Harry Potter Archive
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The week in movies: ‘Divergent,’ ‘Muppets Most Wanted’ and more
Posted on March 20, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.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. […] -
‘In Secret,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on February 21, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Love and murder – are there more crucial or basic ingredients for a good story? It’s like cooking and starting with chicken or beef stock: They are the building […] -
‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on November 20, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com There’s not much to say about “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire,” because it does what it’s supposed to. The sequel to last year’s hit, this second installment of what […] -
Critic’s Pick: ‘The Bling Ring’
Posted on June 17, 2013 | No CommentsMust-See Movies Beyond the Blockbusters Love her or hate her, Sofia Coppola has cornered the market on the world of privilege and its discontents. And so it goes with the […] -
‘Jack the Giant Slayer,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on February 27, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com A roiling visual extrusion rendered from computer-generated imagery, “Jack the Giant Slayer” makes you long for the days of Ray Harryhausen. With his sometimes jerky stop-motion animation that was […] -
‘The Bourne Legacy,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on August 9, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Tony Gilroy is the smartest, most intriguing screenwriter since William Goldman was in his heyday. In a variety of films – including his own “Michael Clayton” and “Duplicity” – […] -
‘The Amazing Spider-Man,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on July 5, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Spider-Man was an angsty teen that Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created in “Amazing Fantasy” comics in August 1962 – a character that’s apparently a perfect fit for Andrew […] -
‘My Week with Marilyn’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on November 22, 2011 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com It’s hard now to conceive of just how huge a star Marilyn Monroe was at the peak of her fame in the mid-1950s. Take Lady Gaga, multiply her by […]