Christian Toto
Tomatometer-approved critic
Biography:
I'm an award-winning film critic and reporter with more than 20 years’ experience covering Hollywood and reviewing movies.
Publications:
Denver Post,
PopMatters,
HollywoodInToto.com,
Washington Times,
LifeZette.com,
ColoradoParent.com,
Big Hollywood,
What Would Toto Watch?,
PajamasMedia,
Donne Tempo,
WTOP (Washington, D.C.),
The Daily Wire,
The Hollywood in Toto Podcast
Favorites:
Raising Arizona.
It Feeds (2025)
85%
3/4
“Ashley Greene heads sturdy genre tale of clairvoyant's worst nightmare.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Apr 22, 2025
Full Review
Drop (2025)
84%
3/4
“Efficient thriller makes most of relatable setup, preposterous finale.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Apr 9, 2025
Full Review
The Amateur (2025)
61%
3/4
“Rami Malek headlines outlandish thriller with its heart in the right place.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Apr 8, 2025
Full Review
A Minecraft Movie (2025)
48%
2.5/4
“Jack Black, Jason Momoa over-deliver in this sweet but brain-dead adaptation.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Apr 3, 2025
Full Review
Audrey (2024)
81%
2/4
“Pitch-black Aussie comedy starts strong but goes in too many unflattering directions.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Apr 2, 2025
Full Review
The Friend (2024)
83%
3/4
“Naomi Watts' furry co-star steals this thoughtful essay on life and loss.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Mar 31, 2025
Full Review
Flight Risk (2025)
30%
3/4
“Mel Gibson's genre entry offers blast of airborne thrills, chills.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Mar 24, 2025
Full Review
Disney's Snow White (2025)
40%
3/4
“Rachel Zegler's voice, presence power heavily 'reimagined' Disney classic.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Mar 19, 2025
Full Review
The Alto Knights (2025)
40%
1/4
“Robert De Niro's decision to play TWO characters helps doom dull gangster drama.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Mar 19, 2025
Full Review
October 8 (2024)
72%
4/4
“Sober, relentless look at antisemitism's rise on college campuses and beyond. Vital, necessary and maddening.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Mar 11, 2025
Full Review
Queen of the Ring (2024)
73%
2.5/4
“Feminist biopic features killer turn by 'Arrow' alum Emily Bett Rickards, but the script keeps pinning its iconic main character.
” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Mar 6, 2025
Full Review
The Unbreakable Boy (2025)
48%
3/4
“Zachary Levi leads powerful look at parenthood and the perils of growing up.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Feb 21, 2025
Full Review
Millers in Marriage (2024)
56%
2.5/4
“A first-rate cast boosts Edward Burns' latest look at upper-middle-class malaise, but it's not enough to paper over the film's flaws.
” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Feb 19, 2025
Full Review
The Monkey (2025)
79%
3.5/4
“Osgood Perkins' horror-comedy hybrid scores on both diabolical fronts.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Feb 17, 2025
Full Review
Captain America: Brave New World (2025)
48%
2.5/4
“Anthony Mackie earns his closeup, but sequel misses too many opportunities.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Feb 12, 2025
Full Review
Kinda Pregnant (2025)
29%
3/4
“Amy Schumer finds love and confusion via a big, fake baby bump.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Feb 7, 2025
Full Review
Love Hurts (2025)
19%
1.5/4
“A game Ke Huy Quan is no match for thin, uninspired screenplay.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Feb 7, 2025
Full Review
Heart Eyes (2025)
81%
3.5/4
“Horror-comedy hybrid mocks multiple genres with pinpoint precision.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Feb 1, 2025
Full Review
Green and Gold (2025)
67%
3/4
“Craig T. Nelson powers sobering look at an era coming to a close.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Jan 31, 2025
Full Review
Dog Man (2025)
80%
3/4
“Lil Rel Howery's comic edge adds spark to Dav Pilkey's beloved cop caper.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Jan 30, 2025
Full Review
You're Cordially Invited (2025)
48%
2/4
“Will Ferrell, Reese Witherspoon waste their talents in desperate wedding comedy.
” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Jan 29, 2025
Full Review
Wolf Man (2025)
50%
2/4
“'Saw' co-creator's attempt to revive classic monster starts strong but soon falters.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Jan 15, 2025
Full Review
Looking for Melania Trump (2020)
1/4
“Amazon's upcoming Melania Trump documentary must be better than 2020 hit piece.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Jan 7, 2025
Full Review
Babygirl (2024)
76%
2.5/4
“Nicole Kidman supercharges steamy drama serving up false empowerment.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Dec 24, 2024
Full Review
Kraven the Hunter (2024)
15%
1.5/4
“Latest supervillain saga boasts solid action, cringe-inducing dialogue.” –
HollywoodInToto.com
Dec 11, 2024
Full Review
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