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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‘Underwater’ Is a Fifth (Maybe Sixth) Rate ‘Alien’ Ripoff
In “Underwater,” no one can hear you muttering, “what the bleep is going on?” This “Alien” clone features indecipherable jump…
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How ‘Little Women’ Soft Pedals Modern Feminism
It’s worth remembering that modern art is made to address modern issues. Rarely is art made specifically just to reflect…
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‘Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich’ Is Crazy Like a Fox
There’s something seriously off about “Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich.” Sure, the film spills so much blood and entrails it’s…
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Gervais Gave Hollywood Exactly What It Deserved
Here’s the thing about awards show speeches. They can’t be fact-checked in real time and always lean in one direction…
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Malick’s ‘A Hidden Life’ Nothing Less than a Masterpiece
At the beginning of Terrence Malick’s “A Hidden Life,” Franz Yagerstatter (August Diehl) is returning home to his family. Living in…
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‘Radioland Murders’ – Will Disney Revive This Lucas Dud?
No one blames George Lucas for the creative (but not monetary) failure of “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.” At…
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‘Until the End of the World’ Predicted Our Digital Demons
What are the possibilities of the human experience? Is it our ability to feel and the varied experiences of pleasure?…
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‘1941’- Steven Spielberg’s Worst Film Turns 40
World War films are an oddity as a Christmas time attraction, but many have opened around the holidays and found…
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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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