Oscar Archive
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‘The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies’: Three’s the charm
Posted on December 18, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com And so it comes to an end – again. Some might argue that, having taken the dense “Lord of the Rings” trilogy and condensed it into three monumental films, […] -
‘The Theory of Everything’ and a few more
Posted on November 7, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandfine.com There are so many movies released every Friday that no single critic has a prayer of seeing them all. But as it happens this week, I’ve seen several that […] -
The week in film: ‘Third Person,’ ‘Jersey Boys’ and more
Posted on June 18, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Paul Haggis’ “Third Person” may be the year’s most misunderstood film. It’s also one of the most intriguing. A jigsaw puzzle of characters and plots, it might remind some […] -
‘Hank: Five Years from the Brink,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on January 28, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Almost from the moment the economy collapsed during the 2008 presidential campaign, there has been a war to control the narrative of what led to the disaster – nearly […] -
‘Black Nativity,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on November 26, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com I’ll admit that I was surprised when Jacob Latimore burst into song early into Kasi Lemmons’ “Black Nativity.” I went into the screening having only the vaguest knowledge of […] -
‘Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on November 25, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com There were a handful of towering figures in social-justice movements of the 20th century – people who spearheaded a liberation movement in the name of a principle, at great […] -
‘Philomena,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on November 18, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com The past, as William Faulkner famously wrote, “is never dead. It’s not even past.” Or, as Paul Thomas Anderson said in his film “Magnolia,” “We may be through with […] -
‘Charlie Countryman,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on November 15, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Fredrik Bond’s “Charlie Countryman” is an intriguing directorial debut: a blend of the madcap and the maniacal, a movie that mixes tones in ways that shouldn’t work but do. […] -
‘The Wind Rises,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on November 8, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Hayao Miyazaki has been a critical darling as an animator almost since his films started being imported to the U.S. He’s been hailed as a master and even given […]