Category: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: THE WAY BACK

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 5, 2020

THE WAY BACK Director: Gavin O’ConnorStarring: Ben Affleck, Michaela Watkins, Janina Gavankar, Al Madrigal Ben Affleck is back and proves his strengths as an actor. He plays Jack Cunningham who was once an all-star basketball player in school, but adulthood took him down a different path. He’s now an alcoholic and separated from his wife.…
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Movie Review: ONWARD

Paul McGuire Grimes

Mar 4, 2020

ONWARD Director: Dan ScanlonStarring: Tom Holland, Chris Pratt, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Octavia Spencer, Lena Waithe, John Ratzenberger Tom Holland and Chris Pratt take a temporary leave from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to enter the world of Pixar in Onward. Holland voices the role of Ian. He’s an elf celebrating his 16th birthday. He’s looking to reinvent himself on…
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Movie Review: THE INVISIBLE MAN

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 27, 2020

THE INVISIBLE MAN Director: Leigh WhannellStarring: Elisabeth Moss, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Harriet Dyer, Aldis Hodge, Storm Reid Horror director Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious) has given a modern update to the classic 1933 Universal Pictures monster flick, The Invisible Man. Elisabeth Moss leads the remake as Cecilia who barely escapes the clutches of her abusive boyfriend. Two weeks later…
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Movie Review: MISS AMERICANA

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 27, 2020

MISS AMERICANA Director: Lana WilsonStarring: Taylor Swift, Andrea Swift, Jack Antonoff, Brendon Urie, Scott Swift Taylor Swift decides to show off her personal side in the new Netflix documentary Miss Americana. The film could also be thought of as a personal emancipation from herself. Swift is front and center as she reflects on her career,…
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Movie Review: DOWNHILL

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 13, 2020

DOWNHILL Director: Nat Faxon, Jim RashStarring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell, Miranda Otto, Zach Woods, Julian Grey, Ammon Jacob Ford, Zoe Chao Downhill premiered recently at the Sundance Film Festival and is now in wide release. It stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell as Billie and Pete who take their two sons on a family skiing…
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Movie Review: BIRDS OF PREY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 5, 2020

BIRDS OF PREY Director: Cathy YanStarring: Margot Robbie, Ewan McGregor, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Rosie Perez, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ella Jay Basco, Chris Messina Margot Robbie is back as Harley Quinn and now that she’s broken up with the Joker everyone wants her dead including Gotham gangster Roman Sionis, played by Ewan McGregor. It gets a bit…
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Movie Review: TROOP ZERO

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 21, 2020

TROOP ZERO Director: Bert and BirdieStarring: McKenna Grace, Charlie Shotwell, Milan Ray, Viola Davis, Allison Janney, Jim Gaffigan, Johanna Colón, Mike Epps, Bella Higginbotham It’s 1977 in Wiggley, Georgia and a young girl named Christmas Flint, played by McKenna Grace, gathers together a group of outcast kids and forms a troop of Birdie Scouts. The…
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Movie Review: BAD BOYS FOR LIFE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 16, 2020

BAD BOYS FOR LIFE Director: Adil and BilallStarring: Will Smith, Martin Lawrence, Joe Pantoliano, Vanessa Hudgens, Charles Melton, Paola Nuñez, Alexander Ludwig, Kate del Castillo Will Smith and Martin Lawrence are back to prove they are bad boys for life. It’s been 17 years since Bad Boys II and Mike (Smith) and Marcus (Lawrence) have…
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Movie Review: LIKE A BOSS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 9, 2020

LIKE A BOSS Director: Miguel ArtetaStarring: Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne, Salma Hayek, Jennifer Coolidge, Billy Porter, Ryan Hansen, Jimmy O. Yang Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne star as Mia and Mel who have been friends since middle school. They’ve been through thick and thin and own a business together selling their makeup line at a…
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Movie Review: JUST MERCY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 8, 2020

JUST MERCY Director: Destin Daniel CrettonStarring: Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx, Brie Larson, Rob Morgan, Tim Blake Nelson, Rafe Spall, O’Shea Jackson Jr. Just Mercy takes us back to Monroe County Alabama in 1987. Michael B. Jordan plays Bryan Stevenson a recent Harvard Law graduate who partners with Eva Ansley (Larson) to provide legal services…
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