Category: Movie Reviews

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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Movie Review: PET SEMATARY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 4, 2019

PET SEMATARY Director: Kevin Kölsch, Dennis WidmyerStarring: Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow, Jeté Laurence, Hugo Lavoie, Lucas Lavoie Louis Creed (Clarke) and his wife Rachel (Seimetz) move their family from Boston to Ludlow, Maine when he gets a new job as a physician. Their new home causes Rachel some PTSD regarding the death of her…
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Movie Review: THE BEST OF ENEMIES

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 4, 2019

THE BEST OF ENEMIES Director: Robin BissellStarring: Taraji P. Henson, Sam Rockwell, Wes Bentley, Anne Heche, John Gallagher Jr, Bruce McGill In 1971 North Carolina, the town of Durham became the subject of a heated discussion over school segregation. A fire broke out at a local elementary school for black students. It’s a bit unclear…
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Movie Review: SHAZAM!

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 4, 2019

SHAZAM! Director: David F. SandbergStarring: Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Jack Dylan Grazer, Mark Strong, Djimon Hounsou The wizard council is destined to find one soul worthy of becoming the next grand high wizard to save the planet from destruction against the seven deadly sins. Decades pass before they find a young kid who’s pure in…
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