21 January
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TROOP ZERO Director: Bert and BirdieStarring: McKenna Grace, Charlie Shotwell, Milan Ray, Viola Davis, Allison Janney, Jim Gaffigan, Johanna Colón, Mike Epps, Bella Higginbotham It’s 1977 in Wiggley, Georgia and a young girl named Christmas Flint, played by McKenna Grace, gathers together a group of outcast kids and forms a troop of Birdie Scouts. The rag tag team hopes to win their spot on the NASA’s golden record and have their voices sent into outer space. It also stars Viola Davis as their troop mother, Jim Gaffigan as Christmas’ dad, and Allison Janney as a competing troop leader. Here’s my reviewRead More →

19 January
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THE 26th SAG AWARDS – THE WINNERS Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture ParasiteHyae Jin ChangYeo Jeong ChoWoo Chik ChoiHyeon Jun JungZiso JungJung Eun LeeSun Kyun LeeMyung Hoon ParkSo Dam ParkKang Ho Song Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role:Joaquin Phoenix, Joker Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role:Renee Zellweger, Judy Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role:Brad Pitt, Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role:Laura Dern, Marriage Story Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble:Avengers: Endgame Robert De Niro was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award.Read More →

16 January
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BAD BOYS FOR LIFE Director: Adil and BilallStarring: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Joe Pantoliano, Vanessa Hudgens, Charles Melton, Paola Nuñez, Alexander Ludwig, Kate del Castillo Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back to prove they are bad boys for life. It’s been 17 years since Bad Boys II and Mike (Smith) and Marcus (Lawrence) have been through everything together in their dangerous line of work as Miami police officers. They’ve gotten older and with Marcus becoming a grandfather he feels it is time to retire. Mike feels differently and sees no sign of slowing down. It gets a bit more complicated and personal after theRead More →

13 January
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THE 92nd ACADEMY AWARDS – THE NOMINATIONS Best Picture “Ford v Ferrari”“The Irishman”“Jojo Rabbit”“Joker”“Little Women”“Marriage Story”“1917”“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”“Parasite” Lead Actor: Antonio Banderas “Pain and Glory”Leonardo DiCaprio “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”Adam Driver “Marriage Story”Joaquin Phoenix “Joker”Jonathan Pryce “The Two Popes” Lead Actress: Cynthia Erivo “Harriet”Scarlett Johansson “Marriage Story”Saoirse Ronan “Little Women”Charlize Theron “Bombshell”Renée Zellweger “Judy” Supporting Actor: Tom Hanks, “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood”Anthony Hopkins, “The Two Popes”Al Pacino, “The Irishman”Joe Pesci, “The Irishman”Brad Pitt, “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” Supporting Actress: Kathy Bates, “Richard Jewell”Laura Dern, “Marriage Story”Scarlett Johannson, “Jojo Rabbit”Florence Pugh, “Little Women”Margot Robbie, “Bombshell” Director: MartinRead More →

12 January
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The 25th CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS – THE WINNERS And the award goes to… BEST PICTUREOne Upon a Time…In Hollywood BEST ACTORJoaquin Phoenix – Joker BEST ACTRESSRenee Zellweger – Judy BEST SUPPORTING ACTORBrad Pitt – Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESSLaura Dern – Marriage Story BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESSRoman Griffin Davis – JoJo Rabbit BEST ACTING ENSEMBLE The Irishman BEST DIRECTOR – it’s a TIEBong Joon Ho – ParasiteSam Mendes – 1917 BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYQuentin Tarantino – Once Upon a Time…In Holywood BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAYGreta Gerwig – Little Women BEST CINEMATOGRAPHYRoger Deakins – 1917 BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNBarbara Ling, Nancy Haigh – Once Upon a Time…InRead More →

09 January
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LIKE A BOSS Director: Miguel ArtetaStarring: Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Coolidge, Billy Porter, Ryan Hansen, Jimmy O. Yang Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne star as Mia and Mel who have been friends since middle school. They’ve been through thick and thin and own a business together selling their makeup line at a boutique store. Claire Luna (Hayek) runs a high-end cosmetics company looking to buy out smaller start-ups and has her eyes set on Mia and Mel’s company. This may be what they need to keep their business afloat, but what they don’t realize is that Claire is actually trying to breakRead More →

08 January
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JUST MERCY Director: Destin Daniel CrettonStarring: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, O’Shea Jackson Jr. Just Mercy takes us back to Monroe County Alabama in 1987. Michael B. Jordan plays Bryan Stevenson a recent Harvard Law graduate who partners with Eva Ansley (Larson) to provide legal services for death row inmates. One of his new clients is Walter McMillian, played by Jamie Foxx, who was wrongfully sentenced for the murder of an 18 year old woman. The film is based on a true story adapted from Bryan Stevenson’s memoir. Here’s my reviewRead More →

06 January
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The 77th GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS – THE WINNERS And the Golden Globe goes to…. Best Motion Picture – Drama1917 Best Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyOnce Upon a Time…In Hollywood Best DirectorSam Mendes, 1917 Best Actor in a Motion Picture – DramaJoaquin Phoenix, Joker Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Drama Renée Zellweger, Judy Best Actress in a Motion Picture – Musical or ComedyAwkwafina, The Farewell Best Actor in a Motion Picture — Musical or ComedyTaron Egerton, Rocketman Best Supporting ActorBrad Pitt, Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood Best Supporting ActressLaura Dern, Marriage Story Best Screenplay Quentin Tarantino, Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Best Animated FilmMissingRead More →

03 January
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PAUL’S TOP 10 OF THE DECADE – THE 2010s It was a fun treat to look back at the best films of the last decade. There were so many movies that resonated with themes of self-acceptance, finding your place in this world, sexuality, topical issues, family and more. If you are new to Paul’s Trip to the Movies, follow me on all social media and click Subscribe on my YouTube channel for more reviews, interviews, and my appearances on Twin Cities Live. Here are my Top 10 of the Decade – The 2010sRead More →

30 December
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PAUL’S TOP 10 of 2019 2019 has been an exceptional year at the movies. We saw thought-provoking storytelling with movies like Us and JoJo Rabbit. Directors Martin Scorsese, Quentin Tarantino, and Sam Mendes all pushed the boundaries of filmmaking with their latest films. We saw the end to Marvel’s Infinity Saga with Avengers: Endgame and we said goodbye to the Skywalker Saga with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Literary adaptations like Little Women and Doctor Sleep proved you can venture outside the confines of the author’s original words and still make you latch on their characters and themes. On a personal front, I becameRead More →