Recent News Archive
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My annual anti-3D sermon
Posted on May 20, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com I was heartened to read that, on its opening weekend, “The Great Gatsby” did solid business, despite some unjustly vicious reviews. I was even more uplifted when I read... -
Decoding Francis Ha by Armond White for CityArts
Posted on May 18, 2013 | No CommentsBy Armond White Frances Ha runs a very long 84 minutes. It offers an obnoxiously self-satisfied portrait of a young white New Yorker–played by Greta Gerwig–running out her parent’s stipend,... -
What Maisie Knew reviewed by Armond White for CityArts
Posted on May 17, 2013 | No CommentsBy Armond White Julianne Moore has unintentionally foundered her acting career in insufferable films like Savage Beauty, HBO’s Game Change, The Kids Are Alright, Crazy Stupid Love, Chloe, Blindness, Children... -
‘The English Teacher,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on May 17, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.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... -
‘Black Rock,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on May 17, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.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.”... -
‘Pieta,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on May 16, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.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... -
Frances Ha decoded by Armond White for CityArts
Posted on May 15, 2013 | No CommentsBy Armond White Frances Ha runs a very long 84 minutes. It offers an obnoxiously self-satisfied portrait of a young white New Yorker–played by Greta Gerwig–running out her parent’s stipend,... -
‘Star Trek Into Darkness,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on May 15, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.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... -
‘Frances Ha,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on May 14, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.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... -
The Counteroffer: ‘Stories We Tell’
Posted on May 10, 2013 | No CommentsMust-See Movies Beyond the Blockbusters Watching “Stories We Tell” feels like sharing a comfy couch beside a close friend — who happens to be an amazing storyteller with a show-stopping...