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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‘It Feeds’ Knows What We Crave from Horror
The beast at the core of “It Feeds” will look familiar to horror fans. Inky. Skeletal. Long, talon-like fingers. It…
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‘Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling’ Set Biopic Bar Sky High
Richard Pryor’s “Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life is Calling” (1986) is a harsh, strange and wildly entertaining drama by producer/co-writer/director/star…
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‘Sinners’ Offers Colossal Upgrade to Vampire Genre
Calling “Sinners” a vampire movie is both accurate and misleading. Yes, the main characters fend off an army of the…
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Why ‘Mission to Mars’ Failed to Launch
Brian De Palma’s “Mission to Mars” was the first of three high-profile, sci-fi event films about the red planet in…
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Road Trip Comedy ‘Sacramento’ Runs Out of Gas
Michael Angarano’s “Sacramento” is a comedy/drama that initially comes across like a filmed play until it turns into a self-indulgent…
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‘Drop’ Is Either Best – or Worst – First-Date Movie
Who hasn’t had an epically awful first date? It can’t be worse than what our heroine endures in “Drop.” The…
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Here’s How ‘The Amateur’ Upends the Spy Thriller
The spy thriller needs a facelift. Yes, modern films flex the latest technology, turning a simple drone strike into an…
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‘A Minecraft Movie’ Misses the Whole Point
“Minecraft” isn’t like most video games of the modern era. The pace is leisurely and the graphics are purposefully crude.…
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‘September 5’ Draws Powerful Distinction Between Good and Evil
In a year when the Oscars’ Best Documentary award went to “No Other Land” — an equivocating Palestinian drama of…
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‘Audrey’ Is Guaranteed to Make You Squirm
Every once in a while a comedy creates its own wacky universe. Think “The Greasy Strangler” or “Napoleon Dynamite.” The…
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