Christopher Lawrence

Disney’s ‘The Finest Hours’ is a so-so 117 minutes

Chris Pine and his ragtag Coast Guard crew overcome horrendous luck, freezing temperatures, hurricane-force winds and waves so powerful they’ve broken two 500-foot oil tankers in half.

Puppet drama ‘Anomalisa’ surprisingly human

By Christopher Lawrence / RJ

January 21, 2016 - 1:31 pm

It’s a moving, troubling look at one man’s existential crisis, the powerful grip of loneliness and the mundanity and despair of everyday life. But “Anomalisa” probably will be remembered, at least by the few of you who’ll see it, for one thing: puppet sex.

Movies coming to theaters in 2016 — VIDEO

By Christopher Lawrence / RJ

January 4, 2016 - 11:56 am

I know, I know. It’s difficult to think about a whole new year full of movies when you’re still so wrapped up in “Star Wars.”