Jason Bateman Archive
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![HollywoodandFine.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 […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/more-bad-words.jpg "2014: My Favorite Films of the Year")
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 […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com I went into “This Is Where I Leave You” with trepidation, mostly having to do with its director, Shawn Levy. The man behind such standard-lowering hits as “Cheaper By […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/this-is-where2.jpg "‘This Is Where I Leave You’: Better than expected")
‘This Is Where I Leave You’: Better than expected
Posted on September 19, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com I went into “This Is Where I Leave You” with trepidation, mostly having to do with its director, Shawn Levy. The man behind such standard-lowering hits as “Cheaper By […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com OK. I’ll admit it: My favorite film this week is also the most transgressive. It’s full of vicious one-liners that are guaranteed to offend, well, the easily offended. Jason […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/bad-words.jpg "The week in movies: ‘Bad Words,’ ‘Need for Speed’ and more")
The week in movies: ‘Bad Words,’ ‘Need for Speed’ and more
Posted on March 13, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com OK. I’ll admit it: My favorite film this week is also the most transgressive. It’s full of vicious one-liners that are guaranteed to offend, well, the easily offended. Jason […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com “Disconnect” is in the “Crash”/ “Nashville”/ “Short Cuts” school of story-telling, bringing together three disparate storylines that ultimately provide echoes and resonance between themselves, while involving people of tangential […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/disconnect.jpg "‘Disconnect,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘Disconnect,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on April 8, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com “Disconnect” is in the “Crash”/ “Nashville”/ “Short Cuts” school of story-telling, bringing together three disparate storylines that ultimately provide echoes and resonance between themselves, while involving people of tangential […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com Think of “Identity Thief” as a weak-tea reworking of “Midnight Run,” itself a long-overvalued action-comedy that was never as good its proponents would have you think. Here’s the most […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/IDthief.jpg "‘Identity Thief,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘Identity Thief,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on February 7, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Think of “Identity Thief” as a weak-tea reworking of “Midnight Run,” itself a long-overvalued action-comedy that was never as good its proponents would have you think. Here’s the most […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com I’ve got to hand it to Morgan Spurlock, a documentary maker who has enough curiosity – and enough wherewithal – to make the movies he wants to make, and […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mansome3.jpg "‘Mansome,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘Mansome,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on May 23, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com I’ve got to hand it to Morgan Spurlock, a documentary maker who has enough curiosity – and enough wherewithal – to make the movies he wants to make, and […]