Month: April 2015

Movie Review: THE WATER DIVINER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 24, 2015

THE WATER DIVINER Director: Russell Crowe Starring: Russell Crowe, Olga Kurylenko, Dylan Georgiades, Jai Courtney, Yilmaz Erdogan, Ryan Corr, James Fraser, Ben O’Toole I’ll admit I am not at all familiar with the Battle of Gallipoli, so this was all new territory for me. The heart of the story takes place four years after that…
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Movie Trailer: BATMAN V. SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 17, 2015

BATMAN V. SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE Director: Zack Snyder Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot, Jason Momoa, Amy Adams, Jeremy Irons, Jesse Eisenberg, Holly Hunter, Diane Lane, Scoot McNairy, Laurence Fishburne The trailer for Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice has finally been released. It feels like we have been waiting for this for…
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THE MINNEAPOLIS HITCHCOCK FESTIVAL

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 17, 2015

THE MINNEAPOLIS HITCHCOCK FESTIVAL Trylon takes pride in the fact that they are the Twin Cities classic film specialists. Every year they partner with the Riverview Theater and Heights Theater to present a variety of films from the Master of Suspense himself, Alfred Hitchcock. He is one of my favorite directors, so…
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Movie Review: PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 17, 2015

PAUL BLART: MALL COP 2 Director: Andy Fickman Starring: Kevin James, Raini Rodriguez, Eduardo Verástegui, Neal McDonough, Daniella Alonso, Gary Valentine, Loni Love, Ana Gasteyer, Jayma Mays, Shirley Knight I don’t think people had expected the 2009 film Paul Blart: Mall Cop to be a huge hit. Frankly, I had no desire to see it.…
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Movie Review: TRUE STORY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 17, 2015

TRUE STORY Director: Rupert Goold Starring: James Franco, Jonah Hill, Felicity Jones, Ethan Suplee, Gretchen Mol, Robert John Burke One would think that if a movie has James Franco and Jonah Hill in it together, it could be box office gold. Somehow this movie is being released and I feel like no one has heard…
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Movie Trailer: STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (Star Wars Celebration)

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 16, 2015

STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS Director: J.J. Abrams Starring: John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Lupita Nyong’o, Domhnall Gleeson, Andy Serkis, Gwendoline Christie, Max Von Sydow Here is the brand new teaser trailer for STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS that just premiered…
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Movie Review: THE LONGEST RIDE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 10, 2015

THE LONGEST RIDE Director: George Tillman Jr. Starring: Scott Eastwood, Britt Robertson, Alan Alda, Jack Huston, Oona Chaplin, Melissa Benoist It seems like every year we are given a new Nicholas Sparks romance story. He quickly cranks out the books and the studios rush the film adaptations into production. I will admit to getting sucked…
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Movie Review: WHILE WE’RE YOUNG

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 9, 2015

WHILE WE’RE YOUNG Writer/Director: Noah Baumbach Starring: Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver, Amanda Seyfried, Charles Grodin When writer/director Noah Baumbach (Frances Ha, The Squid and the Whale) uses a quote from playwright Henrik Ibsen as the setup for his story, I knew right then and there this was going to be up my alley.…
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Movie Review: FURIOUS 7

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 3, 2015

FURIOUS 7 Director: James Wan Starring: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Jason Statham, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Dwayne Johnson, Ludacris, Tyrese Gibson, Kurt Russell, Nathalie Emmanuel, Djimon Hounsou The Fast and the Furious franchise continues at full throttle for its seventh entry. The film picks up directly after the post-credit sequence that happened at the end…
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