‘The Amazing Spider-Man,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

HollywoodandFine.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 Garfield in “The Amazing Spider-Man.” Garfield sweeps aside memories of Tobey Maguire as the web-spinner. He captures the personality split …

‘We Need to Talk About Kevin,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

HollywoodandFine.com Actress Tilda Swinton seems caught in the role of mother of troubled teens and shepherdess of similar lost sheep. She’s played them with quiet panic (as the mom of a suspected murderer in “The Deep End”) and bluster (the title role in “Julia,” sudden guardian in an ill-planned kidnapping). …

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