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FREE FIRE Director: Ben Wheatley Starring: Cillian Murphy, Brie Larson, Armie Hammer, Sam Riley, Jack Reynor, Sharlto Copley, Babou Cesasy Director Ben Wheatley, best known for High-Rise and Sightseers, is back with a taught shoot out style film set in the late 1970s. I mention the decade as those slick 70s suits provide for some slick padding from the hundreds of bullets that fly across the screen in Free Fire’s 90 minute runtime. The set up up includes Cillian Murphy’s Chris who’s partnered with Brie Larson and Armie Hammer and a few others for a gun trade in an old abandoned warehouse. They meet upRead More →

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WAR FOR THE PLANET OF THE APES Director: Matt Reeves Starring: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Karin Konoval, Amiah Miller, Toby Kebbell, Judy Greer War of the Planet of the Apes marks the end of the newest Apes trilogy that started with 2011’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes starring James Franco. It is beneficial to have seen all three as there is a linear through line despite the changing cast members who play the humans. It’s been fifteen years since humans created a virus strong enough to kill off a majority of the human species, but in turn, give apes a super-intelligenceRead More →

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TRYLON PRESENTS: HOLLYWOOD’S NORTH STAR: MINNESOTANS IN THE MOVIES I’ve praised the Trylon many times before with a variety of their series like Joan vs. Bette and their annual Hitchcock Festival. If you’re from Minnesota, you know how much pride we have in our state and any local connection we can make to the movie industry. Every Thursday in July, Trylon is hitting the road and showcasing Minnesota talent at the Heights Theater in Columbia Heights, MN. It’s one of my favorite little arthouses in town. Here’s the line-up: July 6: KISS ME, DEADLY (1955) Starring: Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart MN Connection: RalphRead More →

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ALL THINGS STREAMING I have two more episodes of my podcast “All Things Streaming” up on the PodcastOne Network. Are you a David Lynch fanatic? Do you like political dramas that mirror reality? If you’ve been watching Twin Peaks or House of Cards, take a listen as we dive into both! Episode 9: Netflix’s “House of Cards” Season 5 Host Paul McGuire Grimes is joined once again by his husband, Ryan McGuire Grimes, to dissect the latest season of “House of Cards” which is now streaming through Netflix. Is this the best season so far? Is the current climate in Washington hurting or helping politicalRead More →

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THE BEGUILED Writer/Director: Sofia Coppola Starring: Nicole Kidman, Colin Farrell, Kirsten Dunst, Elle Fanning, Oona Laurence Oscar winning writer and director Sofia Coppola is back and puts her stamp on a 1971 Clint Eastwood film of the same name. It’s 1864 and three years into the Civil War. Nicole Kidman stars as Miss Martha who runs a private all-girls home deep in an old seminary. It’s nestled within a secluded area in Virginia. She oversees six girls who live there as they’re getting their education by Edwina (Dunst), tending to the gardens, and doing other household chores. Their simple day to day lifestyle is shakenRead More →

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SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING Director: Jon Watts Starring: Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Tony Revolori, Tyne Daly, Abraham Attah, Hannibal Buress If you think three different iterations of Spider-Man within a ten-year period were too many, you may be right. I present to you Spider-Man: Homecoming, which may change your mind a bit after the disappointing Amazing Spider-Man movies. We were first introduced to actor Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man last year in Captain America: Civil War. Homecoming opens in the aftermath of the first Avengers movie with Michael Keaton’s Adrian Toomes collecting various alien debrisRead More →

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DESPICABLE ME 3 Directors: Kyle Balda, Pierre Coffin, Eric Guillon Starring: Steve Carell, Kristin Wiig, Trey Parker, Miranda Cosgrove, Julie Andrews, Steve Coogan, Jenny Slate The Despicable Me series has been innocent entertainment for kids. Illumination Studios has managed to stretch its simple premise into four movies now if you include the Minions spinoff movie. In the latest outing, we find that Gru’s (Carell) days of being the world’s greatest villain are long over. He and his wife Lucy (Wiig) are currently working for the Anti-Villain League only to be kicked out when they fail to capture Balthazar Bratt (Parker). Bratt was once a formerRead More →

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BABY DRIVER Writer/Director: Edgar Wright Starring: Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Jon Hamm, Lily James, Jamie Foxx, Jon Bernthal, Flea, Eiza González At one point, writer and director Edgar Wright was attached to direct Marvel’s Ant-Man back in 2015. If his departure from that film meant more time for Baby Driver than it’s another example of a blessing in disguise. Wright’s latest is one of the coolest and most fun times you’ll have at the theater this year. Ansel Elgort, the teen heartthrob from The Fault in Our Stars, stars in the title role as Baby. He’s a driver working under Kevin Spacey’s Doc who isRead More →

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ROUGH NIGHT Director: Lucia Aniello Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Jillian Bell, Zoe Kravitz, Ilana Glazer, Kate McKinnon, Paul W. Downs, Demi Moore, Ty Burrell, Ryan Cooper I feel like movies about bachelor/bachelorette parties should just be a subgenre of their own. Every year it seems we get a new R-rated comedy where a wild party or night out on the town escalates far too quickly. The 2017 entry is Rough Night starring Scarlett Johansson as Jessica Thayer who is in full campaign mode as she’s running for state senate. At the same time, she’s in the final weeks leading up to her wedding. That must meanRead More →

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ALL THINGS STREAMING New episodes are here!!! Here’s what you can expect Episode 7: Streaming True Crime with HBO’s “Mommy Dead and Dearest” and Netflix’s “The Keepers” The latest episode of “All Things Streaming” is a look into two fascinating true crime stories with HBO’s “Mommy Dead and Dearest” and Netflix’s “The Keepers” Host Paul McGuire Grimes is joined by My Talk 107.1 producer Dawn McClain and actor/director Ryan McGuire Grimes as they look for answers on two haunting cases that will no doubt shake you to your core. Episode 6: Grey Gardens on Film Struck Host Paul McGuire Grimes is joined by his husband,Read More →