Month: January 2015

Movie Review: STILL ALICE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 30, 2015

STILL ALICE Directors: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland Starring: Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth, Hunter Parrish It’s a pretty easy claim to make that Julianne Moore is one of the best actresses working today. I got into a pretty lengthy Facebook thread with some friends the other night about the superior performances she…
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My Criterion Collection: DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993)

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 28, 2015

DAZED AND CONFUSED (1993) Writer/Director: Richard Linklater Starring: Jason London, Shawn Andrews, Rory Cochrane, Joey Lauren Adams, Parker Posey, Anthony Rapp, Adam Goldberg, Ben Affleck, Milla Jovovich, Sasha Jenson, Matthew McConaughey, Wiley Wiggins, Marissa Ribisi Truth be told I watched Dazed and Confused for the first time just a few weeks ago. The film has…
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Movie Review: THE BOY NEXT DOOR

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 23, 2015

THE BOY NEXT DOOR Director: Rob Cohen Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, Kristin Chenoweth, John Corbett, Ian Nelson I somehow missed the trailer for the latest Jennifer Lopez film, The Boy Next Door. Apparently I should have watched it as it would have prepared me for the CLASSIC line “I love your mom’s cookies.” That…
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Movie Review: A MOST VIOLENT YEAR

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 23, 2015

A MOST VIOLENT YEAR Writer/Director: J.C. Chandor Starring: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, Albert Brooks, David Oyelowo, Alessandro Nivola, Elyes Gabel Oscar Isaac trades in Llewyn Davis’ pesky cat and guitar for a suitcase full of cash to play Abel Morales, the owner of Standard Heating Oil Co. He and his lawyer Andrew (Brooks) are one…
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Movie Review: BLACKHAT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 16, 2015

BLACKHAT Director: Michael Mann Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Viola Davis, Wei Teng, Leehom Wang, William Mapother, John Ortiz Director Michael Mann is back after a six-year hiatus, and he brought along Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Annaliese Keating (Viola Davis) along with him for the cyber ride. Sounds great, right? Think again, my friends. An explosion at…
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Movie Review: AMERICAN SNIPER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 16, 2015

AMERICAN SNIPER Director: Clint Eastwood Starring: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Kyle Gallner, Sam Jaeger, Jonathan Groff Chris Kyle (Cooper) was told by his father at a very young age that he had a gift with guns. At that time, it was a simple shotgun for hunting pheasant and other wild game. His father also taught…
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Movie Review: SELMA

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 9, 2015

SELMA Director: Ava DuVernay Starring: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Roth, Common, Oprah Winfrey, Giovanni Ribisi, Wendell Pierce, Lorraine Toussaint, Dylan Baker, Alessandro Nivola, Martin Sheen, Keith Stanfield Sometimes biopics start to feel like they are molded and shaped with the intent of winning a golden statue instead of trying to tell the…
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