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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‘Jem’ Tanked for All the Right Reasons
Other flops earn their fate. Typically, some of the worst bombs are the most offensive thing any piece of art can…
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‘Avenged’ Injects Vigilante Tale with Heart, Zombies
The shocker follows a deaf woman in a mixed-race relationship who exacts revenge against racist hillbillies thanks to a kindly…
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Rampling, Courtenay Make ’45 Hours’ Essential Viewing
Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay star as Kate and Geoff Mercer, a late-middle-aged couple preparing for their 45th wedding anniversary.…
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Why Bernie Sanders Won’t Love ‘Billions’
Damian Lewis’ character in “Billions” is answering a journalist’s softball question, but he has a few questions himself. “When did…
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‘Howl’ Punches Ticket for Train Ride from Hell
So it’s frightening that the effects in Paul Hyett’s “Howl” are its weakest link. The umpteenth werewolf film, now available on…
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’13 Hours’ Will Leave Audiences, Not Hillary, Cheering
Yes, Michael Bay’s take on the Benghazi attack that left four Americans including Ambassador Chris Stevens dead doesn’t name check…
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Why ‘Anomalisa’ Trumps Pixar for Adult Audiences
That’s the power of potent storytelling. Once “Anomalisa’s” spell takes hold, its visual style stops irritating. And those tiny models are…
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Critic vs. Critic: ‘The Hateful Eight’
I know the sensation too well. It happens whenever an eagerly anticipated film fails to deliver. Not everyone felt that…
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‘Rosencrantz & Guildenstern’ Stumble Into 25th Anniversary
His spy thriller “Hapgood” is one of the finest of the late 20th century, as is “Arcadia.” He co-wrote the…
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HiT Rewind: ‘Hard Eight’ (1996)
In the end it’s got all the trappings of a low-rent Hollywood B movie that bypasses the clichés to create…
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