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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‘Good Dinosaur’ Demands More than Just Hankies
A timid dinosaur gets separated from his family and must survive in a cruel, evolving landscape. The dialogue is reduced to…
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‘Creed’ Makes Rocky Relevant
He pulled off a near miracle back in 2006. He made the sixth film in his boxing franchise, “Rocky Balboa,”…
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‘Misery’s’ Willis Delivers in Broadway Bow
Despite the lukewarm greeting, Willis and company pumped some box office juice into New York’s theatrical scene. Perhaps audiences are…
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Silverman’s ‘Smile’ Brings Addiction into Focus
She burst on the scene as a Kewpie doll comic with a sailor’s salty tongue. Since then, she’s more famous for…
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HiT Rewind: ‘The Cutting Edge’ (1992)
Gilroy’s 1992 film isn’t as high brow as his more recent efforts, but in many ways it’s his most entertaining work…
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‘Mockingjay’ Fitting Finale for Cynical Times
Suffice to say the classic line starts with, “… meet the new boss.” The last “Hunger Games” film checks off everything we…
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‘Night Before’ Puts Pot Under Your Tree
Hollywood keeps trying to craft the next Christmas classic, but we usually we end up coal … or worse. Is…
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‘Criminal’ Third-Act Twists Sink Thriller
The thriller, in select theaters and VOD Nov. 20, traffics in the stylish mayhem Tarantino perfected in “True Romance” and…
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HiT Rewind: ‘Birdemic: Shock and Terror’
Do we take the director of “Birdemic: Shock and Terror,” James Nguyen, at his word when he claims he tried…
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HiT Movie Review: ‘Alex of Venice’
This time around, though, his low-key casting has a purpose. “Alex of Venice” marks the hard-working actor’s directorial debut. The…
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