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2019-06-28
28 June
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On June 28, 2019
In Movie Reviews

Movie Review: SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME

SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME Director: Jon WattsStarring: Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Samuel L. Jackson, Cobie Smulders, John Favreau, Marisa Tomei, Martin Starr, JB Smoove Eight months have passed since the tragic events of Avengers: Endgame. Peter Parker (Holland) aka Spider-Man just wants a little break. He’s looking forward to a class trip to Europe. He’s hoping to spend some quality time with MJ (Zendaya). If only it were that easy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. A water monster and a man named Mysterio (Gyllenhaal) nearly destroy the city of Venice. Peter wrestles with the fact that his duties of being the friendly neighborhood Spider-ManRead More →

2019-02-10
10 February
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On February 10, 2019
In Movie Reviews

Movie Review: VELVET BUZZSAW

VELVET BUZZSAW Writer/Director: Dan GilroyStarring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Zawe Ashton, John Malkovich, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, Daveed Diggs, Billy Magnussen The seedy, mysterious, and cutthroat art world of Los Angeles isn’t quite prepared for the arrival of Vetril Dease. The catch is that Dease was an elusive artist no one ever heard of until his body is found dead in his apartment by Josephina (Zawe) who happens to work at an art gallery. Dease’s paintings catch the eye of gallery owner Rhodora (Russo) and art critic Morph Vandewalt (Gyllenhaal). When Dease’s works start popping up, a supernatural force takes over with deadlyRead More →

2019-01-15
15 January
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On January 15, 2019
In Movie Trailers

Movie Trailer: SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME

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 →

2017-03-24
24 March
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On March 24, 2017
In Movie Reviews

Movie Review: LIFE

LIFE Director: David Espinosa Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Ryan Reynolds, Ariyon Bakare, Olga Dihovichnaya, Hiroyuki Sanada Space exploration movies feel like they’re all the rage right now. Unfortunately, they can’t all be as great as 2013’s Gravity. With Passengers last year and now Life, I’m wondering if they’ve run their course for the time being or if we can’t figure out a new story to tell. Maybe the ambiguous one word titles have something to do with it. Life boasts a fun crew with Jake Gyllenhaal and Rebecca Ferguson leading the team on an international space station. They’re returning from a mission to MarsRead More →

2016-11-22
22 November
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On November 22, 2016
In Movie Reviews

Movie Review: NOCTURNAL ANIMALS

NOCTURNAL ANIMALS Writer/Director: Tom Ford Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Amy Adams, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Armie Hammer, Michael Sheen, Jena Malone If you thought fashion designer Tom Ford was going to be a one-hit wonder director after his exquisite film A Single Man then think again. He is back with his razor-sharp eye with Nocturnal Animals. He pulls triple duty by being one of the film’s producers and having written the script which has been adapted from Austin Wright’s book Tony and Susan. Amy Adams plays art dealer Susan Morrow who continues to be unhappy in life. Her latest gallery showing is unlike anything else you’veRead More →

2016-04-27
27 April
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On April 27, 2016
In Movie Reviews

Movie Review: DEMOLITION

DEMOLITION Director: Jean-Marc Vallée Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Naomi Watts, Chris Cooper, Judah Lewis, Polly Draper, Heather Lind, Debra Monk Do you ever have one of those wretched days when the littlest thing because the item that pushes you over the edge? For Davis (Gyllenhaal), it’s the vending machine that is that item. His world is turned upside down when his wife, Julia (Lind), is killed in a head-on collision. He survived the car accident without a scratch. While he was in the hospital after the accident he lost some change in a vending machine and decides to write a letter to the company about hisRead More →

2015-09-20
20 September
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On September 20, 2015
In Movie Reviews

Movie Review: EVEREST

EVEREST Director: Baltasar Kormákur Starring: Josh Brolin, Jason Clarke, Jake Gyllenhaal, Robin Wright, Emily Watson, Keira Knightley, John Hawkes, Michael Kelly, Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Debicki I already knew this, but Everest has now confirmed that I have no desire to go climb Mount Everest or any other summit like that. In 1996 two expeditions attempt to make their way to the top of Mount Everest. Jason Clarke plays Rob Hall, an expedition leader based out of New Zealand who is bringing a group of amateur hikers up with his company Adventure Consultants. Texas pathologist Beck Weathers (Brolin) and journalist Jon Krakauer (Kelly) were two membersRead More →

2013-11-04
04 November
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On November 4, 2013
In Interviews

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER–The 2013 Full Uncensored Actors Roundtable

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER–The 2013 Full Uncensored Actors Roundtable       It’s award season which means another set of roundtable discussions from The Hollywood Reporter with the actors, actresses, directors, producers, and writers garnering praise for their films. As an actor myself, I love watching them discuss the ups and downs of their careers, what inspires them, what excites them in a project, and what scares them. Up first is The Actors segment featuring: Josh Brolin, Labor Day Jake Gyllenhall, Prisoners Michael B. Jordan, Fruitvale Station Jared Leto, Dallas Buyers Club Matthew McConaughey, Dallas Buyers Club Forest Whitaker, Lee Daniels’ The Butler Don’t forget toRead More →

2013-09-25
25 September
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On September 25, 2013
In Movie Reviews

Movie Review: PRISONERS

PRISONERSDirector: Denis VilleneuveStarring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Hugh Jackman, Terrence Howard, Viola Davis, Maria Bello, Paul Dano, Melissa Leo This twisty ethical child abduction mystery thriller will have people pretty divided. I can tell you that I was engrossed from the very first frame and did not check the watch in the entire two and a half hour run-time. No, this is not even my Jake Gyllenhaal bias showing through. Thanksgiving should be this joyful day spent with family and friends stuffing your face and having a peaceful time. For the Dover and Birch families, it will go down as the Thanksgiving they will never forget. AfterRead More →

2013-06-04
04 June
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On June 4, 2013
In Movie Reviews

Movie Rewind: END OF WATCH (2012)

END OF WATCH (2012) Writer/Director: David Ayer Starring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Michael Peña, Anna Kendrick, America Ferrera, Cody Horn South Central Los Angeles seems to be as rough as you can get. It takes a certain type of police officer that would want to assign themselves to that area. Knowing that you are putting your life on the line with every phone call into 911 is heroic to say the least. Every day they are faced with guns and rifles pointing back at them with every house call they respond to. Brian Taylor (Gyllenhaal) and Mike Zavala (Peña) are partners in the LAPD. They have aRead More →

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Movie Reviews

Nomadland - 4.5 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters, Hulu
The Mauritanian- 4 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters
Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar - 4 Ticket Stubs, Video OnDemand
Minari- 4.5 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters
Judas and the Black Messiah - 4.5 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters, HBO Max
Land- 3.5 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters
Malcolm & Marie - 3.5 Ticket Stubs, Netflix
Bliss- 2 Ticket Stubs, Amazon Prime
Palmer - 3 Ticket Stubs, AppleTV+
The Little Things- 4 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters, HBO Max
Supernova - 3.5 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters
Our Friend- 3.5 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters, OnDemand
One Night in Miami - 4.5 Ticket Stubs, Amazon Prime
Pieces of a Woman- 4 Ticket Stubs, Netflix
Promising Young Woman - 4.5 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters, OnDemand
Sylvie's Love - 4 Ticket Stubs, Amazon Prime
Wonder Woman 1984 - 4 Ticket Stubs, In Theaters
Soul - 4 Ticket Stubs, Disney+

Streaming TV Reviews

WandaVision - 4 Ticket Stubs, Disney+
The Mandalorian Season 2 - 4.5 Ticket Stubs, Disney+
The Crown Season 4 - 4.5 Ticket Stubs, Netflix
The Haunting of Bly Manor - 4.5 Ticket Stubs, Netflix
The Last Dance - 5 Ticket Stubs, Netflix
Dead to Me Season 2 (2020) - 4 Ticket Stubs, Netflix

“ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI” Interviews (Amazon Prime)

https://youtu.be/e0pBWD6A1-Y

Tom Hanks Interview – “News of the World”

https://youtu.be/LjqC2fDG304

“Beautiful Boy” Q&A with Timothée Chalamet & Nic Sheff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tIPQIu04c9Q

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