Samuel L. Jackson Archive
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![HollywoodandFine.com When James Bond rebooted with Daniel Craig in “Casino Royale,” the blend of old-school spy tale and modern-action sensibility seemed right – if still a little restrained. Imagine now […]](http://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/kingsman1-115x115.jpg "‘Kingsman’: Just for kicks")
‘Kingsman’: Just for kicks
Posted on February 12, 2015 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com When James Bond rebooted with Daniel Craig in “Casino Royale,” the blend of old-school spy tale and modern-action sensibility seemed right – if still a little restrained. Imagine now […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com Maybe it’s because the studio movies at this time of year are so universally dreadful, but I find myself drawn to the smaller films that bite and snarl and […]](http://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/dom-h-115x115.jpg "Week in Movies: ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier,’ ‘Dom Hemingway’ and more")
Week in Movies: ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier,’ ‘Dom Hemingway’ and more
Posted on April 1, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Maybe it’s because the studio movies at this time of year are so universally dreadful, but I find myself drawn to the smaller films that bite and snarl and […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com I’ve been a fan of Spike Lee – if not of all of his movies – for 25 years. And I’ve found that, more often than not, he’s at […]](http://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/oldboy-115x115.jpg "‘Oldboy,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘Oldboy,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on December 2, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com I’ve been a fan of Spike Lee – if not of all of his movies – for 25 years. And I’ve found that, more often than not, he’s at […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com Niels Arestrup may be the most commandingly passive-aggressive father figure in the current cinema. In films such as “A Prophet,” the upcoming “Our Children” and, this week, “You Will […]](http://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/bemyson-115x115.jpg "‘You Will Be My Son,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘You Will Be My Son,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on August 12, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Niels Arestrup may be the most commandingly passive-aggressive father figure in the current cinema. In films such as “A Prophet,” the upcoming “Our Children” and, this week, “You Will […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com I’ve posted diatribes the past few years about Comic-Con – an event I’ve never attended and never hope to. But I was going to ignore it this year. For […]](http://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/cosplay-22-115x115.jpg "Why Comic-Con is dangerous to our intellectual health")
Why Comic-Con is dangerous to our intellectual health
Posted on July 23, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com I’ve posted diatribes the past few years about Comic-Con – an event I’ve never attended and never hope to. But I was going to ignore it this year. For […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com When I was in college, I once interviewed the late Rupert Crosse, an African-American actor who got an Oscar nomination for a 1969 film called “The Reivers,” whose star […]](http://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/djangod-115x115.jpg "‘Django Unchained,’ ‘ZD30’: What exactly are we arguing about?")
‘Django Unchained,’ ‘ZD30’: What exactly are we arguing about?
Posted on February 1, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com When I was in college, I once interviewed the late Rupert Crosse, an African-American actor who got an Oscar nomination for a 1969 film called “The Reivers,” whose star […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com At this point in his career, is there anything Quentin Tarantino can do to surprise us? Absolutely. I was floored by 2009’s “Inglourious Basterds” – not by the violence […]](http://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/django2-115x115.jpg "‘Django Unchained,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘Django Unchained,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on December 24, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com At this point in his career, is there anything Quentin Tarantino can do to surprise us? Absolutely. I was floored by 2009’s “Inglourious Basterds” – not by the violence […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com Here’s the best thing I can say about “The Avengers” (and no, I will NOT refer to it as “Marvel’s The Avengers,” because the branding is implicit): It offers […]](http://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/avengers-115x115.jpg "‘The Avengers,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘The Avengers,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on May 4, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Here’s the best thing I can say about “The Avengers” (and no, I will NOT refer to it as “Marvel’s The Avengers,” because the branding is implicit): It offers […]