SKYSCRAPER Director: Rawson Marshall Thurber Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Pablo Schreiber, Roland Møller, Chin Han, Byron Mann Here’s my review of Dwayne Johnson’s latest disaster film, Skyscraper. I like to think of this as When Sidney Prescott Meets The Rock. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE on my You Tube Channel as I’ll be transitioning to more video reviews than written reviews, and I’d hate for you to miss them.Read More →
WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? Director: Morgan Neville Starring: Fred Rogers, Joanne Rogers, François Scarborough Clemmons, David Newell, Joe Negri Won’t You Be My Neighbor? is one of the best movies of the year. Here’s my video review on my You Tube channel. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE as I’ll be doing more video reviews than written reviews coming up, and you don’t want to miss out!Read More →
PAUL’S TRIP TO “2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY” 2001: A Space Odyssey is back in theaters in a new “unrestored” print on 70mm thanks to director Christopher Nolan. It’s touring the country for a limited time only. I saw it the only night and was blown away. Here’s a little bit more on the work Christopher Nolan did on this new print and where you can find it playing Minnesota. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE on my You Tube channel for more videos, reviews, and interviews. AND follow me on Instagram @PaulsMovieTrip for photos from inside the projection booth and the massive 70mm reel for 2001:Read More →
SUBSCRIBE TO MY YOU TUBE CHANNEL You may have noticed some new additions to my website as I’ve been posting the videos from my appearances on KSTP’s Twin Cities Live directly on the home page. I’ve created a You Tube channel found HERE with my recent appearances as well as interviews from the various press junkets I’ve been on recently. It’s the only place where you’ll be able to watch my full interviews. Click SUBSCRIBE to find out when I post new videos! Here’s a little bit of what you’ll find. Twin Cities Live 6/29/18 Reviews of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Sicario: Day of theRead More →
ANT-MAN AND THE WASP Director: Peyton Reed Starring: Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Peña, Hannah John-Kamen, Michael Douglas, Michelle Pfeiffer, David Dastmalchian, T.I., Walton Goggins, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer If you’re up to date on your Marvel Cinematic Universe, you may remember the topical and powerful nature of Black Panther and the serious, and somewhat depressing, nature of Avengers: Infinity War. We still don’t know who lived and died in that film. Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige has lightened things up for their third film in 2018. One of the notable heroes missing from Infinity War was Paul Rudd’s Ant-Man. We last saw him inRead More →
THE BARNES AND NOBLE/CRITERION COLLECTION SALE It’s time for the biannual Criterion Collection sale at Barnes & Noble. Every title is 50% off! DVDs, Blu-Rays, boxed sets for incredible prices. This is the time to stock up on these cherished selections. I’m a huge fan of the work and dedication Criterion puts forth for their titles offering up new picture transfers, high-quality sound improvements, supplemental features, and essays with each new release. The sale just started YESTERDAY (Friday the 29th) and titles are already flying off shelves. Here’s some advice from an expert: 1. Know what you want going in. I have a steady listRead More →
SICARIO: DAY OF THE SOLDADO Director: Stefano Sollima Starring: Benicio del Toro, Josh Brolin, Isabela Moner, Catherine Kenner, Jeffrey Donovan, Matthew Modine, Elijah Rodriguez The 2015 film Sicario cemented screenwriter Taylor Sheridan as someone to watch out for. He went on to write Hell or High Water and last year’s Wind River, and has now continued to expand the story he started with Sicario. You wouldn’t expect a traditional sequel from it given its heavy look into the drug smuggling epidemic across our borders. In Sicario: Day of the Soldado, tensions continue to mount at the U.S. Mexico border as the Mexican drug cartels areRead More →
PAUL’S TRIP TO THE MOVIES THE PODCAST! You may know that I have been hosting a podcast with My Talk 107.1 called “All Things Streaming” on the PodcastOne network. We’ve decided to shake things up a bit and rebrand it to… “Paul’s Trip to the Movies.” It will be a podcast all about my love of movies instead of streaming TV shows like Stranger Things or The Handmaid’s Tale. All of the old episodes are still available, and I’m happy to announce a brand new episode. I’m joined by Eric Henderson from Slant Magazine and WCCO. In honor of June being Pride month we’ve selectedRead More →
JURASSIC WORLD: FALLEN KINGDOM Director: J.A. Bayona Starring: Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Rafe Spall, Jeff Goldblum, Justice Smith, Daniella Pineda, James Cromwell, Toby Jones, Ted Levine, BD Wong, Geraldine Chaplin, Isabella Sermon I didn’t think we could get much worse in the Jurassic franchise than the first sequel, The Lost World, in 1997. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom attempts to reach such lows. To be quite fair, it’s been years since I’ve watched The Lost World, so I can’t accurately assess which ranks as the worst in the franchise’s history. Since we were last on the island of Isla Nublar, the island is in roughRead More →
INCREDIBLES 2 Writer/Director: Brad Bird Starring: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Vowell, Bob Odenkirk, Catherine Keener, Huck Milner, Eli Fucile, Isabella Rossellini Pixar has had varying success with their sequels ranging from unnecessary (Cars 2) to innocent fun (Monsters University, Finding Dory), to making you downright cry uncontrollably (Toy Story 3). Incredibles 2 has that quintessential Pixar touch where they ease you for a fun adventure and then packs a punch by its end, but this time without the tears. The Incredibles have to be careful, as being super heroes is considered unlawful in the city. When the Underminer wreaks havocRead More →