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 Faculty’ – Future Stars Held Back in Mediocre B-Movie
Robert Rodriguez’s “The Faculty” (1998) is to the horror genre what “Young Guns” (1988) is to the western. Its youthful,…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Fresh’ (2022)
Woke has impacted virtually all film genres, including horror. The recent “The Exorcist: Believer” rushes to mind, as does the…
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Woke ‘Totally Killer’ Misses Its Huge Potential
The “Final Girl” remains a horror movie staple. She’s the last woman standing in a slasher film, the plucky gal…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Housebound’ (2014)
Horror and comedy make strange bedfellows. The combination makes little sense on paper – death, blood, gore … and chuckles?…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Eden Lake’ (2008)
Buckle in. Really. This critic has absorbed some of the most intenses and gruesome horror films of the past 20+…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘The Battery’ (2012)
The zombie genre should be played out by now. Director George A. Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” gave way…
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Why ‘Child’s Play’ Remains the Creepiest Chucky Close-up
Tom Holland’s “Child’s Play” (1988) starts like a genuinely bad movie, the kind of cop movie you’ve seen dozens of…
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31 Days of Horror – ‘Train to Busan’ (2016)
South Korean director Yeon Sang-ho gave us both the best zombie movie of the past 20 years and the most…
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‘Muzzle’ Gives K9 Cops Their Due
We don’t deserve dogs. The main character in “Muzzle” knows that better than anyone. Aaron Eckhart’s broken cop will do…
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‘Skinamarink’ – 2023’s Answer to ‘The Blair Witch Project’
Kyle Edward Ball’s “Skinamarink” is the biggest horror movie Rorschach test since “The Blair Witch Project” (1999), another movie that…
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