Category: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: GOODBYE JUNE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 20, 2025

GOODBYE JUNE Director: Kate WinsletStarring: Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, Toni Collette, Andrea Riseborough, Johnny Flynn, Timothy Spall, Fisayo Akinade Kate Winslet has had a full career winning an Oscar (The Reader) and Emmys (Mildred Pierce, Mare of Eastown) for her work on screen. She’s now adding director to her resume with the new film Goodbye…
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Movie Review: AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 16, 2025

AVATAR: FIRE AND ASH Director: James CameronStarring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Oona Chaplin, Jack Champion, Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Edie Falco, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, CCH Pounder, Brendan Cowell, Jemaine Clement, Giovanni Ribisi, Britain Dalton Oscar winning director James Cameron dazzled audiences with his groundbreaking film Avatar in 2009. Since then, he’s stayed in the…
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Movie Review: MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 5, 2025

MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Director: Maria FriedmanStarring: Jonathan Groff, Daniel Radcliffe, Lindsay Menzdez, Katie Rose Clarke, Krystal Joy Brown, Corey Mach, Coby Getzug, Talia Robinson Stephen Sondheim’s musical Merrily We Roll Along premiered on Broadway in 1981 and was a big flop. It was revived on Broadway in 2023 and was a huge success winning…
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Movie Review: MARTY SUPREME

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 4, 2025

MARTY SUPREME Director: Josh SafdieStarring: Timothee Chalamet, Odessa A’zion, Gwyneth Paltrow, Fran Drescher, Kevin O’Leary, Tyler the Creator, Ralph Colucci, Emory Cohen, Sandra Bernhard, Koto Kawaguchi, Abel Ferrara In Timothée Chalamet’s SAG acceptance speech earlier this year for A Complete Unknown, he mentions wanting to achieve greatness at the highest level. You feel him reaching…
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Movie Review: WAKE UP DEAD MAN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Dec 2, 2025

WAKE UP DEAD MAN Director: Rian JohnsonStarring: Daniel Craig, Josh O’Connor, Josh Brolin, Glenn Close, Kerry Washington, Jeremy Renner, Cailee Spaney, Andrew Scott, Mila Kunis Rian Johnson has created a dynamic franchise of murder mysteries with detective Benoit Blanc at the center. His latest, Wake Up Dead Man, may just be his best and most…
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Movie Review: ZOOTOPIA 2

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 29, 2025

ZOOTOPIA 2 Directors: Byron Howard, Jared BushStarring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Ke Huy Quan, Fortune Feimster, Andy Samberg, Idris Elba, David Strathairn, Patrick Warburton, Quinta Brunson, Danny Trejo, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake Disney sequels have come a long way since the The Return of Jafar. Some are mediocre and some rise to the…
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Movie Review: JAY KELLY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 26, 2025

JAY KELLY Director: Noah BaumbachStarring: George Clooney, Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Grace Edwards, Riley Keough, Stacy Keach, Jim Broadbent, Billy Crudup, Greta Gerwig George Clooney is a jack of trades in the industry as he’s a leading man who writes, directs, acts, produces and has won two Oscars for acting in Syriana and producing Argo.…
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Movie Review: IS THIS THING ON?

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 25, 2025

IS THIS THING ON? Director: Bradley CooperStarring: Will Arnett, Laura Dern, Andra Day, Bradley Cooper, Sean Hayes, Scott Iconogle, Christine Ebersole, Ciarán Hinds Bradley Cooper has proven himself as a director with A Star is Born and Maestro. His third film, Is This Thing On?, is smaller in scale, but still packs an emotional punch.…
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Movie Review: KEEPER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 25, 2025

KEEPER Director: Osgood PerkinsStarring: Tatiana Maslany, Rossif Sutherland, Eden Weiss, Birkett Turton, Christin Park, Claire Friesen Osgood Perkins has solidified himself in the horror genre with three films in the last two years. He had great success with Longlegs and The Monkey, and his latest film Keeper is another mind trip. Tatiana Maslany appeared in…
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Movie Review: RENTAL FAMILY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Nov 20, 2025

RENTAL FAMILY Director: HikariStarring: Brendan Fraser, Mari Yamamoto, Takehiro Hira, Helen Sadler, Paolo Andrea Di Pietro Brendan Fraser won the Oscar in 2023 for his performance in The Whale. He gives an equally compelling performance in the touching new film Rental Family. He plays Phillip, an American actor living in Tokyo who has been stuck…
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