Category: Movie Reviews

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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Movie Review: EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 12, 2014

EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS Director: Ridley Scott Starring: Christian Bale, Joel Edgerton, John Turturro, Ben Kingsley, Aaron Paul, Sigourney Weaver, María Valverde This is the second biblical epic to hit the big screen in 2014. Darren Aronofsky’s Noah was released to mixed reviews and naturally controversy followed. Continuing on with stories from the Old Testament,…
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Movie Review: FOXCATCHER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 26, 2014

FOXCATCHER Director: Bennett Miller Starring: Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave, Sienna Miller, Anthony Michael Hall When you think about casting a wealthy, bizarre, and mentally disturbed wrestling coach, I don’t think Steve Carell’s name is at the top of the list. Leave it to director Bennett Miller to take on that challenge…
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Movie Review: THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 21, 2014

THE HUNGER GAMES: MOCKINGJAY PART 1 Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Julianne Moore, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Donald Sutherland, Elizabeth Banks, Woody Harrelson, Jeffrey Wright, Sam Claflin, Stanely Tucci, Natalie Dormer Leave it to the studios to split up the finale of another young adult book into two films. We’ve seen…
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Movie Review: THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 18, 2014

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING Director: James Marsh Starring: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, David Thewlis, Enzo Cilenti, Charlie Cox, Emily Watson You better have Eddie Redmayne down as a frontrunner in your Oscar predictions. It’s too early to tell if he’s a lock for a win, but he will definitely hear his name called among the…
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Movie Review: DUMB AND DUMBER TO

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 14, 2014

DUMB AND DUMBER TO Directors: Peter and Bobby Farrelly Starring: Jim Carrey, Jeff Daniels, Kathleen Turner, Rob Riggle, Rachel Melvin It’s an accurate assessment to say that Dumb and Dumber To lives up to its title, but that’s not really a good thing. Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels have reunited to take on their roles…
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Movie Rewind: SNOWPIERCER (2014)

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 13, 2014

SNOWPIERCER (2014) Director: Bong Joon-ho Starring: Chris Evans, Tilda Swinton, Jamie Bell, Octavia Spencer, John Hurt, Kang-ho Song, Ah-sung Ko, Ed Harris This past summer we saw a crop of terrible movies. Many of them were completely uninspired, unoriginal, lifeless copycats of films we’ve seen before. Thank goodness we had films like Snowpiercer that plowed…
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Movie Review: BIG HERO 6

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 7, 2014

BIG HERO 6 Director: Don Hall and Chris Williams Starring: Ryan Potter, Scott Adsit, Jamie Chung, Daniel Henney, T. J. Miller, Genesis Rodriguez, Damon Wayans Jr., James Cromwell, Alan Tudyk, Maya Rudolph For a while it looked like Pixar was cranking out the hits and leaving the traditional Disney animated films in its dust. Leave…
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