Marshall Fine movie review Archive
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‘Love Is All You Need,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on May 2, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com “Love Is All You Need” is an unexpectedly upbeat film from the chronically downbeat Susanne Bier – if you can use upbeat to describe a romance between a cancer... -
‘The Iceman,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on May 1, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com It seems startling to me that so few people recognize the name of actor Michael Shannon when they hear it. Perhaps “The Iceman” will make the difference. Shannon, after... -
‘What Maisie Knew,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on April 30, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Adapted and extrapolated from Henry James’ novel of the same name, “What Maisie Knew” is a film that puts the audience right in the title character’s world – and... -
‘Midnight’s Children,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on April 25, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.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... -
‘Mud,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on April 22, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com “Mud” is a coming-of-age tale that feels a bit like a modern “Huckleberry Finn,” mixed with a young-adult romance novel. Yet there is something both engaging and unique about... -
‘In the House,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on April 18, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Francois Ozon’s “In the House,” opening Friday (4/19/13) in limited release, gets in your head, slowly at first, then with greater and greater speed. Initially seeming like a comedy... -
‘Ain’t In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on April 15, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Jacob Hatley’s documentary about the late Levon Helm (who died in 2012) is a flinty valedictory to a rough-hewn but cagey and soulful musician. “Ain’t In It For My... -
’42,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on April 11, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Brian Helgeland’s “42” is an old-fashioned film in the most modern sense of the term. Even as it embraces big-screen storytelling that takes us back to a golden era... -
‘To the Wonder,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on April 9, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com If Terrence Malick’s “The Tree of Life” was too much the dialogue-driven, story-heavy film for your liking, you’ll probably be more in the mood for his latest, “To the... -
‘Disconnect,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on April 8, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com “Disconnect” is in the “Crash”/ “Nashville”/ “Short Cuts” school of story-telling, bringing together three disparate storylines that ultimately provide echoes and resonance between themselves, while involving people of tangential...