Emily Blunt Archive
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2014: My Favorite Films of the Year
Posted on December 29, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com I spent years as a critic waiting eagerly for the end of the year, when I could finally (and with great deliberation) craft my 10-best list of movies for […] -
‘Into the Woods’: We all die. The end.
Posted on December 26, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” arrives on the big screen 27 years after it opened on Broadway – and with the same second-act problems that have plagued it through […] -
Week in film: ‘Edge of Tomorrow,’ ‘Fault in Our Stars,’ more
Posted on June 5, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com When you consider that Tom Cruise has been a major movie star for more than three decades, it’s surprising how few out-and-out stinkers he’s made (can Tom Hanks say […] -
The 20-minute rule
Posted on April 23, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Over the years, I’ve developed what I refer to as the 20-minute rule. It basically says that a movie that hasn’t hooked me in the first 20 minutes probably […] -
‘Looper,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on September 24, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Rian Johnson went dark noir via teen angst in his breakout film, “Brick,” then got all Wes Anderson in “The Brothers Bloom.” Now, with “Looper,” he thinks big – […] -
‘Your Sister’s Sister,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on June 12, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Lynn Shelton had me at “Humpday,” the feature that introduced me to the intuitively funny filmmaker, who comes back strong with “Your Sister’s Sister,” opening in limited release Friday […] -
‘The Five-Year Engagement,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on April 26, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com “The Five-Year Engagement” wrings a slightly different change on the old boy-meets-girl formula – and finds enough big laughs to make the whole thing enjoyable, even if it’s never […] -
‘Salmon Fishing in the Yemen,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on March 9, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Adapt and evolve – hey, it’s what we do. But when you get stuck in the rut of your life without realizing it, it’s nice to have someone unexpected […]