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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Joel and Ethan Coen Are Better Together: ‘Drive-Away Dolls’ Proves It
One of the greatest works of criticism about the Coen brothers comes from Screentakes’s Jennine Lanouette in her review of…
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‘Cabrini’ Stuns in More Ways Than One
Frances Xavier Cabrini wouldn’t take no for an answer. The Italian immigrant known as Mother Cabrini pushed past patriarchal bullies,…
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‘Ricky Stanicky’ – Crude, Rude and Refreshing
Dwayne Johnson proved professional wrestlers could do more than just appear in major motion pictures. They could graduate to the…
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Lurid ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Delivers the Grindhouse Goods
Love often blooms between damaged souls, but in “Love Lies Bleeding” there’s another element in play. Iron. The story of…
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‘Dune: Part II’ Delivers More of the Spectacular Same
Director/co-writer Denis Villeneuve has done it again. Literally. Audiences who loved his 2021 take on Frank Herbert’s “Dune” will be…
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‘Coddling’ Doc Destroys Woke Universities, Trigger Warnings and More
The kids are not remotely all right. “The Coddling of the American Mind,” sparked by the book of the same…
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‘Land of Bad’ Offers Everything You Crave in a Military Thriller
Drone warfare changed how America goes to war and, to an extent, the way filmmakers bring combat scenes to life.…
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‘Drive-Away Dolls’ – Ethan Coen Goes Solo (And Pathetically Woke)
Quentin Tarantino’s “Reservoir Dogs” inspired a flood of flashy copy-cats. His imitators aped his blend of hot action and cool…
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Heartbreaking ‘Ordinary Angels’ Upends Faith-Based Rulebook
The story behind “Ordinary Angels” is almost too perfect for a major motion picture. A woman attempting to rebuild a…
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‘Reformers’ Hails Punk Academics Who Exposed Social Justice Rot
Pranksters have a funny way of revealing larger truths. Consider James O’Keefe, the muckraking journalist whose undercover shtick reveals corruption…
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