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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‘Jurassic World Dominion’ – Bloated Blockbuster Wraps Trilogy on Weak Note
Remember the water-ripple scene from “Jurassic Park?” That image of a shuddering cup – stark and terrifying – captured the…
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‘Watcher’ Can’t Lap ‘Rear Window,’ Other Voyeur Classics
Chloe Okuno’s “Watcher” stars Maika Monroe as Julia, an American living with her boyfriend in Romania. While he’s at work,…
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How ‘The Passenger’ Shakes Up Staid Horror Formula
Horror fans know they shouldn’t get too attached to any one character … unless it’s that Final Girl. The genre…
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‘What Is a Woman?’ Delivers Shocking, Subversive Truths About the Culture
Most partisan documentaries let like-minded folks have their say. Or, they give opponents a chance to speak but with little…
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‘Night Sky’ Demands, and Rewards, Your Patience
I’ve been quite critical of Hollywood’s treatment of science fiction but, knowing Sturgeon’s Law implies that 10 percent of the…
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How ‘First Blood’ Laps Its Populist Sequels
Ted Kotcheff’s “First Blood” (1982) begins with a simple, perfect image. We see a long shot of John Rambo, played…
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‘Bob’s Burgers Movie’ Brings Belcher Clan Back from Creative Abyss
“The Simpsons Movie” hit theaters in 2007, after the show’s iconic peak but before its sad transformation into a DNC…
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Gervais Laps Chappelle with Trans Jokes in ‘SuperNature
Is this why Netflix took that public stand against Cancel Culture? The streamer knew it had a Ricky Gervais comedy…
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Here’s What (Almost) Saves ‘Jaws The Revenge’
The fourth and famously awful “Jaws The Revenge” (1987) turns 35 this summer, and it often comes up as one…
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Why Sam Raimi’s Corporate-Verse’ Take on ‘Doctor Strange’ Disappoints
Sam Raimi’s “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” is just barely a Raimi film, and it’s a big problem.…
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