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Nick Pinkerton on Pablo Larraín’s Jackie
Posted on December 2, 2016 | No CommentsFilmmaker Pablo Larraín’s international reputation rests on a decade-long run of films prodding at the bugaboos haunting the collective historical imagination of his native Chile. Despite a proclivity for some […] -
Kyle Smith on Warren Beatty’s Rules Don’t Apply
Posted on November 23, 2016 | No CommentsThrough absolutely no fault of his own, Warren Beatty was born to be one of the handsomest men on Earth. Everybody has to play the hand he’s dealt, even if […] -
Stephen Whitty on Ron Clements and John Musker’s Moana
Posted on November 23, 2016 | No CommentsShe is of royal blood. She has an overprotective father. She has an animal sidekick—two, actually—and a personal dream she needs to fulfill, no matter how many people tell her […] -
Matt Zoller Seitz on Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester by the Sea
Posted on November 18, 2016 | No CommentsManchester by the Sea, about a self-punishing, depressive loner (Casey Affleck) who slowly comes back to life after enduring a series of brutal losses, is the funniest movie about grief […] -
Bilge Ebiri on Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival
Posted on November 7, 2016 | No CommentsOne day, Denis Villeneuve will make a truly great movie. This is, apparently, a controversial opinion. Many out there feel strongly that the Canadian filmmaker has been leaping from triumph […] -
The week in film: ‘The Martian,’ ‘The Walk’
Posted on October 1, 2015 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.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.) […] -
‘A Walk in the Woods’: Amblin’
Posted on September 2, 2015 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com More than 15 years in the making, “A Walk in the Woods” is an entertaining and enjoyable film, if a formulaic one. Adapted by Rick Kerb and Bill Holderman […] -
‘Learning to Drive’: Life lessons
Posted on August 20, 2015 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com We take our mentors where we find them in life, though it’s not always apparent who’s teaching who. That’s the case in “Learning to Drive,” a comic drama by […] -
‘People Places Things’: Jemaine event
Posted on August 13, 2015 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com In a summer filled with cinematic bombast and overkill, it’s always a nice surprise to find a charming little comedy with heart like “People Places Things.” Directed by Jim […]