21 August
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READY OR NOT Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler GillettStarring: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Andie MacDowell, Henry Czerny, Nicky Guadagni  A bride’s wedding day should be filled with joy and happiness. The day starts that way for Grace (Weaving) as she marries her husband, Alex (O’Brien) at his childhood mansion. His family is beyond wealthy as they own their own company making board games. They’re gamers to the extreme to the point of initiating new members of the family with a traditional wedding night game after all the guests have departed. Grace picks a card from the magical deck revealing Hide and Seek as their game. She learnsRead More →

20 August
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IN CONVERSATION: ANTHONY RUSSO “AVENGERS: ENDGAME” Avengers: Endgame has become the highest-grossing film of all time. It was the culmination of a 22-film journey as we saw new heroes join the group as we said goodbye to others. The film ranks in my Top 3 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It was the fourth Marvel collaboration for directors Anthony and Joe Russo following Captain America: Winter Solider, Captain America: Civil War, and Avengers: Infinity War. To celebrate the Blu-Ray, DVD, and digital release of Avengers: Endgame, Marvel is heading out on the road for the “We Love You 3000 Tour”. Minneapolis was one ofRead More →

15 August
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WHERE’D YOU GO BERNADETTE Director: Richard LinklaterStarring: Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Emma Nelson, Kristen Wiig, Judy Greer, Laurence Fishburne Two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett stars as the title character in Where’d You Go, Bernadette. She’s a world-renowned architect known for her innovative concepts and designs. She hasn’t found the same energy and fame after moving to Seattle. In recent months she has started showing signs of mental illness and anxiety. Her husband, Elgin (Crudup), is looking for answers, while their teenage daughter, Bee (Nelson), seems a bit more naïve to what is going on. After a few run-ins with the neighbor, school moms, and someRead More →

15 August
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THE KITCHEN Writer/Director: Andrea BerloffStarring: Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, Domhnall Gleeson, Brian d’Arcy James, Common, Margo Martindale You haven’t seen Melissa McCarthy or Tiffany Haddish in a film like this before. Along with Elisabeth Moss they play mob wives whose husbands have been arrested after a botched robbery at a liquor store. It’s January 1978 in the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood of New York. The women need money to keep their families afloat, but cash is tight and their crime families won’t chip in to help now that their husbands are locked up. They make a pact to work together to gain control andRead More →

13 August
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LITTLE WOMEN Writer/Director: Greta GerwigStarring: Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Florence Pugh, Eliza Scanlen, Laura Dern, Meryl Streep, Timothée Chalamet, Bob Odenkirk, Chris Cooper There have been many page to screen adaptations of Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women. Winona Ryder earned an Oscar nomination for her take on Jo March next to Susan Sarandon’s Marmee. In the new adaptation by Greta Gerwig (Lady Bird), Saoirse Ronan tackles Jo with Laura Dern as her loving mother, Marmee. Florence Pugh (Amy), Emma Watson (Meg), and Eliza Scanlen (Beth) join her as her fellow March sisters. We cannot forget about Meryl Streep playing their stern aunt. And just whenRead More →

01 August
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FAST & FURIOUS PRESENTS: HOBBS & SHAW Director: David LeitchStarring: Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby Dwayne Johnson is back again as Luke Hobbs, a government agent working for the American Diplomatic Security Service. Hobbs was first introduced to movie audiences in The Fast and the Furious movies and is and now getting his own spin-off movie. His rival happens to be Deckard Shaw, played by Jason Statham. Shaw is a former British military operative, who like Hobbs, can knock someone out in roughly two seconds. They both have huge muscles, huge egos, and think they’re invincible. A known super virus is makingRead More →

01 August
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PAUL CO-HOSTS “TWIN CITIES LIVE” Every Friday I appear on Twin Cities Live on KSTP doling out reviews of the newest movies and all things streaming. This week was extra special as I got to sit in the co-host chair alongside Steve Patterson as part of “Dude Week” You can find videos to all of the segments on their website. I also put the Host Chat segments from the 3:00 show, 4:00 show, AND our segment with Food Network chef Robert Irvine on my YouTube channel. You may know his show Restaurant: Impossible, but he was in town for Cambria Soltions Camp Cambria working withRead More →

31 July
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THE IRISHMAN Director: Martin ScorseseStarring: Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino, Harvey Keitel, Joe Pesci, Anna Paquin, Bobby Cannavale, Jesse Plemons Martin Scorsese became synonymous with gangster movies with films like Goodfellas and Casino under his belt. He returns to that environment with The Irishman, named after Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran. Steven Zaillian’s script is adapted from the book “I Heard You Paint Houses” by Charles Brandt. Brandt’s work is an epic look at Sheeran’s rise to power under Jimmy Hoffa and his eventual involvement in Hoffa’s death. It’s a FASCINATING story, which will no doubt be accurately brought to life by Scorsese and his trusted partnershipsRead More →

25 July
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MARVEL PHASE FOUR What would San Diego Comic-Con be without some juicy Marvel news? While I wasn’t there in person for the massive announcement, I was following along on Twitter (@PaulsMovieTrip) as Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige unveiled Marvel Phase Four. It consists of five new films and five television series to be aired over the new Disney streaming service, Disney+ Let’s break them down a little further as there are a bunch of new names and faces to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. THE FILMS BLACK WIDOW (May 1, 2020) We first met Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow back in Iron Man 2, and she’s beenRead More →

25 July
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ONCE UPON A TIME…IN HOLLYWOOD Director: Quentin TarantinoStarring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie, Bruce Dern, Timothy Olyphant, Dakota Fanning, Al Pacino, Kurt Russell Writer/director Quentin Tarantino is back for his ninth film with a look back at Hollywood in 1969. Leonardo DiCaprio stars as Rick Dalton, a television actor stuck making westerns and fears his career is going down the toilet if he doesn’t make big changes. Guiding him along the way is his stunt double Cliff, played by Brad Pitt. Rick happens to be the the neighbor of Sharon Tate (Robbie) whose career is skyrocketing and is in a loving relationship with directorRead More →