Category: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: TICK, TICK…BOOM!

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 18, 2021

TICK, TICK…BOOM! Director: Lin-Manuel MirandaStarring: Andrew Garfield, Robin de Jesus, Alexandra Shipp, Vanessa Hudgens, MJ Rodriguez, Joshua Henry, Bradley Whitford, Judith Light, Ben Ross Lin-Manuel Miranda has proven to a master of the arts. We know him as a rapper, actor, and composer thanks to powerhouses like In the Heights, Hamilton and Moana. Now he’s…
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Movie Review: GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 18, 2021

GHOSTBUSTERS: AFTERLIFE Director: Jason ReitmanStarring: Paul Rudd, McKenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, Carrie Coon, Logan Kim, Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Ernie Hudson The ghosts of the past come back to haunt in Ghostbusters: Afterlife. It’s been 37 years since the Ghostbusters saved New York City back in 1984. Since then, the group has disbanded and Egon…
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Movie Review: KING RICHARD

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 18, 2021

KING RICHARD Director: Reinaldo Marcus GreenStarring: Will Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Tony Goldwyn, Jon Bernthal Will Smith gives the best performance of his career in King Richard. He stars as Richard Williams, the father of Venus (Sidney) and Serena (Singleton) Williams. He had a 78-page plan for his daughters to become the…
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Movie Review: BELFAST

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 11, 2021

BELFAST Director: Kenneth BranaghStarring: Jamie Dornan, Caitriona Balfe, Jude Hill, Ciarán Hinds, Judi Dench Kenneth Branagh’s work as a director ranges from Shakespeare to Marvel to Cinderella. Now he’s making his most personal film to date with Belfast. Branagh heads back to the place he was born with Belfast to showcase a tumultuous time in…
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Movie Review: RED NOTICE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 10, 2021

RED NOTICE Director: Rawson Marshall ThurberStarring: Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot, Ritu Arya, Chris Diamantopoulos If I told you Dwayne Johnson and Ryan Reynolds were starring in a buddy action comedy wrapped up in a jewel heist scheme, you could probably plot out their entire new film Red Notice. It’s been said that Antony…
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Movie Review: SPENCER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 10, 2021

SPENCER Director: Pablo LarraínStarring: Kristen Stewart, Timothy Spall, Sally Hawkins, Jack Farthing, Jack Nielen, Freddie Spry The life of Princess Diana continues to be explored with director Pablo Larraín’s new film Spencer. Don’t expect this film to be the traditional lifespan biopic. It’s an intimate look at three days in Diana Spencer’s marriage to Prince…
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Movie Review: FINCH

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 4, 2021

FINCH Director: Miguel SapochnikStarring: Tom Hanks, Caleb Landry Jones There are not many actors who could pull off a movie about a man, his robot, and his dog. Leave it to Tom Hanks to make the film Finch a compelling story about the human condition. The world has become a post-apocalyptic waste land and Finch…
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Movie Review: THE HARDER THEY FALL

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 2, 2021

THE HARDER THEY FALL Director: Jeymes SamuelStarring: Jonathan Majors, Idris Elba, Regina King, Zazie Beetz, LaKeith Stanfield, RJ Cyler, Edi Cathegi, Damon Wayans Jr., Danielle Deadwyler I knew from the first moment I saw the trailer for The Harder They Fall that I would love it. As a young boy, Nat Love witnessed the death…
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Movie Review: ETERNALS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 2, 2021

ETERNALS Director: Chloé ZhaoStarring: Gemma Chan, Richard Madden, Angelina Jolie, Brian Tyree Henry, Kumail Nanjiani, Salma Hayek, Lia McHugh, Lauren Ridloff, Barry Keoghan, Don Lee Get ready Marvel fans as Oscar winning director Chloé Zhao (Nomadland) takes the MCU in a bold new direction with Eternals. The Eternals are team of immortal heroes looking down…
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Movie Review: ARMY OF THIEVES

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 28, 2021

ARMY OF THIEVES Director: Matthias SchweighöferStarring: Matthias Schweighöfer, Nathalie Emmanuel, Ruby O. Fee, Stuart Martin, Guz Khan, Christian Steyer Zack Snyder’s zombie film Army of the Dead was a big hit for Netflix early this year. Now we’re getting more from that world with Army of Thieves. This film is a prequel looking back at…
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