Category: Movie Reviews

Movie Review: THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 10, 2019

THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART Director: Mike MitchellFeaturing the voices of: Chris Pratt, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Tiffany Haddish, Stephanie Beatriz, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, Charlie Day Five years have passed since the events of the first movie. Finn is getting older and his sister, Bianca, has now started playing with her Duplos…
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Movie Review: VELVET BUZZSAW

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 10, 2019

VELVET BUZZSAW Writer/Director: Dan GilroyStarring: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Toni Collette, Zawe Ashton, John Malkovich, Tom Sturridge, Natalia Dyer, Daveed Diggs, Billy Magnussen The seedy, mysterious, and cutthroat art world of Los Angeles isn’t quite prepared for the arrival of Vetril Dease. The catch is that Dease was an elusive artist no one ever heard…
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Movie Review: WHAT MEN WANT

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 7, 2019

WHAT MEN WANT Director: Adam ShankmanStarring: Taraji P. Henson, Tracy Morgan, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Aldis Hodge, Phoebe Robinson, Max Greenfield, Kellan Lutz, Erykah Badu Ali Davis (Henson) is the sole female sports agent at her agency. She’s worked hard to get where she’s at and has a tough-as-nails attitude along the way to compete with the…
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Movie Review: FYRE FRAUD

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 5, 2019

FYRE FRAUD Director: Jenner Furst, Julia Willoughby NasonStarring: Billy McFarland, Austin Mills, Matthew Burton Spector, Ja Rule, Cameron Davidson, Maria Kinnikova The Fyre Festival was thought to be the next great music festival to rival Woodstock and Coachella. It was created by business mogul Billy McFarland and hip hop artist Ja Rule. Word about the…
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Movie Review: SERENITY

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 30, 2019

SERENITY Writer/Director: Steven KnightStarring: Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jason Clarke, Diane Lane, Djimon Hounsou, Jeremy Strong Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway have reunited after first starring in Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar. McConaughey plays Baker Dill who’s a devoted tuna fisherman. We learn that he has a son who he no longer sees on a regular basis…
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Movie Review: BEN IS BACK

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 24, 2019

BEN IS BACK Writer/Director: Peter HedgesStarring: Lucas Hedges, Julia Roberts, Courtney B. Vance, Kathryn Newton, Rachel Bay Jones In the new film Ben is Back, Lucas Hedges stars Ben Burns (Hedges) who suffers from drug addiction. He’s put his family through turmoil time and time again. He unexpectedly comes home for Christmas Eve much to…
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Movie Review: LOVE, GILDA

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 22, 2019

LOVE, GILDA Director: Lisa D’ApolitoStarring: Gilda Radner, Gene Wilder, Amy Poehler, Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Bill Hader, Chevy Chase, Martin Short The new documentary Love, Gilda is a love letter to comedienne Gilda Radner. It takes a traditional approach to its structure starting with her childhood days continuing on in her early days of improv,…
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Movie Review: GLASS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 18, 2019

GLASS Director: M. Night ShyamalanStarring: James McAvoy, Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Paulson, Anya Taylor-Joy, Spencer Treat Clark M. Night Shyamalan fans were teased when they saw Bruce Willis’ Unbreakable character, David Dunn, pop up at the end of his last movie Split. It has been nineteen years since Unbreakable, which pitted Willis against…
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Movie Review: DESTROYER

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 17, 2019

DESTROYER Director: Karyn KusamaStarring: Nicole Kidman, Sebastian Stan, Tatiana Maslany, Toby Kebbell, Scoot McNairy, Bradley Whitford If you feel like you’ve seen every side of Nicole Kidman, guess again. In Destroyer, she plays LA Detective Erin Bell, who has seen her better days. Her life is practically in shambles due to the devotion and lengths…
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Movie Review: THE UPSIDE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 15, 2019

THE UPSIDE Director: Neil BurgerStarring: Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, Nicole Kidman, Aja Naomi King, Julianna Margulies Dell (Hart) is unemployed and can’t find work due to his criminal record. His bad attitude doesn’t help matters. He’s being threatened with going back to jail if he doesn’t come up with the proof that he’s at least…
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