Category: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: CINDERELLA

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 13, 2015

CINDERELLA Director: Kenneth Branagh Starring: Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden, Sophie McShera, Holliday Grainger, Helena Bonham Carter, Haley Atwell, Ben Chaplin, Derek Jacobi, Stellan Skarsgård Cate Blanchett as the evil stepmother? YES PLEASE! Disney has been in the habit of making live action adaptations of some of their finest animated films. So far we’ve…
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Movie Review: THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 10, 2015

THE SECOND BEST EXOTIC MARIGOLD HOTEL Director: John Madden Starring: Dev Patel, Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Bill Nighy, Celia Imrie, Penelope Wilton, Shazad Latif, Tina Desai, David Strathairn “It made death more appealing.”- Muriel (Maggie Smith) in response to being asked how America was. I think I can safely say that I worship Judi Dench…
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Movie Review: CHAPPIE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 6, 2015

CHAPPIE Director: Neill Blomkamp Starring: Sharlto Copley, Dev Patel, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver, Ninja, Yo-Landi Visser, Jose Pablo Cantillo Haven’t we already seen Hugh Jackman in movie about robots? Yes, but this isn’t a sequel to Real Steel. In a futuristic society, the world’s first robotic police force has been established with great success. The…
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Movie Review: THE LAZARUS EFFECT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 2, 2015

THE LAZARUS EFFECT Director: David Gelb Starring: Olivia Wilde, Mark Duplass, Evan Peters, Donald Glover, Sarah Bolger I was reminded, yet again, that I prefer old school horror films. You know, the ones from the ‘60s and ‘70s that are psychological scares with practical effects. It feels rare when a recent horror flick produces some…
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Movie Review: FOCUS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 27, 2015

FOCUS Writer/Directors: Glenn Ficarra, John Requa Starring: Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Gerald McRaney, Rodrigo Santoro, BD Wong I feel like most people will go see Focus due to it being a Will Smith movie. I, for one, was far more excited knowing that Margot Robbie was playing his counterpart. When Jess (Robbie) first lays eyes…
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Movie Review: FIFTY SHADES OF GREY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 24, 2015

FIFTY SHADES OF GREY Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson Starring: Dakota Johnson, Jamie Dornan, Marcia Gay Harden, Eloise Mumford, Luke Grimes, Jennifer Ehle Bite that lip, Ana! You’ll notice very early on that the biting of the lip is just one of Anastasia Steele’s (Johnson) trademark mannerisms. She is young and very innocent. She heads off to…
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Movie Review: STILL ALICE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 30, 2015

STILL ALICE Directors: Richard Glatzer, Wash Westmoreland Starring: Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Stewart, Kate Bosworth, Hunter Parrish It’s a pretty easy claim to make that Julianne Moore is one of the best actresses working today. I got into a pretty lengthy Facebook thread with some friends the other night about the superior performances she…
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Movie Review: THE BOY NEXT DOOR

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 23, 2015

THE BOY NEXT DOOR Director: Rob Cohen Starring: Jennifer Lopez, Ryan Guzman, Kristin Chenoweth, John Corbett, Ian Nelson I somehow missed the trailer for the latest Jennifer Lopez film, The Boy Next Door. Apparently I should have watched it as it would have prepared me for the CLASSIC line “I love your mom’s cookies.” That…
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Movie Review: A MOST VIOLENT YEAR

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 23, 2015

A MOST VIOLENT YEAR Writer/Director: J.C. Chandor Starring: Oscar Isaac, Jessica Chastain, Albert Brooks, David Oyelowo, Alessandro Nivola, Elyes Gabel Oscar Isaac trades in Llewyn Davis’ pesky cat and guitar for a suitcase full of cash to play Abel Morales, the owner of Standard Heating Oil Co. He and his lawyer Andrew (Brooks) are one…
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Movie Review: BLACKHAT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 16, 2015

BLACKHAT Director: Michael Mann Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Viola Davis, Wei Teng, Leehom Wang, William Mapother, John Ortiz Director Michael Mann is back after a six-year hiatus, and he brought along Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and Annaliese Keating (Viola Davis) along with him for the cyber ride. Sounds great, right? Think again, my friends. An explosion at…
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