Month: February 2017

THE 89th ACADEMY AWARDS – THE WINNERS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 27, 2017

THE 89th ACADEMY AWARDS – THE WINNERS That was on Oscars broadcast for the books! I went into the night thinking that we’d see a La La Land sweep. After it lost the first few categories, I knew we would be in a night of surprises. Justin Timberlake opened the show performing his rousing and…
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Movie Review: GET OUT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 23, 2017

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…
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ALL THINGS STREAMING

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 23, 2017

ALL THINGS STREAMING I’m excited to announce the launch of my brand new podcast “All Things Streaming”. Every Friday I appear on My Talk 107.1 talking about all things movies, and now we’ve partnered together on this new podcast that airs on the Podcast One network. Each episode I’ll be joined by a guest and…
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AND THE OSCAR FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG GOES TO…

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 20, 2017

AND THE OSCAR FOR BEST ORIGINAL SONG GOES TO… Every year I like to post the nominees for Best Original Song so you can listen to them before the big night in case you haven’t seen their nominated films. This year the clear favorite is La La Land, the new original musical that acts as…
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Movie Review: RINGS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 13, 2017

RINGS Director: F. Javier Gutiérrez Starring: Matilda Anna Ingrid Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Vincent D’Onofrio, Bonnie Morgan , Aimee Teegarden I’d like to think that I pay close enough attention to pop culture, specifically film, to know what is trendy and popular. I don’t remember reading or hearing about a move to keep making…
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Movie Review: THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 9, 2017

THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE Director: Chris McKay Starring: Will Arnett, Michael Cera, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Fiennes, Zach Galifianakis, Jenny Slate I would never have expected The LEGO Movie to be a runaway hit when it came out in 2014. It was wildly creative even for someone who barely played with Legos as a kid. One…
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Movie Review: FIFTY SHADES DARKER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 9, 2017

FIFTY SHADES DARKER Director: James Foley Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Marcia Gay Harden, Kim Basinger, Eric Johnson, Bella Heathcote, Luke Grimes, Eloise Mumford, Rita Ora Fify Shades Darker? More like Fifty Shade More Boring. When we last saw Anastasia “Ana” Steele (Johnson) and Christian Grey (Dornan), they had broken up as Christian’s domineering ways…
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Movie Review: THE SPACE BETWEEN US

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 2, 2017

THE SPACE BETWEEN US Director: Peter Chelsom Starring: Asa Butterfield, Britt Robertson, Gary Oldman, Carla Gugino, BD Wong If you thought that The Martian or Interstellar were a little too advanced for your space-obsessed young kid, you may want to take them to see The Space Between Us. I’m already going to assume you saw…
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