Month: December 2025

PAUL’S TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2025

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 30, 2025

PAUL’S TOP 10 MOVIES OF 2025 It’s that time of the year again when I look back at the best movies of the year. I found myself drawn to movies that spoke of the now, movies that felt topical to what is happening in today’s world. What’s always interesting is that when you start to…
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Movie Review: SONG SUNG BLUE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 23, 2025

SONG SUNG BLUE Director: Craig BrewerStarring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Ella Anderson, Jim Belushi, Michael Imperioli, Hudson, Hensley, King Princess, Fisher Stevens The new movie Song Sung Blue may feature the great Neil Diamond songbook, but you don’t have to be a fan to appreciate the true love story featured at the center of this…
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Movie Review: TRAIN DREAMS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 22, 2025

TRAIN DREAMS Director: Clint BentleyStarring: Joel Edgerton, Felicity Jones, William H. Macy, Kerry Condon, Alfred Hsing, Paul Schneider Sometimes movies come along that you enter with zero expectations, and then throughout it, you’re quietly blown over by its beauty and power. The new Netflix film, Train Dreams, is that very movie. There’s something soothing about…
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Movie Review: BLUE MOON

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 22, 2025

BLUE MOON Director: Richard LinklaterStarring: Ethan Hawke, Andrew Scott, Simon Delaney, Bobby Cannavale, Margaret Qualley You’ve probably heard the hits songs “Blue Moon” “My Funny Valentine” and “The Lady is a Tramp.” They’re all written by the great Lorenz Hart. While you may not know about his personal life, you’ll get a glimpse into his…
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Movie Review: GOODBYE JUNE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 20, 2025

GOODBYE JUNE Director: Kate WinsletStarring: Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, Toni Collette, Andrea Riseborough, Johnny Flynn, Timothy Spall, Fisayo Akinade Kate Winslet has had a full career winning an Oscar (The Reader) and Emmys (Mildred Pierce, Mare of Eastown) for her work on screen. She’s now adding director to her resume with the new film Goodbye…
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New on 4K: BOOGIE NIGHTS, F1: THE MOVIE, THE CONJURING: LAST RITES

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 18, 2025

BOOGIE NIGHTS, F1: THE MOVIE, THE CONJURING: LAST RITES Warner Bros. Home Entertainment has a few new releases with two new films and a classic 4K upgrade from the vault. Paul Thomas Anderson is earning more rave reviews and is the talk of award season with his new film One Battle After Another. Back in…
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Movie Review: AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 16, 2025

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH Director: James CameronStarring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Oona Chaplin, Jack Champion, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Edie Falco, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, CCH Pounder, Brendan Cowell, Jemaine Clement, Giovanni Ribisi, Britain Dalton Oscar winning director James Cameron dazzled audiences with his groundbreaking film Avatar in 2009. Since then, he’s stayed in the…
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Movie Review: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 5, 2025

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Director: Maria FriedmanStarring: Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Menzdez, Katie Rose Clarke, Krystal Joy Brown, Corey Mach, Coby Getzug, Talia Robinson Stephen Sondheim’s musical Merrily We Roll Along premiered on Broadway in 1981 and was a big flop. It was revived on Broadway in 2023 and was a huge success winning…
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Movie Review: MARTY SUPREME

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 4, 2025

MARTY SUPREME Director: Josh SafdieStarring: Timothee Chalamet, Odessa A’zion, Gwyneth Paltrow, Fran Drescher, Kevin O’Leary, Tyler the Creator, Ralph Colucci, Emory Cohen, Sandra Bernhard, Koto Kawaguchi, Abel Ferrara In Timothée Chalamet’s SAG acceptance speech earlier this year for A Complete Unknown, he mentions wanting to achieve greatness at the highest level. You feel him reaching…
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Movie Review: WAKE UP DEAD MAN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 2, 2025

WAKE UP DEAD MAN Director: Rian JohnsonStarring: Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Josh Brolin, Glenn Close, Kerry Washington, Jeremy Renner, Cailee Spaney, Andrew Scott, Mila Kunis Rian Johnson has created a dynamic franchise of murder mysteries with detective Benoit Blanc at the center. His latest, Wake Up Dead Man, may just be his best and most…
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