Category: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 22, 2021

THE LAST LETTER FROM YOUR LOVER Director: Augustine FrizzellStarring: Shailene Woodley, Callum Turner, Felicity Jones, Nabhaan Rizwan, Joe Alwyn There’s something about settling in for a sweeping romantic drama hoping that it takes your breath away. That’s the goal for the new Netflix weeper, The Last Letter from Your Lover. Author Jojo Moyes is no…
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Movie Review: JOE BELL

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 22, 2021

JOE BELL Director: Reinaldo Marcus GreenStarring: Mark Wahlberg, Reid Miller, Connie Britton, Gary Sinise, Maxwell Jenkins Mark Wahlberg has played plenty of Boston tough guys in his career. His latest role in Joe Bell offers up a newer side to the actor taking audiences on a heartbreaking journey of being a parent. Joe Bell is…
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THE FEAR STREET TRILOGY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 18, 2021

THE FEAR STREET TRILOGY Director Leigh Janiak has taken a love of R.L. Stine’s book series from the 1990s and turned it in a satisfying new trilogy for Netflix. Janiak’s vision was part creative new take on a trilogy, part homage to the horror genre all while telling a queer love story at the heart…
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Movie Review: FEAR STREET PART THREE: 1666

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 16, 2021

FEAR STREET PART THREE: 1666 Director: Leigh JaniakStarring: Kiana Madeira, Olivia Scott Welch, Benjamin Flores Jr., Gillian Jacobs,Sadie Sink, Ashley Zukerman, Fred Hechinger Netflix’s new Fear Street trilogy comes to an end after three weeks of nostalgic and thrilling scares. The final chapter, Fear Street Part Three: 1666, is now streaming. Director Leigh Janiak has…
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Movie Review: FEAR STREET PART TWO: 1978

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 7, 2021

FEAR STREET PART TWO: 1978 Director: Leigh JaniakStarring: Sadie Sink, Emily Rudd, Ryan Simpkins, McCabe Slye, Kiana Madeira, Benjamin Flores Jr., Gillian Jacobs, Ted Sutherland Most trilogies leave you waiting years in between entries. Not the case for Netflix’s new Fear Street trilogy as Fear Street Part Two: 1978 will be streaming on July 9,…
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Movie Review: BLACK WIDOW

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 6, 2021

BLACK WIDOW Director: Cate ShortlandStarring: Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, Rachel Weisz, O-T Fagbenle, Ray Winstone, William Hurt Scarlett Johansson first introduced audiences to Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow back in 2010 when she first appeared Iron Man 2. Eleven years and many Avengers movies later, we get to dive deeper into her story with Black…
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Movie Review: NO SUDDEN MOVE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 5, 2021

NO SUDDEN MOVE Director: Steven SoderberghStarring: Don Cheadle, Benicio Del Toro, David Harbour, Brendan Fraser, Kieran Culkin, Ray Liotta, Amy Siemetz, John Hamm, Noah Jupe I will forever be thankful Steven Soderbergh stepped back into filmmaking despite announcing his retirement years ago. Just months after the release of his last film, Let Them All Talk,…
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Movie Review: SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 4, 2021

SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED) Director: Ahmir “Questlove” ThompsonStarring: Gladys Knight, Mavis Staples, The Fifth Dimension, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Luis Miranda The legendary concert festival Woodstock is still talked about and remembered to this day. The Harlem Cultural Festival should also be talked about in that same fashion yet has…
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Movie Review: THE TOMORROW WAR

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 1, 2021

THE TOMORROW WAR Director: Chris McKayStarring: Chris Pratt, Yvonne Strahovski, Sam Richardson, Edwin Hodge, Betty Gilpin, J.K. Simmons, Jasmine Mathews The big fourth of July tentpole movie won’t be opening in theaters this year but is a new Amazon Prime film with Chris Pratt. The Tomorrow War premieres on Amazon July 2. Early on we…
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Movie Review: FEAR STREET PART ONE: 1994

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 1, 2021

FEAR STREET PART ONE: 1994 Director: Leigh JaniakStarring: Kiana Madiera, Olivia Scott Welch, Julia Rehwald, Richard Flores Jr, Maya Hawke, Fred Hechinger My early pre-teen years were filled with reading any R.L. Stine “Fear Street” book I could get my hands on. These were a little edgier and scarier than his “Goosebumps” series. They’re now…
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