movie reviews Archive
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![HollywoodandFine.com The New York Film Festival is underway and two of the biggest commercial titles of the fall are in its lineup. (They also happen to be opening this week.) […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/martian1.jpg "The week in film: ‘The Martian,’ ‘The Walk’")
The week in film: ‘The Martian,’ ‘The Walk’
Posted on October 1, 2015 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com The New York Film Festival is underway and two of the biggest commercial titles of the fall are in its lineup. (They also happen to be opening this week.) […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com More than 15 years in the making, “A Walk in the Woods” is an entertaining and enjoyable film, if a formulaic one. Adapted by Rick Kerb and Bill Holderman […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/woods1.jpg "‘A Walk in the Woods’: Amblin’")
‘A Walk in the Woods’: Amblin’
Posted on September 2, 2015 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com More than 15 years in the making, “A Walk in the Woods” is an entertaining and enjoyable film, if a formulaic one. Adapted by Rick Kerb and Bill Holderman […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com We take our mentors where we find them in life, though it’s not always apparent who’s teaching who. That’s the case in “Learning to Drive,” a comic drama by […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/drive1.jpg "‘Learning to Drive’: Life lessons")
‘Learning to Drive’: Life lessons
Posted on August 20, 2015 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com We take our mentors where we find them in life, though it’s not always apparent who’s teaching who. That’s the case in “Learning to Drive,” a comic drama by […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com In a summer filled with cinematic bombast and overkill, it’s always a nice surprise to find a charming little comedy with heart like “People Places Things.” Directed by Jim […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/peopleplacesthings3.jpg "‘People Places Things’: Jemaine event")
‘People Places Things’: Jemaine event
Posted on August 13, 2015 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com In a summer filled with cinematic bombast and overkill, it’s always a nice surprise to find a charming little comedy with heart like “People Places Things.” Directed by Jim […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com Guy Ritchie’s “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” is a day late and a dollar short — actually, make that several seasons late, for anyone who watches the outrageously funny animated […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/uncle5.jpg "‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’: Broken tentpole")
‘The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’: Broken tentpole
Posted on August 12, 2015 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Guy Ritchie’s “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” is a day late and a dollar short — actually, make that several seasons late, for anyone who watches the outrageously funny animated […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com I tend to blow hot and cold on the films of Noah Baumbach though, truthfully, more hot than cold. I like his spikiest, least-audience-friendly films (“Margot at the Wedding,” […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/mistress3.jpg "‘Mistress America’: Greta or not")
‘Mistress America’: Greta or not
Posted on August 11, 2015 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com I tend to blow hot and cold on the films of Noah Baumbach though, truthfully, more hot than cold. I like his spikiest, least-audience-friendly films (“Margot at the Wedding,” […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com Jonathan Demme’s “Ricki and the Flash” is one of those near-misses that feels as though a lot of discussion went into the rationale behind every wrong-headed decision. No doubt […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/ricki3.jpg "‘Ricki and the Flash’: Strictly a lounge act")
‘Ricki and the Flash’: Strictly a lounge act
Posted on August 6, 2015 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Jonathan Demme’s “Ricki and the Flash” is one of those near-misses that feels as though a lot of discussion went into the rationale behind every wrong-headed decision. No doubt […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com When the subject is immigration, outrage tends to outshout empathy. There’s a lot of fear but not a lot of humanity. Which is why “Samba” is a film that […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/samba1.jpg "‘Samba’: Touching human tale")
‘Samba’: Touching human tale
Posted on July 23, 2015 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com When the subject is immigration, outrage tends to outshout empathy. There’s a lot of fear but not a lot of humanity. Which is why “Samba” is a film that […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com Right from the start, let me stipulate that, when it comes to most comic-book movies, I turn into Anti-Man. I believe comic-book movies — and the overweening Comic-Con mentality […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "‘Ant-Man’: Hold the insecticide")
‘Ant-Man’: Hold the insecticide
Posted on July 16, 2015 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Right from the start, let me stipulate that, when it comes to most comic-book movies, I turn into Anti-Man. I believe comic-book movies — and the overweening Comic-Con mentality […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com Let me start by saying two things: I think Amy Schumer is one of the funniest humans around. I also think Judd Apatow is one of the most overrated […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/trainwreck6.jpg "‘Trainwreck’: Taking the local to comedy")
‘Trainwreck’: Taking the local to comedy
Posted on July 15, 2015 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Let me start by saying two things: I think Amy Schumer is one of the funniest humans around. I also think Judd Apatow is one of the most overrated […]