Category: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: VENGEANCE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 28, 2022

VENGEANCE Director: B.J. NovakStarring: B.J. Novak, Boyd Holbrook, Ashton Kutcher, Dove Cameron, J. Smith-Cameron Audiences may know B.J. Novak best from his days on The Office. Now he’s making his feature film debut as a writer and director with Vengeance. Novak also leads the film as Ben, a writer for the New Yorker who now…
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Movie Review: ANYTHING’S POSSIBLE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 21, 2022

ANYTHING’S POSSIBLE Director: Billy PorterStarring: Eva Reign, Abubakr Ali, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Simone Joy Jones Billy Porter is an Emmy, Grammy, and Tony winner. Now he’s adding director to his resume with Anything’s Possible. “Anything’s Possible” is an uplifting title for a high school coming of age story. We’ve seen plenty of examples of this…
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Movie Review: NOPE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 21, 2022

NOPE Director: Jordan PeeleStarring: Daniel Kaluuya, Keke Palmer, Steven Yeun, Brandon Perea, Michael Wincott, Keith David, Donna Mills, Barbie Ferreira Jordan Peele quickly became an in-demand director after his Oscar winning Get Out shook audiences. He’s now back with his third film, NOPE, looking to challenge audiences all over again. Peele reunites with Get Out…
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Movie Review: THE GRAY MAN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 20, 2022

THE GRAY MAN Directors: Anthony Russo, Joe RussoStarring: Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Regé-Jean Page, Billy Bob Thorton, Julia Butters, Alfre Woodard, Jessica Henwick, Dhanush The Russo brothers are known for their work with the Avengers and Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Here’s hoping they have another potential franchise on their…
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Movie Review: WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 14, 2022

WHERE THE CRAWDADS SING Director: Olivia NewmanStarring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, David Strathairn, Michael Hyatt, Sterling Macer Jr, Garret Dillahunt Delia Owens’ novel Where the Crawdads Sing has been a mainstay on the New York Times bestseller list ever since Reese Witherspoon raved about it and put it in her book club.…
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Movie Review: PERSUASION

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 14, 2022

PERSUASION Director: Carrie CracknellStarring: Dakota Johnson, Cosmo Jarvis, Henry Golding, Richard E. Grant Jane Austen continues to enchant writers and moviegoers long after her books were published. The latest page to screen adaptation of one of her classics is the Dakota Johnson-led Persuasion streaming on Netflix. The novel may have been published in 1817 shortly…
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Movie Review: THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 5, 2022

THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER Director: Taika WaititiStarring: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Christian Bale, Russell Crowe Taika Waititi is a jack of trades winning an Oscar for his film Jojo Rabbit to producing multiple TV series and now he’s back with his second Thor movie for Marvel. Thor: Love and Thunder is the best…
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Movie Review: LIGHTYEAR

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jun 16, 2022

LIGHTYEAR Director: Angus MacLaneStarring: Chris Evans, Keke Palmer, Uzo Aduba, Taika Waititi, Peter Sohn, Dale Soules, James Brolin, Isiah Whitlock Jr. Pixar introduced audiences to the character of Buzz Lightyear back in 1995 when Toy Story changed the game of animation. Now, they’re going back to tell more of his story but with a twist…
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Movie Review: CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jun 15, 2022

CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH Director: Cooper RaiffStarring: Cooper Raiff, Dakota Johnson, Vanessa Burghardt, Leslie Mann, Brad Garrett, Evan Assante, Raúl Castillo Last year Apple TV+ bought CODA out of the Sundance Film Festival, and it looks like they’re hoping to have another Sundance winner on their hands with Cha Cha Real Smooth from up-and-coming filmmaker…
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Movie Review: INFLUENCER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jun 10, 2022

INFLUENCER Director: Peter MarcyStarring: Lindsay Marcy, Adam Anderson. Adam Whisner, Alyce D. Cooper, Shad Cooper, Bain Boehlke, Mikell Sapp, John Catron Sometimes we don’t realize the effect our constant scrolling and social media posts have on our loved ones. Filmmakers Lindsay Marcy and Peter Marcy’s new film Influencer looks at this through two fractured characters.…
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