Superman – New York Film Critics Circle

‘Ant-Man’: Hold the insecticide

Marshall Fine July 16, 2015 July 16, 2015 Members / Recent News

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 that has consumed the Hollywood studios — are strangling the movie industry, in part because these movies are so generic. …

Week in Film: ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ and more

Marshall Fine April 30, 2014 April 30, 2014 Members / Recent News

HollywoodandFine.com Yes, yes, I know – spidermanspidermanspidermanspiderman. I’ll get to it. But my favorite movies of the week, as usual, are the small ones. Let’s start with Amma Asante’s “Belle,” a Jane Austen-ish film based on a true story. The central character is Dido Elizabeth Belle (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), the daughter …