Reese Witherspoon Archive
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![HollywoodandFine.com I was engaged for the first hour of Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Inherent Vice” – and frustrated into raging impatience by the final 90 minutes. So – 40 percent? Not […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/inherent2.jpg "‘Inherent Vice’: Tripping – and stumbling")
‘Inherent Vice’: Tripping – and stumbling
Posted on December 15, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com I was engaged for the first hour of Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Inherent Vice” – and frustrated into raging impatience by the final 90 minutes. So – 40 percent? Not […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com Based on the memoir by Cheryl Strayed, Jean-Marc Vallee’s “Wild” offers an exceptional visual version of what could have been largely an interior journey. Indeed, Strayed herself refers to […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/wild1.jpg "‘Wild’: Take a hike. Seriously.")
‘Wild’: Take a hike. Seriously.
Posted on December 4, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com Based on the memoir by Cheryl Strayed, Jean-Marc Vallee’s “Wild” offers an exceptional visual version of what could have been largely an interior journey. Indeed, Strayed herself refers to […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com It would be easy to dismiss “The Good Lie” as manipulative, a movie aimed at the tear ducts (and we all know you can’t trust a movie about emotions). […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/good-lie.jpg "‘The Good Lie’: Emotional honesty")
‘The Good Lie’: Emotional honesty
Posted on September 30, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com It would be easy to dismiss “The Good Lie” as manipulative, a movie aimed at the tear ducts (and we all know you can’t trust a movie about emotions). […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com There is a growing canon of films built around a man/woman-alone against the elements. Two of last year’s most gripping films – “Gravity” and “All Is Lost” – and […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tracks.jpg "‘Tracks’: Long trip for some quiet")
‘Tracks’: Long trip for some quiet
Posted on September 17, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com There is a growing canon of films built around a man/woman-alone against the elements. Two of last year’s most gripping films – “Gravity” and “All Is Lost” – and […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com “Neighbors” may not be a particularly well-thought-out film (huge third-act problems). But it has some of the biggest sustained laughs of the summer. The fact that the three biggest […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/neighbors.jpg "Week in film: ‘Neighbors,’ ‘Chef’ and more")
Week in film: ‘Neighbors,’ ‘Chef’ and more
Posted on May 9, 2014 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com “Neighbors” may not be a particularly well-thought-out film (huge third-act problems). But it has some of the biggest sustained laughs of the summer. The fact that the three biggest […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com “Mud” is a coming-of-age tale that feels a bit like a modern “Huckleberry Finn,” mixed with a young-adult romance novel. Yet there is something both engaging and unique about […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mud.jpg "‘Mud,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘Mud,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on April 22, 2013 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com “Mud” is a coming-of-age tale that feels a bit like a modern “Huckleberry Finn,” mixed with a young-adult romance novel. Yet there is something both engaging and unique about […] -
![HollywoodandFine.com There’s nothing wrong with “This Means War” that a humor-transplant couldn’t cure. Granted, romantic comedy is the hardest kind of comedy to pull off, especially when that romcom also […]](https://www.nyfcc.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/this-means-war.jpg "‘This Means War,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine")
‘This Means War,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine
Posted on February 15, 2012 | No CommentsHollywoodandFine.com There’s nothing wrong with “This Means War” that a humor-transplant couldn’t cure. Granted, romantic comedy is the hardest kind of comedy to pull off, especially when that romcom also […]