Category: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: BARBARIAN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 8, 2022

BARBARIAN Writer/Director: Zach CreggerStarring: Georgina Campbell, Bill Skarsgård, Justin Long The new horror film Barbarian is one of those that’s best to experience with absolutely no knowledge going in. So you may just want to come back to this review AFTER seeing the movie. The title “Barbarian“ is left pretty vague on purpose almost begging…
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Movie Review: HONK FOR JESUS. SAVE YOUR SOUL.

Paul McGuire Grimes

Aug 30, 2022

HONK FOR JESUS. SAVE YOUR SOUL. Director: Adamma EboStarring: Regina Hall, Sterling K. Brown, Conphidance, Nicole Beharie, Austin Crute The new satire Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. takes you inside the scandalous walls of a Southern Baptist megachurch. Sterling K. Brown leaves behind his dramatic turn in This is Us and flexes his comedic…
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Movie Review: BEAST

Paul McGuire Grimes

Aug 20, 2022

BEAST Director: Baltasar KormákurStarring: Idris Elba, Leah Jeffries, Iyana Halley, Sharlto Copley It’s man vs lion in the new film Beast, starring Idris Elba. He stars as Dr. Nate Samuel who takes his two daughters, Norah and Meredith, to the South African village where their mother was from. There’s tension between Nate and oldest daughter…
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Movie Review: THE BLACK PHONE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Aug 17, 2022

THE BLACK PHONE Director: Scott DerricksonStarring: Ethan Hawke, Mason Thames, Madeline McGraw, James Ransone Director Scott Derrickson gave audiences a chill with his film Sinister in 2012. He’s brought back his co-writer and actors Ethan Hawke and James Ransone for The Black Phone. Derrickson presents every parent’s worst nightmare – having your child kidnapped in…
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Movie Review: THEY/THEM

Paul McGuire Grimes

Aug 11, 2022

THEY/THEM Director: John LoganStarring: Kevin Bacon, Theo Germaine, Carrie Preston, Anna Chlumsky, Quei Tann, Austin Crute, Anna Lore, Monique Kim, Cooper Koch, Darwin del Fabro Kevin Bacon is no stranger to the horror genre. You can spot a young Kevin in Friday the 13th and now he’s returning to his slasher roots in They/Them. Gay…
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Movie Review: BODIES BODIES BODIES

Paul McGuire Grimes

Aug 11, 2022

BODIES BODIES BODIES Director: Halina ReijnStarring: Amandla Stenberg, Maria Bakalova, Rachel Sennott, Chase Sui Wonders, Myha’la Herrold, Pete Davidson, Lee Pace 2022 has been a great year for horror with movies like Scream, X, The Black Phone, and Nope scaring audiences. Now comes Bodies Bodies Bodies that will certainly have audiences divided. Amandla Stenberg and…
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Movie Review: LUCK

Paul McGuire Grimes

Aug 11, 2022

LUCK Director: Peggy HolmesStarring: Eva Noblezada, Simon Pegg, Whoopi Goldberg, Jane Fonda, Flula Borg, Colin O’Donoghue, Lil Rel Howery How often do you feel unlucky? You spill coffee, miss the bus, or are running late. For Sam, that seems to be every day where luck is not on her side. She grew up in the…
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Movie Review: EASTER SUNDAY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Aug 5, 2022

EASTER SUNDAY Director: Jay ChandrasekharStarring: Jo Koy, Brandon Wardell, Tia Carrere, Eva Noblezada, Lydia Gaston, Jimmy O. Yang, Tiffany Haddish Eugene Cordero Jo Koy is best known for his stand-up comedy act and his many appearances on the late night talk show, Chelsea Lately. Now he’s front and center for the family comedy Easter Sunday.…
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Movie Review: PREY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Aug 5, 2022

PREY Director: Dan TrachtenbergStarring: Amber Midthunder, Dakota Beavers, Dane DiLiegro, Stormee Kipp, Michelle Thrush We’ve seen the Predator franchise through many phases from battling Arnold Schwarzenegger to Danny Glover to Adrian Brody, there were 2 Alien vs Predator movies, a reboot from Shane Black, and now a prequel of sorts called Prey. It’s quite different…
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Movie Review: NOT OKAY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 29, 2022

NOT OKAY Writer/Director: Quinn ShepardStarring: Zoey Deutch, Dylan O’Brien, Mia Isaac, Embeth Davidtz, Brennan Brown, Nadia Alexander It’s commonplace right now to hear the words “social media personality” “influencer” and “hashtag” There’s good money to be made from that comes with that line of work. Zoey Deutch stars in Not Okay, a satire looking at…
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