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‘Premium Rush,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Marshall Fine August 23, 2012 August 23, 2012 Members / Recent News

HollywoodandFine.com There are the seeds of a funny and exciting film buried within “Premium Rush.” Instead, director David Koepp has made one long chase movie, with few comic moments and not that much excitement. Sure, you’ll flinch a few times and, perhaps, cringe at moments of impact when bike meets …

‘Sleepwalk With Me,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Marshall Fine August 22, 2012 August 22, 2012 Members / Recent News

HollywoodandFine.com Mike Birbiglia seems like an easy-going guy, someone who probably has a little trouble with confrontation or sticking up for himself. At least that’s how he comes off in “Sleepwalk With Me,” the film version of his hit one-man show that played off-Broadway for almost a year, opening in …

‘Hit & Run,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Marshall Fine August 21, 2012 August 21, 2012 Members / Recent News

HollywoodandFine.com The title of Dax Shepard’s “Hit & Run” doesn’t really make sense, given the movie itself. If it implies car chases, well, that’s accurate – but, again, it’s not about accidents. The only thing accidental here is that this movie got made – and they seem to have done …

‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Marshall Fine August 17, 2012 August 17, 2012 Members / Recent News

HollywoodandFine.com There is something magical about “The Odd Life of Timothy Green.” But not, unfortunately, magical enough. For a fable like this to work, you need a vision sharp enough, created with enough heart and wit, to brush aside complaints about its fantastic plot – fantastic in the sense of …

‘Why Stop Now,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Marshall Fine August 17, 2012 August 17, 2012 Members / Recent News

HollywoodandFine.com “Why Stop Now” boasts such a diverse cast of recognizable faces that you have to wonder where it all went wrong. A strange blend of comedy and drama that never quite jells, the film was cowritten and codirected by Ron Nyswaner (an Oscar nominee for “Philadelphia”) and newcomer Phil …

‘Robot & Frank,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Marshall Fine August 16, 2012 August 16, 2012 Members / Recent News

HollywoodandFine.com A caper film whose biggest thief is actually the inexorable flow of time, “Robot & Frank” is a terrific character study that offers the always-captivating Frank Langella the opportunity to stretch out a little bit. Though Jake Schreier’s film, from a script by Christopher Ford, builds to a contrived …

‘Compliance,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Marshall Fine August 15, 2012 August 15, 2012 Members / Recent News

HollywoodandFine.com Craig Zobel’s “Compliance” may be the creepiest movie of the year. It has no physical violence, no sex, barely even a raised voice – and yet it burrows into your brain and keeps burrowing, the longer you watch. Based on a set of actual incidents, “Compliance” starts out simply …

‘ParaNorman,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Marshall Fine August 15, 2012 August 15, 2012 Members / Recent News

HollywoodandFine.com The last time a kid was saying “I see dead people” in a movie, it was “The Sixth Sense” – and it was meant to be frightening. Now the kid who’s saying it is the star of “ParaNorman,” which is meant to be funny and exciting. Unfortunately wrong on …

‘The Expendables 2,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Marshall Fine August 14, 2012 August 14, 2012 Members / Recent News

HollywoodandFine.com A sequel to Sylvester Stallone’s 2010 hail-Mary all-action-star effort to regain relevance at the box office, “The Expendables 2” may be the biggest, bloodiest and most willfully stupid film since the last time Michael Bay stepped behind a camera. This one is directed by Simon West, someone else who …

‘Chicken with Plums,’ reviewed by Marshall Fine

Marshall Fine August 14, 2012 August 14, 2012 Members / Recent News

HollywoodandFine.com “Chicken with Plums,” opening Friday (8/17/12) in limited release, is a fascinating puzzle: at once a mordant comedy, a tale of unrequited love and a story of heart-breaking artistry. Directed by Marjane Satrapi and Vincent Paronnaud from Satrapi’s graphic novel, it is magical and mysterious, a story of love …