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‘The English Teacher,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Posted on May 17, 2013 | No Comments
HollywoodandFine.com I often note how difficult it is to create a comedy that’s not only smart and funny but also charming and surprising. But first-time director Craig Zisk, a TV...
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‘Black Rock,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Posted on May 17, 2013 | No Comments
HollywoodandFine.com Having broken through as a filmmaker with the intriguing and moving “The Freebie,” actress Katie Aselton suffers the sophomore slump with her second film as a director, “Black Rock.”...
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‘Pieta,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Posted on May 16, 2013 | No Comments
HollywoodandFine.com South Korean cinema has exploded internationally in the past decade or so. I won’t speculate about how South Korean society informs the consciousness of its filmmakers because, well, we...
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‘Star Trek Into Darkness,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Posted on May 15, 2013 | No Comments
HollywoodandFine.com The conventional wisdom about the “Star Trek” movies starring the cast of the original TV show was that the even-numbered films were the good ones and the odd-numbered ones...
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‘Frances Ha,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Posted on May 14, 2013 | No Comments
HollywoodandFine.com I’ve mostly been a fan of the films of Noah Baumbach but, with “Frances Ha,” he loses me. Never a filmmaker for whom story seemed particularly important, Baumbach collaborated...
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‘Aftershock,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Posted on May 10, 2013 | No Comments
HollywoodandFine.com Having made his name with the kind of horror films that inspired the term “torture-porn,” producer-writer Eli Roth tries to show that there are other tricks up his sleeve...
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‘Stories We Tell,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Posted on May 9, 2013 | No Comments
HollywoodandFine.com Sarah Polley’s “Stories We Tell” is one of the year’s best films: funny, moving, thought-provoking – and so personal that it strikes universal chords. While critics often score indulgent...
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‘Sightseers,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Posted on May 8, 2013 | No Comments
HollywoodandFine.com You probably have to be in the right mood to appreciate “Sightseers” – a mood that involves dark thoughts, perseverance and a grisly sense of humor. If you ever...
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‘The Great Gatsby,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Posted on May 7, 2013 | No Comments
HollywoodandFine.com Apparently, it’s already open season on Baz Luhrmann’s version of “The Great Gatsby,” which blasts off in 3D on Friday before opening the Cannes Film Festival next week. I...
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‘Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Posted on May 6, 2013 | No Comments
HollywoodandFine.com Fashion entered my life in junior high school, when it suddenly became imperative that I own a Gant dress shirt, the kind with a loop on the back. These...
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