Category: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: JOKER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Oct 2, 2019

JOKER Director: Todd PhillipsStarring: Joaquin Phoenix, Robert De Niro, Frances Conroy, Zazie Beetz, Bill Camp, Shea Whigham, Marc Maron Joaquin Phoenix joins the illustrious list of actors have have left a lasting impression as the Clown Prince of Crime. In Joker, he stars as Arthur Fleck who makes a living as a professional clown. He…
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Movie Review: AD ASTRA

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 24, 2019

AD ASTRA Director: James GrayStarring: Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, Donald Sutherland, Kimberly Elise, Lisa Gay Hamilton, John Ortiz Brad Pitt gives one of the best films of his career in Ad Astra. He plays renowned NASA astronaut Roy McBride whose latest mission becomes personal as it involves his father (Lee) who also…
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Movie Review: DOWNTON ABBEY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 19, 2019

DOWNTON ABBEY Director: Michael EnglerStarring: Hugh Bonneville, Michelle Dockery, Elizabeth McGovern, Maggie Smith, Allen Leech, Penelope Wilton, Joanne Froggatt, Robert James-Collier, Imelda Staunton The Crawley family receives word they will be hosting the King and Queen on a royal tour they are embarking on. The royals will be spending one night at Downton Abbey, but…
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Movie Review: HUSTLERS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 12, 2019

HUSTLERS Director: Lorene ScafariaStarring: Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu, Julia Stiles, Lili Reinhart, Keke Palmer, Cardi B, Lizzo, Trace Lysette, Mercedes Ruehl Strippers typically come with a negative stereotype. Hustlers asks us to look beyond that. For Destiny (Wu), it’s a way to make money for being a single mother in New York City. She starts…
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Movie Review: THE GOLDFINCH

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 12, 2019

THE GOLDFINCH Director: John CrowleyStarring: Oakes Fegley, Ansel Elgort, Finn Wolfhard, Nicole Kidman, Jeffrey Wright, Luke Wilson, Sarah Paulson, Aneurin Barnard If you’ve read Donna Tartt’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel, you are familiar with the sweeping gut punch she lays out in her story about Theo Decker. Too bad the film adaptation is missing all…
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Movie Review: IT CHAPTER TWO

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 5, 2019

IT CHAPTER TWO Director: Andy MuschiettiStarring: Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Martell, Finn Wolfhard, Sophia Lillis, Jack Dylan Grazer, James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader, Isaiah Mustafa, James Ransone It’s been twenty-seven years since the members of the Losers Club battled Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Skarsgård) They’re now adults and have put their past traumas behind them.…
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Movie Review: BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON

Paul McGuire Grimes

Aug 28, 2019

BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON Writer/Director: Paul Downs ColaizzoStarring: Jillian Bell, Utkarsh Ambudkar, Michaela Watkins, Lil Rel Howery, Mikey Day, Micah Stock In the new film Brittany Runs a Marathon, Jillian Bell stars as Brittany who is at that point in her life where she’s in her thirties and far too old to be out drinking…
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TV Review: MINDHUNTER Season 2

Paul McGuire Grimes

Aug 27, 2019

MINDHUNTER Season 2 Directors: David Fincher, Andrew Dominik, Carl Franklin Starring: Jonathan Groff, Holt McCallany, Anna Torv, Stacey Roca, Michael Cerveris, Joe Tuttle, Damion Herriman Mindhunter Season 2 is now streaming on Netflix and takes our trio of FBI agents Holden Ford (Groff), Bill Tench (McCallany), and Wendy Carr (Torv) into deeper, more complicated cases…
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Movie Review: READY OR NOT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Aug 21, 2019

READY OR NOT Director: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler GillettStarring: Samara Weaving, Adam Brody, Mark O’Brien, Andie MacDowell, Henry Czerny, Nicky Guadagni A bride’s wedding day should be filled with joy and happiness. The day starts that way for Grace (Weaving) as she marries her husband, Alex (O’Brien) at his childhood mansion. His family is beyond wealthy as they own…
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Movie Review: WHERE’D YOU GO BERNADETTE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Aug 15, 2019

WHERE’D YOU GO BERNADETTE Director: Richard LinklaterStarring: Cate Blanchett, Billy Crudup, Emma Nelson, Kristen Wiig, Judy Greer, Laurence Fishburne Two-time Oscar winner Cate Blanchett stars as the title character in Where’d You Go, Bernadette. She’s a world-renowned architect known for her innovative concepts and designs. She hasn’t found the same energy and fame after moving…
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