Category: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: MORTAL KOMBAT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 22, 2021

MORTAL KOMBAT Director: Simon McQuoidStarring: Lewis Tan, Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Joe Taslim, Mehcad Brooks, Tadanobu Asano, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ludi Lin, Max Huang, Sisi Stringer, Chin Han The great warrior Hanzo Hasashi was ambushed and killed by the unstoppable Bi-Han, who also goes by Sub-Zero. Hanzo’s wife and son were also killed in the raid,…
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Movie Review: CRISIS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 13, 2021

CRISIS Writer/Director: Nicholas JareckiStarring: Gary Oldman, Evangeline Lilly, Luke Evans, Lily-Rose Depp, Greg Kinnear, Kid Cudi, Michelle Rodriguez Writer/director Nicholas Jarecki tackles the opioid epidemic in his new film Crisis. He explores three different stories of how the opioid crisis has a damaging effect on those caught in its web of destruction. Gary Oldman plays…
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Movie Review: THUNDER FORCE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 9, 2021

THUNDER FORCE Writer/Director: Ben FalconeStarring: Melissa McCarthy, Octavia Spencer, Bobby Cannavale, Jason Bateman, Melissa Leo, Pom Klementieff, Taylor Mosby The pairing of real-life besties Melissa McCarthy and Octavia Spencer should be a superhero dream team, yet their new film Thunder Force is a full-fledge super mess. We learn through some opening narration and comic book…
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Movie Review: VOYAGERS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 8, 2021

VOYAGERS Writer/Director: Neil BurgerStarring: Tye Sheridan, Fionn Whitehead, Lily-Rose Depp, Colin Farrell, Isaac Hempstead Wright, Quintessa Swindell Imagine living your whole life on a space station knowing your grandchildren will inhabit a new planet. That’s the premise behind the new film Voyagers. The year is 2063 and scientists have found a new planet to support…
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Movie Review: CONCRETE COWBOY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 8, 2021

CONCRETE COWBOY Director: Ricky StaubStarring: Caleb McLaughlin, Idris Elba, Lorraine Toussaint, Method Man, Jharrel Jerome In Concrete Cowboy, Stranger Things star Caleb McLaughlin plays troubled high school kid named Cole who has been expelled from his school for the last time. His mother sends him off to live with his dad, Harp, played by Idris…
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Movie Review: FRENCH EXIT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 1, 2021

FRENCH EXIT Director: Azazel JacobsStarring: Michelle Pfeiffer, Lucas Hedges, Danielle McDonald, Tracy Letts, Valerie Mahaffey, Imogen Poots, Susan Coyne Michelle Pfeiffer received a Golden Globe nomination for her new film French Exit. It’s perfect casting as Pfeiffer channels the life of a New York socialite. She stars as Frances Price, a widow who is about…
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Movie Review: GODZILLA VS. KONG

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 30, 2021

GODZILLA VS. KONG Director: Adam WingardStarring: Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Bryan Tyree Henry, Julian Dennison, Demián Bichir, Kaylee Hottle, Kyle Chandler The new MonsterVerse kicked off with a reboot of Godzilla in 2014 and has since been teasing the epic showdown of these iconic monsters. That battle is finally here with Godzilla vs Kong.…
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Movie Review: NOBODY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 25, 2021

NOBODY Director: Ilya NaishullerStarring: Bob Odenkirk, Christopher Lloyd, Aleksey Serebryakov, Connie Nielsen, RZA, Gage Munroe, Paisley Cadorath When you think about the great character actors working today, Bob Odenkirk should come to mind. He stars as Hutch Mansell. We see him going about a very repetitive day to day routine with exercise, taking the Metro…
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TV Review: THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 18, 2021

THE FALCON AND THE WINTER SOLDIER Director: Kari SkoglandStarring: Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Daniel Bruhl, Emily VanCamp, Adepero Ouye, Wyatt Russell Marvel wowed audience with WandaVision, their first foray into streaming television series. Up next is The Falcon and The Winter Soldier, which starts its six-episode run on Disney+ March 19. We first met our…
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Movie Review: THE COURIER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 18, 2021

THE COURIER Director: Dominic CookeStarring: Benedict Cumberbatch, Rachel Brosnahan, Merab Ninidze, Jessie Buckley The Courier is inspired by the true events surrounding Greville Wynne, played here by Benedict Cumberbatch. It’s the 1960s and the Russians and Americans now have nuclear weapons. Greville Wynne is a husband, father, and a simple businessman trying to provide for…
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