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REVIEW: ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ rolls big on adventure

Kush Bansal April 6, 2023
“Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” is the most fun I have had at the cinema this year.
Chris Pine stars in Netflix’s new period film, “Outlaw King.” COURTESY OF DAVID EUSTANCE/ NETFLIX

REVIEW: Netflix’s ‘Outlaw King’ entertains as period piece, lacks character connection

Pat LaMarco November 11, 2018
Epic medieval dramas are certainly not something seen often in movies these days. Although they are dominating television with works such as “Game of Thrones” and “Vikings,” few movie directors seem willing to dip their toes in this genre.
Ray Sybert played by Casey Affleck and the crew of the SS Pendleton struggle to keep their ship from sinking in Disney's "The Finest Hours," the heroic action-thriller based on the extraordinary true story of the most daring rescue in the history of the Coast Guard. PHOTO COURTESY WALT DISNEY PICTURES

INTERVIEW: Casey Affleck and Chris Pine on making heroic splash in “The Finest Hours”

Sonia Rao January 31, 2016

A typical rescue mission film consists of a few key elements: a damsel in distress, the valiant rescuer, a beautifully scraggly crew of supporting characters and, often times, a dash of truth. Craig...

“The Finest Hours” tells the true story of the Coast Guard's attempt to rescue the crew of the destroyed SS Pendleton, which was stranded off the coast of Cape Cod in 1952. PHOTO COURTESY WALT DISNEY PICTURES

REVIEW: “The Finest Hours” barely stays afloat in sea of mediocrity

Felipe Belfort Marques January 29, 2016

The problem with disaster movies nowadays is that they attempt to turn a major cataclysm of some sort into a character-driven story, which can, of course, either work toward the movie’s benefit (“Titanic”)...

Anna Kendrick stars as Cinderella in the film adaptation of Stephen Sondheim's musical "Into the Woods," which will be released on Dec. 25. PHOTO COURTESY OF WALT DISNEY PICTURES

INTERVIEW: Anna Kendrick and Chris Pine on timelessness of once upon a time in ‘Into the Woods’

Joe Incollingo December 8, 2014

“Once upon a time…” With that, this story begins as so many others do. It makes sense, though; even with a steady stream of rebooted and reimagined fairy tales giving, say, machine guns to Hansel...

Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day and Jason Bateman play Kurt Buckman, Dale Arbus and Nick Hendricks in New Line Cinema's comedy, “Horrible Bosses 2.” PHOTO COURTESY OF WARNER BROS. PICTURES

INTERVIEW: Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day murder the comedy competition in ‘Horrible Bosses’ sequel

Sonia Rao November 24, 2014

That’s right, everyone. The boys are back. In the upcoming “Horrible Bosses 2,” Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Charlie Day reprise their roles as the quirky and dysfunctional friends Nick,...

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