Month: November 2015

Movie Review: CREED

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 30, 2015

CREED Director: Ryan Coogler Starring: Michael B. Jordan, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Phylicia Rashad, Tony Bellew Maybe after six films moviegoers would have guessed that the Rocky franchise was complete after Sylvester Stallone returned to the role for 2006’s Rocky Balboa. Here we are again with another film in the franchise, but this is considered…
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Movie Review: LEGEND

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 28, 2015

LEGEND Writer/Director: Brian Helgeland Starring: Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, Taron Egerton, David Thewlis, Chazz Palminteri Tom Hardy continues to push himself as an actor with every role. This year he’s embarked on multiple projects from the phenomenal Mad Max Fury Road to The Revenant that comes out around Christmas. In Legend, he’s pulling double duty…
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Movie Review: THE GOOD DINOSAUR

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 25, 2015

THE GOOD DINOSAUR Director: Peter Sohn Starring: Raymond Ochoa, Jack Bright, Steve Zahn, Anna Paquin, Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Sam Elliott, A.J. Buckley It’s not every year you get two Pixar releases. We were treated with Inside Out earlier this year, and now they bring us The Good Dinosaur. This calendar placement may be a…
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Movie Review: BROOKLYN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 20, 2015

BROOKLYN Director: John Crowley Starring: Saoirse Ronan, Emory Cohen, Domhnall Gleeson, Jim Broadbent, Julie Walters, Jessica Paré It seems rare to have a romantic film these days that doesn’t involve a terminal illness, Nicholas Sparks, vampires, or a bad script. Brooklyn is a rare breed, as it doesn’t have any of that. Eilis (Ronan) is…
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Movie Review: THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 19, 2015

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 2 Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Julianne Moore, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks, Sam Claflin It’s all come down to this for Katniss Everdeen (Lawrence) who was given the title of the Mockingjay. She is seen as the face of the…
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AN INTERVIEW WITH CRAIG SCHULZ AND STEVE MARTINO FROM “THE PEANUTS MOVIE”

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 18, 2015

AN INTERVIEW WITH CRAIG SCHULZ AND STEVE MARTINO FROM “THE PEANUTS MOVIE” To help celebrate the release of The Peanuts Movie, it was declared Charles M. Schulz Day here in Minneapolis on October 20, 2015. Steve Martino, the director of the film along with…
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Movie Review: SPECTRE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 6, 2015

SPECTRE Director: Sam Mendes Starring: Daniel Craig, Christoph Waltz, Léa Seydoux, Dave Bautista, Naomie Harris, Ben Whishaw, Ralph Fiennes, Rory Kinnear, Andrew Scott, Monica Bellucci, Alessandro Cremona Daniel Craig is back for his fourth outing as James Bond, Agent 007. Back at MI6, the 00 program is at risk of being shut down after a…
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Movie Review: THE PEANUTS MOVIE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 5, 2015

THE PEANUTS MOVIE Director: Steve Martino Starring: Noah Schnapp, Hadley Belle Miller, Francesca Capaldi, Venus Schultheis, Mar Mar, Alexander Garfin, Kristin Chenoweth, Trombone Shorty It’s been thirty-five years since Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang graced the big screen. Creator Charles M. Schulz died in 2000, but his son Craig has…
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MY DEFINITIVE RANKING OF THE JAMES BOND FILMS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 5, 2015

You may remember that before the release of 2012’s Skyfall I watched the entire James Bond franchise and wrote about them for “The Bond, James Bond Challenge”. Here is my definitive ranking of Bond’s missions as written back in 2012 after seeing Skyfall. As I look back at this list after having re-watched the franchise…
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MY DEFINITIVE RANKING OF THE JAMES BOND THEME SONGS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 1, 2015

MY DEFINITIVE RANKING OF THE JAMES BOND THEME SONGS With the upcoming release of Spectre on November 6, I’ve been rewatching the entire franchise and listening to those beloved theme songs. Just like the movies themselves, the songs range from classics to downright questionable. Without further adieu here is my ranking counting down from the…
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