WCCO RADIO – NEWS AND VIEWS WITH ROSHINI On Sunday, January 27th, I had the opportunity to appear on “News and Views with Roshini” on WCCO Radio along with host Roshini Rajkumar and Kate Nelson, executive Editor of Artful Living Magazine. We chatted all about the Oscar nominations and tonight’s Screen Actors Guild Awards. Click HERE to download the audio from their website. I come in around the 19 minute marker.Read More →
BEN IS BACK Writer/Director: Peter HedgesStarring: Lucas Hedges, Julia Roberts, Courtney B. Vance, Kathryn Newton, Rachel Bay Jones In the new film Ben is Back, Lucas Hedges stars Ben Burns (Hedges) who suffers from drug addiction. He’s put his family through turmoil time and time again. He unexpectedly comes home for Christmas Eve much to the delight of his mother, Holly (Roberts). His stepfather, Neal (Vance), has his guard up as Ben has yet to prove himself to be in a sober and stable state of mind. Holly gives him 24 hours for him prove his sobriety and show them that he is getting better.Read More →
LOVE, GILDA Director: Lisa D’ApolitoStarring: Gilda Radner, Gene Wilder, Amy Poehler, Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Bill Hader, Chevy Chase, Martin Short The new documentary Love, Gilda is a love letter to comedienne Gilda Radner. It takes a traditional approach to its structure starting with her childhood days continuing on in her early days of improv, becoming a member of the first cast of Saturday Night Live, marrying Gene Wilder, and her diagnosis with ovarian cancer. Here’s my reviewRead More →
THE 91st ACADEMY AWARDS – THE NOMINATIONS Best Picture: “Black Panther” “BlacKkKlansman” “Bohemian Rhapsody” “The Favourite” “Green Book” “Roma” “A Star Is Born” “Vice” Lead Actor: Christian Bale, “Vice” Bradley Cooper, “A Star Is Born” Willem Dafoe, “At Eternity’s Gate” Rami Malek, “Bohemian Rhapsody” Viggo Mortensen, “Green Book” Lead Actress: Yalitza Aparicio, “Roma” Glenn Close, “The Wife” Olivia Colman, “The Favourite” Lady Gaga, “A Star Is Born” Melissa McCarthy, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” Supporting Actor Mahershala Ali, “Green Book” Adam Driver, “BlacKkKlansman” Sam Elliott, “A Star Is Born” Richard E. Grant, “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” Sam Rockwell, “Vice” Supporting Actress Amy Adams, “Vice”Read More →
GLASS Director: M. Night ShyamalanStarring: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Spencer Treat Clark M. Night Shyamalan fans were teased when they saw Bruce Willis’ Unbreakable character, David Dunn, pop up at the end of his last movie Split. It has been nineteen years since Unbreakable, which pitted Willis against Samuel L. Jackson’s comic book obsessed character Elijah Price aka “Mr. Glass”. In Split, James McAvoy played Kevin Wendell Crumb who suffered from dissociative identity disorder. Shyamalan unites all three characters now in Glass. David is now working for his own home security system with his son and uses hisRead More →
DESTROYER Director: Karyn KusamaStarring: Nicole Kidman, Sebastian Stan, Tatiana Maslany, Toby Kebbell, Scoot McNairy, Bradley Whitford If you feel like you’ve seen every side of Nicole Kidman, guess again. In Destroyer, she plays LA Detective Erin Bell, who has seen her better days. Her life is practically in shambles due to the devotion and lengths she’s gone through in her work. The body of a John Doe is found shot to death and the tattoos on his body indicate that a former gang member from her past is back on the scene. Here’s my review. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE on my YouTube channel toRead More →
PODCAST EPISODE 41: AND THE AWARD GOES TO…NETFLIX! I have a brand new episode of my podcast “Paul’s Trip to the Movies” up on PodcastOne and My Talk 1071’s website or wherever you get your podcasts. Netflix has made a name for itself in the world of streaming television, but we’ve seen an increase lately with their original movies like “Roma”, “Bird Box”, and “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs”, just to name a few. Host Paul McGuire Grimes and guests Niles Schwartz and Eric Henderson break down some of their new releases, their desire for some award consideration, and discuss how streaming platforms are changing the industryRead More →
SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME Director: Jon WattsStarring: Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Marisa Tomei, Jon Favreau, Tony Revolori, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Keaton, Remi Hii, Cobie Smulders Good news Marvel fans! Marvel and Sony Pictures Entertainment dropped the trailer for the next Spidey adventure Spider-Man: Far From Home. The bar is pretty high right now given how well the animated film Spider-Man: Into the Spider Verse has done with audiences and critics. Tom Holland is back as Peter Parker who’s European vacation seems to be cut short upon the arrival of Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury. The grand villain this go-around is Mysterio played by JakeRead More →
THE UPSIDE Director: Neil BurgerStarring: Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, Nicole Kidman, Aja Naomi King, Julianna Margulies Dell (Hart) is unemployed and can’t find work due to his criminal record. His bad attitude doesn’t help matters. He’s being threatened with going back to jail if he doesn’t come up with the proof that he’s at least job hunting. His latest attempt has him at the doors of Phillip Lacasse, a wealthy writer (Cranston) who’s quadriplegic. The position is to be his caregiver and attendant. Phillip is attracted to Dell’s unfiltered attitude and hires him on the spot despite the fact that Dell doesn’t really want theRead More →
THE 24th CRITICS’ CHOICE AWARDS – THE WINNERS BEST PICTURERoma BEST ACTORChristian Bale – Vice BEST ACTRESSGlenn Close – The WifeLady Gaga – A Star Is Bor BEST SUPPORTING ACTORMahershala Ali – Green Book BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESSRegina King – If Beale Street Could Talk BEST YOUNG ACTOR/ACTRESSElsie Fisher – Eighth Grade BEST ACTING ENSEMBLEThe Favourite BEST DIRECTORAlfonso Cuarón – Roma BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAYPaul Schrader – First Reformed BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAYBarry Jenkins – If Beale Street Could Talk BEST CINEMATOGRAPHYAlfonso Cuarón – Roma BEST PRODUCTION DESIGNHannah Beachler, Jay Hart – Black Panther BEST EDITINGTom Cross – First Man BEST COSTUME DESIGNRuth Carter – Black Panther BESTRead More →