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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‘Still’ Offers Haunting Look at Fame, Parkinson’s Disease
The most revealing question asked in “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie” temporarily stumps its star. Fox has been publicly…
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‘Jaws 3-D’ Is Even Worse Without that Third Dimension
Joe Alves’ “Jaws 3-D” arrived a year after the shockingly successful “Friday the 13th Part 3 in 3-D,” which led…
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ – A Noisy, Unnecessary Swan Song
When will Hollywood learn an old saw that grows more accurate with time. More is less. Or, in the case of “Guardians…
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‘Beau Is Afraid’ Is Big, Bloated and Brimming with Wonder
Ari Aster’s “Beau is Afraid” demonstrates for three hours that, while Joaquin Phoenix’s title character is extremely fearful (among many…
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Why ‘Hudson Hawk’ Is the Bruce Williest Bruce Willis Movie
How hated was “Hudson Hawk” when it was released in 1991 beyond its dismal box office and a library’s worth of…
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‘Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret’ Knows What a Woman Is
Judy Blume bowed to the woke mob in under 24 hours recently, but she stood tall while bringing her best…
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‘City of Angels’ Showed a Side of Nicolas Cage We Rarely See
Brad Silberling’s “City of Angels” (1998) is the American remake of Wim Wenders’ “Wings of Desire” (1987) and that is…
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‘Black Demon’-izes Big Oil, Lacks Shark Terror
Every shark movie made since 1975 exists in the shadow of “Jaws.” No exceptions. It may explain the crush of…
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‘Evil Dead Rise’ Misses the Franchise’s Point
Lee Cronin’s “Evil Dead Rise” begins seemingly a few miles down the road from that infamous cabin in the woods,…
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‘Attack of the Doc!’ Recalls Pre-Woke America at Its Zaniest
“Attack of the Doc!” opens with a critical note. The documentary is “by the fans for the fans,” and that…
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