Scorsese picked a terrible time to trash comic book movies. The Oscar winner mocked Marvel films earlier this year,…
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Why Rude, Crude ‘Bad Santa’ Nails That Christmas Spirit
Confession: I’m a devout Christian and my favorite Christmas movie is “Bad Santa.” This profane, wickedly and wincingly funny dark…
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‘Bombshell’ Shreds Ailes, Trump and Storytelling 101
It take a full hour for “Bombshell” to resemble an actual movie. Until that point, it’s a screeching op-ed against…
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‘Jumanji: The Next Level’ Shrewdly Stays the Course
More of the same can be the best compliment to pay a sequel. “Jumanji: The Next Level delivers just that,…
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Cage, Grammer Team for Underwhelming ‘Grand Isle’
“Grand Isle” is the kind of film that, had it been made in the ’70s or ’80s, might have garnered…
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