Category: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: THE HUSTLE

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 14, 2019

THE HUSTLE Director: Chris AddisonStarring: Anne Hathaway, Rebel Wilson, Alex Sharp, Dean Norris Josephine (Hathaway) is a world class con artist based in the French Riviera. She loves to con old rich men who have wronged their women. She’s high class, dressed to the nines, but can play dumb and innocent to lure them in.…
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Movie Review: WINE COUNTRY

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 14, 2019

WINE COUNTRY Director: Amy PoehlerStarring: Amy Poehler, Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Maya Rudolph, Paula Pell, Emily Spivey, Tina Fey, Jason Schwartzman, Cherry Jones Rebecca (Dratch) is turning fifty but doesn’t want to make a big deal out of it. Her friend, Abby (Poehler), convinces her that a girls trip to wine country in the Napa…
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Movie Review: EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL, AND VILE

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 8, 2019

EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL, AND VILE Director: Joe BerlingerStarring: Zac Efron, Lily Collins, Jim Parson, John Malkovich, Haley Joel Osment, Angela Sarafyan Zac Efron takes his career in a bold turn by starring as notorious serial killer Ted Bundy. The film picks up the night he met his girlfriend, Liz (Collins), in a dive bar.…
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Movie Review: UGLY DOLLS

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 2, 2019

UGLY DOLLS Director: Kelly AsburyStarring: Kelly Clarkson, Blake Shelton, Nick Jonas, Janelle Monáe, Wanda Sykes, Lizzo, Bebe Rexha, Charli XCX, Lizzo Not every toy that goes through the assembly line comes out perfect to its design. There are some made with the wrong pieces, parts, and shapes attached. Instead of being sent to live with…
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Movie Review: LONG SHOT

Paul McGuire Grimes

May 2, 2019

LONG SHOT Director: Jonathan LevineStarring: Charlize Theron, Seth Rogen, June Diane Raphael, Ravi Patel, O’Shea Jackson, Jr., Bob Odenkirk, Alexander Skarsgård Charlotte Field (Theron) is the current Secretary of State, but has larger ambitions for the Oval Office. She hears first hand that the current President (Odenkirk) will not be seeking a second term. He’s…
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Movie Review: AVENGERS: ENDGAME

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 25, 2019

AVENGERS: ENDGAME Director: Anthony and Joe RussoStarring: Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Brie Larson, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Paul Rudd, Josh Brolin, Bradley Cooper, Danai Gurira, Don Cheadle, Karen Gillan When we last left our Avengers at the end of Avengers: Infinity War, we saw many of them disappear as dust…
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Movie Review: HOMECOMING

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 25, 2019

HOMECOMING Director: BeyoncéStarring: Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Solange, Michelle Williams, Kelly Rowland It’s one thing to go to enjoy a concert and sing along to your favorite artists’ songs. It’s another thing to feel like you’re in the middle of a movement. That’s how it must have felt to be in the audience watching Beyoncé and crew…
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Movie Review: TEEN SPIRIT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 19, 2019

TEEN SPIRIT Writer/Director: Max MinghellaStarring: Ellie Fanning, Zlatko Buric, Rebecca Hall Violet (Fanning) is a shy and introverted teenager born of Polish heritage but lives in the Isle of Wight in the United Kingdom. She loves to sing even if it means doing it in dingy bars behind her disapproving mother’s back. Word spreads through…
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Movie Review: UNICORN STORE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 19, 2019

UNICORN STORE Director: Brie LarsonStarring: Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Mamoudou Athie, Joan Cusack, Bradley Whitford Kit (Larson) is in the transition period of her life where she’s having a hard time growing up. She’s a painter who expresses her opinions in a variety of creative ways but she’s going nowhere with it and failing…
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Movie Review: LITTLE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 11, 2019

LITTLE Director: Tina GordonStarring: Regina Hall, Marsai Martin, Issa Rae, Mikey Day, Justin Hartley As a kid, Jordan Sanders (Martin) was the girl in class who was wicked smart, but bullied and teased due to her love of learning. She told herself that one day she would grow up and be the boss so she…
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