But patience, passion, and perseverance prevailed - and, incidentally, those aren’t just traits necessary for making any film, they’re also the exact mix one needs to succeed in the playing of the beloved RPG itself. Drawing inspiration from the game’s unique improvisation and communal creativity, directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein successfully construct one of the best fantasy adventure films to date with “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves.” Read IndieWire’s full review. “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” (directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein)īreathing life into the beloved board game Dungeons & Dragons was no easy feat, as it took the roleplaying tabletop game’s long-gestating feature film adaptation four years to reach the silver screen on the opening night of this year’s SXSW. Plus: Read IndieWire’s interviews with filmmaker A.V. So what?” Rockwell’s direction is sophisticated and visually imaginative even as the movie could benefit from a tighter edit around its New York cast of characters and the rapidly changing city in the hands of mayors Rudy Giuliani and Michael Bloomberg. She has kidnapped him out of the foster care system, which has kept them separated after her stint in Rikers Island beginning in 1993, and now hopes to give him a better life.īut at the end of the movie, after a decades-spanning, bittersweet bond forms and fizzles between them and shattering revelations are had, she tells the older Terry (Josiah Cross), “I fucked up. Rockwell’s “A Thousand and One,” a vivid portrait of Harlem life from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s. “There’s more to life than fucked-up beginnings,” Inez, a woman living life in New York on her own terms and brilliantly played by R&B super-artist/actress Teyana Taylor, tells her young son Terry (Aaron Kingsley Adetola). There are two bruising lines that bookend first-time feature director A.V. Well, look no further than “Acidman,” Alex Lehmann’s subdued, contemplative follow-up to “Paddleton.” Read IndieWire’s full review. And yet, these workmanlike performances only make one long for the day when the veteran character actor can land meatier lead roles. His gruff, baritone voice and rugged mien shot him to stardom in “Tombstone” and catapulted him to critical acclaim in “Sideways.” In between turns in the Tobey Maguire-led “Spider-Man” franchise, he has settled in as a dependable character actor. Thomas Haden Church is one of cinema’s most underrated actors. Additionally, our coverage will provide alternative viewing options whenever they are available. We encourage readers to follow the safety precautions provided by CDC and health authorities. Week of March 31 – April 7 New Films in TheatersĪs new movies open in theaters during the COVID-19 pandemic, IndieWire will continue to review them whenever possible. (And, no, you really, really don’t need to be a D&D fan to enjoy this blockbuster.)Įach film is now available in a theater near you or in the comfort of your own home (or, in some cases, both, the convenience of it all). Also technically a festival hit: John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein’s seriously fun “Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves,” which opened SXSW and arrives in theaters this week.
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