Jack the Giant Slayer – New York Film Critics Circle

Deliver us from stupid Hollywood films

Marshall Fine March 27, 2013 March 27, 2013 Members / Recent News

HollywoodandFine.com A couple of weeks ago, someone I know, after scanning the movie listings of a Friday newspaper (and really, I’m dating that person just by identifying them as an actual newspaper reader), asked me, “When will we get some good movies?” Without missing a beat, I said, “Maybe October.” …

‘Jack the Giant Slayer,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Marshall Fine February 27, 2013 February 27, 2013 Members / Recent News

HollywoodandFine.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 state-of-the-art movie magic for decades, Harryhausen somehow convinced you more thoroughly that his characters were alive and had feelings and …