Reporters Run Cover for Disney’s Dwarf Backpedal
Two major storylines haunt Disney’s “Snow White” live-action reboot, and none reflected well on the Mouse House. The first? Star Rachel Zegler repeatedly mocked and […]
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31 Days of Horror – ‘The Human Centipede’
“The Human Centipede” trilogy gets a bad rap, and it’s partially earned. The second installment lost its creative spark in the third act, and the […]
Why ‘Waikiki’ Is Unlike Any Cinematic Trip to Hawaii
When we meet Kea (Danielle Zalopany) in “Waikiki,” she’s working as a singer in a karaoke bar, living in her van and broke. Her ex […]
‘Five Nights at Freddy’s’ Suffers Extreme Identity Crisis
Hollywood finally cracked the code on video game adaptations. Gone are the days when John Leguizamo and Bob Hoskins embarrassed themselves, and us, as those […]
D’Souza’s ‘Police State’ Gets Shocking ‘Boost’ from YouTube
YouTube inadvertently proved Dinesh D’Souza’s point about his new film, “Police State.” Hollywood in Toto’s interview with the author-turned-filmmaker appears on the platform along with […]
31 Days of Horror – ‘Trilogy of Terror’
Horror anthologies are all the rage, from the “V/H/S” series to the classic “Creepshow” template. In 1975, actress Karen Black headlined a “Trilogy of Terror” […]
31 Days of Horror – ‘Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark’ (1973)
TV-based horror evokes images from “Dark Shadows” and its cartoonishly bad effects. The medium struggled to scare us for generations, with only a few notable […]
‘Office’ Alums Jenna Fischer, Angela Kinsey: No News on a Reboot (Yet)
“The Office” is one of the most streamed sitcoms around. The show, spun from the British version created by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, aired […]
Little Bite Left in ‘Pet Sematary: Bloodlines’
Lyndsey Anderson Beer’s “Pet Sematary: Bloodlines” has an ambitious idea for a prequel and a rich atmosphere to carry it for a while. It’s also […]
31 Days of Horror – ‘Willow Creek’
“The Blair Witch Project” left an indelible mark on the horror genre. That’s not a compliment. The 1999 film introduced Hollywood to the “found-footage” gimmick, […]