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‘Samba’: Touching human tale

Marshall Fine July 23, 2015 July 23, 2015 Members / Recent News

HollywoodandFine.com When the subject is immigration, outrage tends to outshout empathy. There’s a lot of fear but not a lot of humanity. Which is why “Samba” is a film that could make a difference. The story about an undocumented immigrant in Paris, this is a film about one man’s life, …

The week in movies: ‘Divergent,’ ‘Muppets Most Wanted’ and more

Marshall Fine March 20, 2014 March 20, 2014 Members / Recent News

HollywoodandFine.com So is “Divergent” the new “Hunger Games”? Or “Twilight”? Or even “Harry Potter”? Probably not. Not because it’s bad but because it’s not bad … but not great either. It’s middling, as so many movies based on the first book of a series tend to be. “Divergent” is derived …