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“Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania” showcased the enduring strength of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. And then the film’s second weekend sales poured cold water all over that narrative. The third film in the “Ant…
Stop us if you’re heard this before. A zombie outbreak takes root in heartland USA, but the undead aren’t nearly as cruel as the human survivors. Nada? What about factions fighting over dwindling supplies? Still…
The MeToo revolution gave “The Morning Show” its purpose. The Apple TV+ drama starring Reese Witherspoon, Steve Carell and Jennifer Aniston as news anchors caught up in a network sex scandal. Carell’s Mitch Kessler, a…
NOTE: Hollywood in Toto is celebrating Halloween this year by honoring 31 horror films you may have missed the first time around… The best actors do the impossible. They make us root for the bad…
Satirists love to hone in on a politician’s weak spot. For President Bill Clinton, that meant an endless array of sexual addiction gags. President George W. Bush endured “dumb” joke after “dumb” joke. Chevy Chase…
Howard Stern is living in the past – March 2020, to be precise. The radio legend’s fear of COVID-19 is all-consuming. He didn’t leave his home during the pandemic, broadcasting his SiriusXM show from his…
We’re going back to the 1980s. Again. Shoulder pads. Mullets. Parachute pants. Muscle-bound movie stars. This time, it’s a “killer” comedy with a time-travel twist. “Totally Killer,” dropping Oct. 6 on Prime Video, follows a…
Conservative filmmaker Michael Pack was fighting the culture wars long before we started using the phrase. Pack, the director of “Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words,” has a long and illustrious resume dating…
Nick Searcy plays one heckuva bad guy. One of his earliest roles cast Searcy as the malevolent Frank in 1991’s “Fried Green Tomatoes.” That performance secured his Hollywood status, leading to a crush of memorable…
“Sound of Freedom” isn’t done quite yet. The summer’s indie sensation finally fell out of the top 10 box office results after earning north of $ 180 million at the U.S. box office. Those numbers…