Month: September 2016

Movie Review: MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 29, 2016

MISS PEREGRINE’S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN Director: Tim Burton Starring: Asa Butterfield, Eva Green, Samuel L. Jackson, Kim Dickens, Chris O’Dowd, Allison Janney, Rupert Everett, Terence Stamp I go into each Tim Burton movie with the hope that it feels like the Tim Burton I grew up on. I want that gothic and morose look…
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Movie Review: THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 23, 2016

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN Director: Antoine Fuqua Starring: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Peter Sarsgaard, Byung-hun Lee, Manuel Garcia-Rulfo, Martin Sensmeier, Haley Bennett, Matt Bomer, Luke Grimes Within the same month I’ve seen two new westerns that have hit the big screen. The first was Hell or High Water, which is currently resting…
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Movie Review: BLAIR WITCH

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 20, 2016

BLAIR WITCH Director: Adam Wingard Starring: James Allen McCune, Callie Hernandez, Corbin Reid, Brandon Scott, Wes Robinson, Valorie Curry In 1994, three filmmakers set out to the Black Hills forest near Burkittsville, Maryland to shoot a documentary about the legendary Blair Witch. Their footage was found in the woods, but their bodies were never discovered.…
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Movie Review: SNOWDEN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 16, 2016

SNOWDEN Director: Oliver Stone Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo, Zachary Quinto, Rhys Ifans, Nicolas Cage, Scott Eastwood, Tom Wilkinson, Joely Richardson, Timothy Olyphant Director Oliver Stone is no stranger at tackling controversial true-life subjects. His latest is that of infamous whistleblower Edward Snowden, here played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. The film is shaped around Snowden’s…
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Movie Review: BRIDGET JONES’S BABY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 15, 2016

BRIDGET JONES’S BABY Director: Sharon Maguire Starring: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Patrick Dempsey, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Celia Imrie, Sarah Solemani It’s been fifteen years since Renée Zellweger first brought Bridget Jones to the big screen. She’s back and celebrating her 43rd birthday with a mixed bag of emotions. She’d rather not celebrate, but her…
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Movie Review: SULLY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 8, 2016

SULLY Director: Clint Eastwood Starring: Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Mike O’Malley, Jamey Sheridan, Anna Gunn I think many Americans can remember the story of the Miracle on the Hudson. When I heard it was getting the big screen treatment, I wasn’t surprised as it was only a matter of time before the rights…
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Movie Review: HELL OR HIGH WATER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 6, 2016

HELL OR HIGH WATER Director: David Mackenzie Starring: Chris Pine, Ben Foster, Jeff Bridges, Gil Birmingham, Katy Mixon Bank robberies always make for a good movie opening. No matter how many I see, it always strikes me as just the right kind of jolt to kick a movie into gear. Ben Foster (Six Feet Under)…
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Movie Review: THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 1, 2016

THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS Writer/Director: Derek Cianfrance Starring: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz, Thomas Unger, Bryan Brown Let’s get this out of the way upfront. I have never read the 2012 M.L. Stedman bestselling novel of the same name from which the film is based. I have, however, seen two other films by Derek…
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