Category: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: AMERICAN SNIPER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 16, 2015

AMERICAN SNIPER Director: Clint Eastwood Starring: Bradley Cooper, Sienna Miller, Kyle Gallner, Sam Jaeger, Jonathan Groff Chris Kyle (Cooper) was told by his father at a very young age that he had a gift with guns. At that time, it was a simple shotgun for hunting pheasant and other wild game. His father also taught…
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Movie Review: SELMA

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 9, 2015

SELMA Director: Ava DuVernay Starring: David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, Tim Roth, Common, Oprah Winfrey, Giovanni Ribisi, Wendell Pierce, Lorraine Toussaint, Dylan Baker, Alessandro Nivola, Martin Sheen, Keith Stanfield Sometimes biopics start to feel like they are molded and shaped with the intent of winning a golden statue instead of trying to tell the…
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Movie Review: INTO THE WOODS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 25, 2014

INTO THE WOODS Director: Rob Marshall Starring: Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine, Billy Magnussen, Daniel Huttlestone, Lilla Crawford, Christine Baranski, Tammy Blanchard, Lucy Punch, Johnny Depp,Tracey Ullman, Mackenzie Mauzy Many of you may not know this, but I was a musical theater major in college. I have had a love…
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Movie Review: THE IMITATION GAME

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 25, 2014

THE IMITATION GAME Director: Morten Tyldum Starring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Keira Knightley, Matthew Goode, Allen Leech, Rory Kinnear, Charles Dance, Mark Strong You probably have never heard of the name Alan Turing before unless you are a World War II scholar. It’s quite a shame when you think about all of his accomplishments. In 1952, Turing’s…
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Movie Review: UNBROKEN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 25, 2014

UNBROKEN Director: Angelina Jolie Starring: Jack O’Connell, Miyavi, Domhnall Gleeson, Finn Wittrock, Jai Courtney, Garrett Hedlund The latest directorial effort from Angelina Jolie has come with sky-high expectations. It’s based off the book of the same name from Laura Hillenbrand (Seabiscuit) that has been on the bestseller list for the last three years. Hillenbrand gave…
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Movie Review: BIG EYES

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 25, 2014

BIG EYES Director: Tim Burton Starring: Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Krysten Ritter, Danny Huston, Jason Schwartzman, Terence Stamp I may get blasted for this comment, but I was relieved to hear that Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter were nowhere to be found in the latest Tim Burton film. I enjoy both of their work,…
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Movie Review: ANNIE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 19, 2014

ANNIE Director: Will Gluck Starring: Quvenzhané Wallis, Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, Rose Byrne, Bobby Cannavale, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Stephanie Kurtzuba, Tracie Thoms, Dorian Missick Many people grew up watching Annie whether it was on stage or the Carol Burnett movie from 1982. It has received a modern twist in the latest version of the classic musical.…
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Movie Review: WILD

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 19, 2014

WILD Director: Jean-Marc Vallée Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Laure Dern, Thomas Sadoski, Gaby Hoffman, W. Earl Brown, Michiel Huisman I first saw Wild at the Twin Cities Film Fest back in October, which was aptly fitting as there is a Minnesota connection tied to this story. Cheryl Strayed (Witherspoon) was living in Minneapolis before she started…
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Movie Review: THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 17, 2014

THE HOBBIT: THE BATTLE OF THE FIVE ARMIES Director: Peter Jackson Starring: Martin Freeman, Ian McKellen, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly, Lee Pace, Luke Evans, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Cate Blanchett, Aidan Turner When we last saw Bilbo Baggins (Freeman) and Thorin Oakenshield (Armitage) at the Lonely Mountain, they witnessed the escape of the dragon Smaug…
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Movie Review: TOP FIVE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 15, 2014

TOP FIVE Writer/Director: Chris Rock Starring: Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, Gabrielle Union, Cedric the Entertainer, Kevin Hart, J.B. Smoove, Romany Malco A few years ago I was tending the bar for one of Chris Rock’s stand up gigs that he was touring across the US. I was done pouring cocktails for the hoards of fans…
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