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PAUL'S TRIP TO THE MOVIES

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2019-01-07
07 January
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On January 7, 2019
In Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ON THE BASIS OF SEX

ON THE BASIS OF SEX Director: Mimi LederStarring:  Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Stephen Root, Sam Waterston, Kathy Bates, Jack Reynor Ruth Bader Ginsburg has been the focus of two movies in 2018. The first was the documentary RBG and now actress Felicity Jones plays her in On the Basis of Sex. The film covers Ginsburg’s days in Harvard Law School, her husband Marty’s (Hammer) diagnosis with testicular cancer, teaching at Rutgers Law School, and settles in on a case handed to her by Martin about tax deductions for caregivers and how men and women should have equal protection under the constitution. Here’s my reviewRead More →

2018-05-10
10 May
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On May 10, 2018
In Movie Reviews

Movie Review: LIFE OF THE PARTY

LIFE OF THE PARTY Director: Ben Falcone Starring: Melissa McCarthy, Molly Gordon, Maya Rudolph, Gillian Jacobs, Luke Benward, Julie Bowen, Heidi Gardner, Debby Ryan, Jacki Weaver, Stephen Root Melissa McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone frequently collaborate on a variety of projects. They’ll write the script together while he directs it and she stars as the lead. Life of the Party is their third movie together following 2014’s Tammy and 2016’s The Boss. I’d rank this film as the best of the three. In it McCarthy plays Deanna who is heartbroken after waiving goodbye to her daughter, Maddie (Gordon), who’s entering her freshman year ofRead More →

2017-02-23
23 February
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On February 23, 2017
In Movie Reviews

Movie Review: GET OUT

GET OUT Director/Writer: Jordan Peele Starring: Daniel Kaluuya, Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener, Lakeith Stanfield, Lil Rel Howery, Stephen Root, Marcus Henderson, Betty Gabriel I would never have thought funnyman Jordan Peele would have turned to the horror genre for his directorial debut. He’s best known as one half of the Comedy Central duo Key and Peele. After their show ended, they released the cat action comedy Keanu last year, and now Peele is flying solo. There’s that old myth that the black guy always dies in a scary movie, and Peele is shifting that around with Get Out. Girls star Allison Williams starsRead More →

2016-07-08
08 July
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On July 8, 2016
In Movie Reviews

Movie Review: MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES

MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES Director: Jake Szymanski Starring: Zac Efron, Adam Devine, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Stephen Root, Stephanie Faracy, Sugar Lyn Beard, Marc Maron, Kumail Nanjiani We’ve all been to that wedding where there’s some obnoxious family member or groomsman that’s had one too many drinks at the open bar and proceeds to make a scene. Zac Efron and Adam Devine (Pitch Perfect) are those kinds of guys in Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. Apparently this film is “inspired by the life stories” of two brothers who consider themselves “party creators” at these types of family functions. Mike Stangle (Devine) isRead More →

2016-03-18
18 March
By Paul McGuire Grimes
On March 18, 2016
In Movie Reviews

Movie Review: HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS

HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS Director: Michael Showalter Starring: Sally Field, Max Greenfield, Tyne Daly, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Stephen Root, Natasha Lyonne, Elizabeth Reaser, Peter Gallagher I am not ashamed to admit that I love Sally Field. Always have and always will. We’ve seen her giving life advice to Forrest Gump, putting Abraham Lincoln in his place, as a flying nun, Gidget, and Norma Rae. Hello, My Name is Doris is a completely different kind of film for her. After the death of her mother, Doris Miller seems a bit lost. She lived a simple life taking care of her mom and doing data entry workRead More →

KSTP’s Twin Cities Live 2/8 – The Lego Movie 2, What Men Want, Widows

https://youtu.be/ZL3MESYay4I

Now In Theaters

Isn't It Romantic- 3 Ticket Stubs
The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part - 3 Ticket Stubs
What Men Want- 2.5 Ticket Stubs
Serenity - 1 Ticket Stub
Ben is Back - 3.5 Ticket Stubs
Glass - 3 Ticket Stubs
Destroyer - 2.5 Ticket Stubs
The Upside - 2.5 Ticket Stubs
On the Basis of Sex - 3 Ticket Stubs
Bumblebee - 3.5 Ticket Stubs
Vice - 2 Ticket Stubs
If Beale Street Could Talk - 4.5 Ticket Stubs
Second Act - 3 Ticket Stubs

Now Streaming: VELVET BUZZSAW (2019, Netflix)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lPIzWkaVJlI&t=25s

Now on Blu-Ray/DVD: WIDOWS (2018)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4GKGZwf11U&t=16s

“Nobody’s Fool” Tyler Perry & Tiffany Haddish Interview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ_DUiJSzLU&t=1s

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

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

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