John Goodman Archive
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‘The Gambler’: Snake-eyes
Posted on December 23, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com I bristle whenever Hollywood decides that it’s time to remake a film from the recent past (although, with a history of cinema that only extends a little over 100 […] -
‘The Monuments Men,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on February 5, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Having been mentioned as an Oscar contender for 2013, George Clooney’s “The Monuments Men” was abruptly bumped from awards season to this week because, according to the press release, […] -
‘Monsters University,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on June 20, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com It always seems niggardly to refer to a Pixar film as a great animated comedy. “Animated” seems almost like a pejorative; at a minimum, it seems to diminish the […] -
‘Argo,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on October 9, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com It’s a little early to be proclaiming Ben Affleck’s “Argo” the best movie of the year – but one of the best? No question. Among the films I saw […] -
‘Trouble with the Curve,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on September 18, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Think of “Trouble with the Curve” as the anti-“Moneyball”: a movie that dismisses Billy Bean and Bill James’ data-centric approach to quantifying baseball talent, in favor of old-fashioned gut […] -
‘ParaNorman,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on August 15, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com The last time a kid was saying “I see dead people” in a movie, it was “The Sixth Sense” – and it was meant to be frightening. Now the […]