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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‘The Keep’ Remains Michael Mann’s Fascinating Misfire
Michael Mann’s “The Keep” (1983) is a deep cut in his body of work, a severely compromised studio film that…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Tourist Trap’ (1979)
Horror movies, by and large, are much better today than in the past. At least on paper. Better acting. Superior…
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‘Friday the 13th Part VII – The New Blood’ Delivers When It Counts
John Carl Buechler’s “Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood” (1988) has a title with the nerve to suggest…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Wrong Turn’ (2003)
The “Wrong Turn” franchise is one of this critic’s guiltiest pleasures. Yes, the saga’s budget shrank with every new outing,…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Hush’ (2016)
Mike Flanagan isn’t a Wes Craven or John Carpenter … yet. For now, he’s one of the better horror directors…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘The Descent Part 2’ (2009)
Many hail “The Godfather II” and “The Empire Strikes Back” as sequels that lapped the original. You could argue the…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Another Evil’ (2016)
They don’t make many horror-comedy-bromances, and for a very good reason. The horror-comedy combination is hard enough? Why complicate it…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘The Blob’ (1988)
There’s often a moment in a movie that sells it beyond a shadow of a doubt. For the 1988 horror…
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‘Herd’ Goes Through the Zombie Outbreak Motions
Stop us if you’re heard this before. A zombie outbreak takes root in heartland USA, but the undead aren’t nearly…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Bone Tomahawk’ (2015)
The western has its fair share of violence, and some of it can be grisly. S. Craig Zahler’s “Bone Tomahawk”…
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