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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HiT Blu-ray Review: ‘Begin Again’
“Once” writer/director John Carney dares to disrupt that film’s shadow with “Begin Again.” We’re introduced to two more lost souls who find…
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How NOT to Promote a Faith-Based Movie
Count Christian Bale as the latest star inadvertently driving people of faith from his movies. Bale, who plays Moses in the…
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‘Saturday Night Live’ on Obama: Too Little, Too Late
For nearly six years the venerable sketch show failed to comedically vet President Barack Obama as it has presidents starting…
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HiT Rewind: ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’ (1984)
Writer/director Wes Craven knows a little something about what makes us squirm – suspense being at the top of a…
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Is Russell Brand the New Michael Moore?
The filmmaker hasn’t made a movie since 2009’s “Capitalism: A Love Story.” That’s a long five years for the left’s most…
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HiT Movie Review: ’23 Blast’
Character actor turned director Dylan Baker looks overmatched telling the tale of a high school football star who returns to…
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HiT Movie Review: ‘Birdman’
Sometimes that predilection yields a classic like “The Player” or even the underrated “The TV Set.” It also fueled “Action,”…
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HiT Movie Review: ‘Dear White People’
The racial satire still leaves a mark – several, in fact – but some of its outrage feels musty in 2014.…
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Modern Horror Looks to Past for Inspiration
The genre which once embraced slasher killers, zombies and torture porn now obsesses over recreating the past. Consider “Annabelle,” “The…
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Variety Hails ‘Alpha House’ for Slamming Republicans
Just consider this rave for the second season of “Alpha House,” available via Amazon Prime Oct. 24, published at Variety.com.…
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