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The week in film: ‘The Martian,’ ‘The Walk’

Marshall Fine October 1, 2015 October 1, 2015 Members / Recent News

HollywoodandFine.com The New York Film Festival is underway and two of the biggest commercial titles of the fall are in its lineup. (They also happen to be opening this week.) Neither of these lives up to the hype, though I recognize that will be a distinctly minority opinion. “The Martian”: …

‘Midnight’s Children,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Marshall Fine April 25, 2013 April 25, 2013 Members / Recent News

HollywoodandFine.com Though a bit literal for a film that traffics in magical realism, Deepa Mehta’s “Midnight’s Children” is both dreamy and dramatic, a fascinating view of Indian history seen through the prism of a personal – and occasionally twinned – story. Adapted by director Deepa Mehta and screenwriter Salman Rushdie …