Iraq war Archive
-
‘American Sniper’: Shooting blanks
Posted on December 24, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com The two most disappointing films of the season should have been two of the most gripping: “Unbroken” (also opening on Christmas) and Clint Eastwood’s “American Sniper,” Eastwood’s second misfire […] -
The scourge of Oscar pundits
Posted on September 30, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Here’s what I loved about this year’s Emmy Awards: Well, nothing, really – I didn’t watch them. I avoid award shows like they were herpes – and they tend […] -
‘Black Rock,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on May 17, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Having broken through as a filmmaker with the intriguing and moving “The Freebie,” actress Katie Aselton suffers the sophomore slump with her second film as a director, “Black Rock.” […] -
‘The Company You Keep,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on April 3, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com There aren’t many filmmakers creating the kind of chewy, talkative dramas about real issues that used to be a staple of movie-going because, well, the audience willing to sit […] -
‘The Lucky One,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on April 17, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com There haven’t been many movies based on the books by Nicholas Sparks that are much easier to swallow than Sparks’ prose. But a good director with a creative screenwriter […]