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‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Review: One of the Most Entertaining Surprises in a Long Time
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‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Review: One of the Most Entertaining Surprises in a Long Time

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Wait, this was like, a lot of fun? “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” is the second theatrical adaptation of the famed role-playing game (after 2000’s critical and commercial flop), and stars Chris Pine, Michelle Rodriguez, Regé-Jean Page, Justice Smith, and Sophia Lillie as a group of thieves who set out to steal a magical… Continue reading ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ Review: One of the Most Entertaining Surprises in a Long Time

‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Review: More Flawed Than Fun
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Review: More Flawed Than Fun

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This film’s entire message is “careful what you wish for,” and it rings true about the release of the film itself. “Wonder Woman 1984” is the sequel to the 2017 film, and features Gal Gadot returning to the titular role. Here, she and her long-lost love Steve Trevor (Chris Pine) must stop a businessman bent… Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ Review: More Flawed Than Fun

‘Wonder Woman’ a Different Kind of Blockbuster that (Mostly) Succeeds
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‘Wonder Woman’ a Different Kind of Blockbuster that (Mostly) Succeeds

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All it took for the DC Extended Universe to get on track was pairing a director who hasn’t made a film in 14 years with a female character who has never had her own movie. “Wonder Woman” is the fourth installment of the DCEU, and follows Amazonian goddess Diana Prince as she accompanies an American… Continue reading ‘Wonder Woman’ a Different Kind of Blockbuster that (Mostly) Succeeds

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‘Hell or High Water’ a Slow-Burn Thriller with Great Script

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Well it took until mid-August but we finally got a genuinely good summer movie. “Hell or High Water” stars Ben Foster and Chris Pine as two brothers who rob banks in West Texas, as aging Rangers Jeff Bridges and Gil Birmingham try to hunt them down. David Mackenzie directs. The best way I can describe… Continue reading ‘Hell or High Water’ a Slow-Burn Thriller with Great Script

‘The Finest Hours’ a Fine But Forgettable Rescue Film
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‘The Finest Hours’ a Fine But Forgettable Rescue Film

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Well if “Titanic” didn’t make me want to never work on a boat, this sure did. “The Finest Hours” stars Chris Pine (I guess they should’ve called the movie “The *Pinest* Hours,” huh? [clears throat]) as Bernie Webber, who in 1952 set out on an improbable rescue mission to save the crew of an oil… Continue reading ‘The Finest Hours’ a Fine But Forgettable Rescue Film